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Qatar sees Brexit as an opportunity
March 30th, 2017
Qatar sees Britain’s exit from the EU as an opportunity to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the world’s fifth-largest economy and is open to investing in British energy assets, Qatar’s energy minister said. The Gulf state ...
How the stock market in Middle East perform; The Saudi, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi markets
March 23rd, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s stock market outperformed the region in early trade on Thursday, recovering some of the previous session’s losses, while in Dubai builder Drake & Scull climbed after it agreed to sell a major asset. The Saudi stock index ...
Qatar plans multi-billion dollar tourism investments
March 6th, 2017
Qatar plans to almost double tourism income over the next few years as visitor numbers grow and the nation hosts the 2022 Fifa World Cup. The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) predicts the tourism sector’s total economic contribution will reach ...
Leading law firms pull away from Qatar
February 10th, 2017
Leading law firms pull away from Qatar Two of the world’s largest law firms are set to shut up shop in Qatar. Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills are both closing their offices in the region in the coming ...
Qatar’s real estate market shows steady recovery
January 26th, 2017
Qatar’s real estate prices have shown a steady recovery during the final quarter (October-December) of 2016 compared to the previous quarter (July-September 2016) which witnessed a steady decline in the price index, after hitting a record low for the ...
Fifa faces legal challenge ahead Qatar 2022 World Cup
October 10th, 2016
Fifa is facing legal action in the Swiss courts over its alleged complicity in the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. Since Fifa voted in December 2010 to hold the ...
Qatar identifies $19.7bn of investment opportunities in sport
May 23rd, 2016
The country is investing heavily in infrastructure in the buildup to its hosting of the 2022 World Cup Qatar has identified nearly $20bn of investment opportunities in the sports sector ahead of its hosting of the FIFA World Cup ...
Qatari trade surplus falls in July due to oil and gas price volatility
August 31st, 2015
Qatar’s trade surplus fell last month, largely because of tumbling oil and gas prices. It dipped 1.4 per cent from June to 14.3 billion Qatari riyals (Dh14.4bn) and plunged 55.6 per cent from July last year, according to a government report ...
Barclays close to settling with the Serious Fraud Office over ‘bribes to Qatar’ claims
July 22nd, 2015
Barclays is moving closer to striking a deal with Britain’s fraud squad to settle allegations it paid bribes to Qatar to secure a bailout during the financial crisis, writes Peter Campbell. The Serious Fraud Office wrote to the scandal-dogged ...
Qatar named world’s richest country, UAE also in top 10
July 20th, 2015
Qatar has been named the richest country in the world in a new study which includes all six Gulf states in the top 34 Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore were ranked the top three in the research published this week ...
