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In what ways can regulations be amended to create an environment conducive to safe, secure and dynamic digital banking?

 

What impact will sharia-compliant exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have on boosting liquidity in the local market?

 

The first cryptocurrency transaction in history was feted in just two words: “Running Bitcoin”, which came in the form of a tweet on January 11, 2009 by Hal Finney, a US software developer. Some 10 years and over 1600 initial coin offerings later, the world of crypto-, virtual and other digital currencies looks to have provoked an active...

 

To what extent is Qatar National Bank (QNB) targeting further expansion into international markets, and which sectors are of most interest?

 

While technological change may not be new in financial services, financial technology (fintech) offers a broad range of alternative methods to pay, save, borrow, manage risk and offer advisory services that draw on innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, big data, cloud computing, crypto-assets and mobile telephony....

Chapter | Insurance from The Report: Qatar 2020

It was the domestic oil boom that first gave impetus to the Qatari insurance sector in the 1950s, when protection against risk in such operations became essential. Foreign insurers dominated the landscape in the early years, but the arrival of the first domestic insurer in 1964 heralded a change in direction that saw local providers begin to take control of the market. The future of the sector...

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