Following a somewhat muted year for trading in 2016, additional listings and new products helped to boost activity on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) in 2017. Recent and forthcoming measures, including covered short selling, exchange-traded funds and corporate bonds are expected to lift liquidity and further deepen the market, while family-owned firms entering the exchange offer the potential...
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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Qatar 2017
Tightening liquidity conditions and a squeeze on profit growth proved to be the hallmarks for Qatar’s banking sector in 2016, as financial institutions across the Gulf were forced to respond to the effects of weak oil prices on the local economy. Despite tougher operating conditions, however, the sector remains resilient, with strong underlying fundamentals marked by high capital adequacy...
2017 proved a turbulent year for Qatar, dominated by the diplomatic rift that emerged between the country and several other regional states in June 2017. However, Qatar has adapted quickly, with many in the local business community confident about the future.
Articles & Analysis | Technology set to transform Indonesian banking from The Report: Indonesia 2018
In an increasingly digitalised global market, the transition from brick-and-mortar institutions to electronic applications is occurring in various industries, and electronic transactions are replacing traditional commerce in both the personal and professional arenas. Banking is pivotal to the expansion of financial technology ( fin-tech) as...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Suprajarto, President Director, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI): Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2018
Articles & Analysis | Establishing market regulation key priority for Indonesia's government from The Report: Indonesia 2018
The profitable and rapidly growing banking sector continues to attract interest from domestic and international financial institutions seeking to access the potential of the still largely underbanked population. To ensure financial services continue to advance in a stable manner, government regulators are working to adjust policies and...