Qatar Focus

Qatar chases untapped real estate markets
Qatar’s petrodollar-fuelled liquidity, which continues to gather pace despite the weakness of the US dollar, has led to a surge in construction projects, with the centrepiece Doha Asian Games in 2006 marking only the beginning of the boom.
Qatar: Tuesday, May 06 - 2008 at 11:29

Doha stocks make marginal progress
Doha Securities Market witnessed a marginal progress last week. Global Qatari General Index was up by 0.41% (3.22 points) to close at 794.24 points. But the DSM Index fell by 0.53% (55.23 points), closing at 10,382.21 points.
Qatar: Tuesday, March 18 - 2008 at 11:26 |

Qatari stocks gain on back of $1.05bn of trade
While many financial markets around the world suffered a mixed week, losing many of their early gains, Qatari stocks have risen for the second consecutive week. The Global Qatari General Index closed at 780.34 points, a 39.49 points or 5.3% rise over the previous week. The Doha Securities Market (DSM) overall was up 4.8%, ending the week at 10,472.61 points.
Qatar: Sunday, March 02 - 2008 at 22:51 |

Qatari Riyal needs 20 per cent revaluation to combat inflation
Like other neighboring GCC countries Qatar has made it clear that removing the dollar peg was not an option they would opt to take at the present time, due to the “sensitivity” of the situation. But with the mounting inflation and haywire price levels, the government is currently looking at ways to contain the market chaos without losing their old greenback ally.
Qatar: Thursday, February 14 - 2008 at 14:17 |

Qatar needs to attract and retain talent
With an incredible growth in GDP - it jumped from $26.37bn in 2006 to around $60bn in 2007 - Qatar has reached a point where considering mechanisms to sustain this high growth rate is no longer an option. Ryan Anderson, Regional HR Director at Halcrow, a UK based management services firm, believes employees are key to driving growth.
Qatar: Thursday, February 07 - 2008 at 10:40 |

Qatar economic boom faces constraints
Despite its small size, Qatar has one of the largest growing economies in the world. Current gross domestic product is $45-$60bn, which economists expect to increase to $120bn by 2015.
Qatar: Thursday, January 24 - 2008 at 21:21 |

A lack of transparency overshadows Vodafone’s Qatar win
The UK’s Vodafone Group has triumphed in the battle to secure Qatar’s second mobile licence and to take on the incumbent Qatar Telecom. Vodafone fought off some stiff competition, both regional and international, but sources speaking exclusively to AME Info claim the latter stages of the bidding process were far from open with the winning bid price still the subject of rabid speculation.
Qatar: Sunday, December 16 - 2007 at 16:59 |

Profits and purchases for Al Khaliji
Al Khaliji, the Doha based bank, recently published financial results covering the period since its incorporation in January to the end of the third quarter on September 30. Its profit of $15.3m may seem trifling when set against the Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) comparative earnings of $519.3m but the figure is impressive for a fledgling lender that hasn’t even opened its first branch yet.
Qatar: Wednesday, December 05 - 2007 at 11:34 |

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