MENA News Qatar sovereign fund may support Qatar Airways, local projects, CEO says Yomna Yasser Nov 30, 2017 0 Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), one of the world’s largest sovereign funds, may invest in local real estate…
MENA News Qatar says it has U.S. backing to resolve lingering Gulf crisis aya salah Nov 19, 2017 0 Qatar’s foreign minister said the tiny emirate has U.S. backing to resolve the ongoing crisis with a Saudi-led…
MENA News Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade Yomna Yasser Nov 14, 2017 0 Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar, corral…
Banks Qatar’s deposit outflows slow in September as sanctions impact starts to fade Yomna Yasser Oct 24, 2017 0 Outflows of deposits from Qatar’s banking system slowed during September as the impact of sanctions imposed by…
Industry & Trade Qatar-Egypt trade rose 17.5% in first 7 months of 2017 despite Gulf rift Yomna Yasser Oct 22, 2017 0 Egypt’s trade exchange with Qatar rose 17.5 percent during the first seven months of 2017, reaching $1.12 billion…
Banks Qatar Islamic Bank Q3 net profit ups 10.9% Yomna Yasser Oct 19, 2017 0 Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the Gulf state's largest sharia-compliant lender by assets, reported a 10.9 percent jump…
Banks Qatar National Bank’s 2017 loan growth seen rise of 12-14% Yomna Yasser Oct 18, 2017 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets, is expecting loan growth of…
MENA News Qatar suggests Gulf rift hurts fight against ISIS Yomna Yasser Oct 18, 2017 0 Qatar’s foreign minister suggested Tuesday that measures taken by Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states in their…
Arab Drake and Scull leads Dubai index up, Qatar continues slide Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2017 0 Construction firm Drake and Scull led a rise in Dubai’s stock market index in early trade on Sunday while Qatar’s…
Blogging Only Trump wins from Saudi-Qatar rift Yomna Yasser Oct 2, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia's boycott of Qatar is playing havoc with Western markets and businesses, which for years depended on…