The third-largest market in the GCC, Qatar will be upgraded to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index in May 2014. This is likely to result in additional inflows estimated at $500m-750m as funds which track the index are obliged to take positions in the Qatari market. As of November 2013, many active funds had taken...
What does the QCB’s new designation as the supreme authority for the financial services industry mean in terms of its regulatory oversight?
What are the most significant factors driving loan growth in the Qatari banking industry?
Regional political turbulence since 2011 has resulted in a challenging environment for exchanges across the GCC, but Doha’s relatively young bourse has shown its resilience over 2013. It has also continued to implement a strategic development plan which has established new indices and a junior market for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
THE COMPANY: Qatar Gas Transport (Nakilat), which trades as QGTS on the Qatar Exchange, is the world’s largest owner of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. Nakilat was incorporated in 2004 to address the need to ship the large quantities of LNG being produced by Qatar across the globe. With a total...
THE COMPANY: Established in 2004, Doha-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC), which trades as GWCS on the Qatar Exchange, provides a host of services such as warehousing, freight forwarding, transport, international relocation, records management and supply-chain consulting solutions to various...
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