Competition in the securities brokerage industry is intensifying. The recent introduction of bank-backed brokerage houses has given clients access to topnotch research and professional services, which are improving service quality and offerings to investors.
Articles & Analysis | Doha Bank: Banking from The Report: Qatar 2012
THE COMPANY: Doha Bank (DHBK on the Qatar Exchange) is the country’s fifth-largest bank, with a 7.5% market share based on 2011 assets. The lender offers conventional banking services and provides credit card, foreign exchange and asset management services. DHBK has a presence in Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Emad Mansour, CEO, Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) from The Report: Qatar 2012
How is the local asset management sector growing, and what are the challenges facing its progress?
Articles & Analysis | International appeal: The sector is host to a diverse group of foreign players from The Report: Qatar 2012
Key to Qatar’s crowded banking sector is its foreign bank branches. By year-end 2011, these lenders held QR32.2bn ($8.8bn) in assets, equivalent to a 4.8% share of the market, down from 7.7% in 2010. Nonetheless, foreign banks have achieved notable success in the country in the long run, with the segment achieving a 12.7% compound annual growth rate...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO, HSBC from The Report: Qatar 2012
What reforms need to be addressed to facilitate further growth in real estate project financing?
Articles & Analysis | All change: Separation of Islamic finance and credit restrictions head the recent adjustments to the system from The Report: Qatar 2012
Several important regulatory moves impacted Qatar’s banking system in 2011 within the framework of ongoing initiatives to reduce risk and household debt exposure while moving towards the long-debated goal of a single regulatory authority. The first of these major changes was a February 2011 regulation that obliged conventional banks to close their...