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Qatari banks ink deal for Islamic finance venture in China
April 14th, 2015
Two Qatari banks and Chinese brokerage Southwest Securities signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to establish a company handling Islamic finance deals in China. At present there is very little Islamic finance activity in China, but the country’s ...
Shell ditches $6.5bn Qatari petrochemicals project
January 14th, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell has scrapped plans for a $6.5bn petrochemicals project with Qatar Petroleum, citing “the current economic climate prevailing in the energy industry”, the oil major said on Wednesday. The Al Karaana petchems project, an 80:20 joint venture of ...
Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates rejects revised £2.6bn Qatar offer
December 5th, 2014
Canary Wharf owner and takeover target Songbird Estates has rejected a revised offer of 350p per share made by the Qatari sovereign wealth fund late yesterday. The board of Songbird said it “does not reflect the full value of the ...
Qatar appoints new chief for sovereign fund
December 4th, 2014
Qatar‘s sovereign wealth fund yesterday appointed a member of the emirate’s royal family to replace its chief executive. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which manages as much as $300bn (£191bn), including significant stakes in Barclays, Credit Suisse, Sainsbury’s and London ...
French lawmakers seek clarity on Qatar tax breaks
November 7th, 2014
The finance committee of the French parliament has called for a report by mid-2015 on controversial tax breaks on property deals granted to states including Qatar, France’s closest Gulf ally. In Qatar’s case the concessions were granted by ex-president ...
Qatar, Citic Group to Put $5 Billion Each in Investment Platform
November 4th, 2014
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and China’s Citic Group will put $5 billion each into an investment platform, said Ahmad Al-Sayed, chief executive officer of the Qatar Investment Authority. The platform is for “new opportunities” and could put money into ...
Markets in UAE, Qatar edge up
October 27th, 2014
Bourses in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar rose in early trade on Sunday on the back of a supportive global background and positive domestic news flow. US stocks were up on Friday after strong results from Microsoft and ...
Dubai, Saudi, Qatar bourses plunge amid oil price decline
October 17th, 2014
Markets across the Middle East tumbled on Thursday as global equities and oil prices continued to decline, while Saudi Arabia’s drop was magnified by investors selling to prepare for a $6 billion initial public offer of shares. Brent crude ...
Multiple companies to launch on Qatar Exchange
October 16th, 2014
Multiple companies are preparing to launch initial public offers on the Qatar Exchange in the coming months, the CEO of the bourse has reported. Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori told the exchange was working with the companies to complete ...
Qatar Rejects Tax Exemption For Foreign Investors
June 23rd, 2014
Qatar’s Advisory Council has rejected a proposal to exempt foreign individuals and institutional investors from capital gains and income tax on domestic stock market investments. The proposal, which was approved by the State Cabinet and the Financial and Economic ...
