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Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years

26/10/2015(0)
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in ... Read More
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Saudi Arabian stocks tumbled entering a so-called death cross

18/08/2015(0)
Saudi Stocks Sink Into Death Cross as IMF Sees Growth Slowing Saudi Arabian stocks tumbled, entering a so-called death cross, after the International Monetary Fund said the drop in ... Read More
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Barclays close to settling with the Serious Fraud Office over ‘bribes to Qatar’ claims

22/07/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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Qatar named world’s richest country, UAE also in top 10

20/07/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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Qatari banks ink deal for Islamic finance venture in China

14/04/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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Shell ditches $6.5bn Qatari petrochemicals project

14/01/2015(0)
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. ... Read More
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Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates rejects revised £2.6bn Qatar offer

05/12/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
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Qatar appoints new chief for sovereign fund

04/12/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
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French lawmakers seek clarity on Qatar tax breaks

07/11/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
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Qatar, Citic Group to Put $5 Billion Each in Investment Platform

04/11/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
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