Well capitalised and supported by one of the world’s wealthiest economies per capita, Qatar’s banking sector has successfully navigated a range of external challenges in recent years. It has emerged strong and resilient, in an advantageous position to leverage the resurgence in local and international demand for a wide variety of financing options. Consisting of commercial,...
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Articles & Analysis | Qatar’s banking sector fuelled by supportive regulations from The Report: Qatar 2022
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO, HSBC Qatar: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
How has the Covid-19 pandemic shaped the banking system’s approach to risk mitigation, and what factors will be key to recovery?
Faced with the changes associated with technological innovation, the global transition towards renewable energy and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, the dynamics of the global insurance industry are shifting. While Qatar’s insurance market is growing, certain segments remain underdeveloped. The sector has traditionally been hindered by low insurance penetration and therefore has...
Chapter | Islamic Financial Services from The Report: Qatar 2022
Qatar’s Islamic banking industry is one of the world’s largest and most experienced, given than its first entity – Qatar Islamic Bank – was established in 1982. Four decades later, as business confidence and economic growth is returning after two years of slowdown, the sector stands ready for renewed expansion. It can build on the important role it played in response to the virus, when it...
Well capitalised and supported by one of the world’s wealthiest economies, Qatar’s banking sector has successfully navigated a range of external challenges in recent years. It has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in an advantageous position to leverage the resurgence in local and international demand for a variety of financing options. Consisting of commercial, Islamic, investment and...
Qatar is leveraging its resources to become a knowledge-based, diversified economy fuelled by a dynamic private sector. As such, the country is investing in strategic areas such as agriculture, services, and research and development to further move the economy away from its dependence on hydrocarbons and attract greater foreign direct investment.