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News Qatar Finance: Qatar: LNG Riches Fuel Wider Expansion

Published on: Wednesday 10 December 2025
Qatar: LNG Riches Fuel Wider Expansion
News source: https://gfmag.com/features/qatar-lng-riches-fuel-wider-expansion/

In May, Qatar Airways announced a record 28% year-over-year (YoY) increase in profits to $2.15 billion. The following month, the national carrier raised a $1.2 billion loan facility from a consortium ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar- UDC signs agreement with QNB, Commercial Bank to finance Gewan Island development

Published on: Thursday 25 July 2019
Qatar- UDC signs agreement with QNB, Commercial Bank to finance Gewan Island development
News source: https://menafn.com/1098804017/Qatar-UDC-signs-agreement-with-QNB-Commercial-Bank-to-finance-Gewan-Island-development

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) United Development Company (UDC) has signed an agreement with QNB and Commercial Bank to finance the development of Gewan Island project with a credit ceiling of QR1.25bn. ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar- UDC signs pact with QNB and Commercial Bank to finance development of Gewan Island

Published on: Thursday 25 July 2019
Qatar- UDC signs pact with QNB and Commercial Bank to finance development of Gewan Island
News source: https://menafn.com/1098802158/Qatar-UDC-signs-pact-with-QNB-and-Commercial-Bank-to-finance-development-of-Gewan-Island

United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan Island, has signed an agreement with QNB and the Commercial Bank to ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar Goodwood Festival off to a thrilling start

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Qatar Goodwood Festival off to a thrilling start
News source: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/07/2019/Qatar-Goodwood-Festival-off-to-a-thrilling-start

Highlights of today’s races include the mile-long Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA). The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) announced a high-class field of eight runners which was declared for the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) run as part of the festival.

News Qatar Finance: Qatar- Ahlibank bags two key awards from Global Banking & Finance Review and World Union of Arab Bankers

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
Qatar- Ahlibank bags two key awards from Global Banking & Finance Review and World Union of Arab Bankers
News source: https://menafn.com/1098758546/Qatar-Ahlibank-bags-two-key-awards-from-Global-BankingFinance-Review-and-World-Union-of-Arab-Bankers

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Ahlibank has been named the winner of the Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2019 for 'Fastest growing treasury bank Qatar 2019. The Global Banking & Finance Review ...

News Qatar Finance: Trump meets with airline CEOs over Qatar subsidy accusations

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Trump meets with airline CEOs over Qatar subsidy accusations
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airline-chiefs-white-house-concerns-163714468.html

U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the chief executives of major American airlines to discuss their accusations that subsidies by Qatar and United Arab Emirates are costing jobs in the United States. The meeting between Trump and the CEOs of American Airlines , United Airlines , JetBlue

News Qatar Finance: Qatar has made great progress in achieving food security

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Qatar has made great progress in achieving food security
News source: https://menafn.com/1098782123/Qatar-has-made-great-progress-in-achieving-food-security

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Qatar has boosted its agriculture ... with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Finance, aiming to raise self-sufficiency in this regard from 15% to 30%. ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar- Finance leaders optimistic about Mideast growth

Published on: Friday 21 June 2019
Qatar- Finance leaders optimistic about Mideast growth
News source: https://menafn.com/1098670233/Qatar-Finance-leaders-optimistic-about-Mideast-growth

Senior finance executives across the Middle East remain optimistic about the economy, the outlook for their companies and their investments for the future, despite economic uncertainty, according ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar Finance & Business Academy and Stenden University sign MoU

Published on: Sunday 23 June 2019
Qatar Finance & Business Academy and Stenden University sign MoU
News source: https://menafn.com/1098676433/Qatar-FinanceBusiness-Academy-and-Stenden-University-sign-MoU?src=Rss

In a joint partnership under Qatar's nationwide educational push toward cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange, the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), and Stenden University of ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar Starts to Make Good on $500 Million Bond Pledge to Lebanon

Published on: Thursday 27 June 2019
Qatar Starts to Make Good on $500 Million Bond Pledge to Lebanon
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/qatar-starts-good-500-million-154300393.html

(Bloomberg) -- Qatar has bought some bonds in a planned $500 million investment in Lebanese debt and remains committed to completing its pledge, according to a Qatari government official.The gas-rich country intends to make the rest of the investment as announced in January, the official said, without

News Qatar Finance: World Bank: Qatar’s Economy to Expand 3 Percent Over Medium Term

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
World Bank: Qatar’s Economy to Expand 3 Percent Over Medium Term
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/business/world-bank-qatar%E2%80%99s-economy-expand-3-percent-over-medium-term-1291052

Qatar’s economy is expected to expand by 3 percent over the medium term helped by continued investments related to FIFA World Cup and as a large natural gas facility comes onstream, World Bank (WB) has said in its latest report.

News Qatar Finance: Qatar's first bank merger to support economic growth, development of financial and private sectors: OBG

Published on: Saturday 08 June 2019
Qatar's first bank merger to support economic growth, development of financial and private sectors: OBG
News source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/633597/Qatar-s-first-bank-merger-to-support-economic-grow

Mirroring a trend seen across the Gulf, two lenders in Qatar announced the country’s first bank merger in a move officials say will support economic growth and the development of the financial and ...

News Qatar Finance: Who will benefit from Qatar’s asylum law?

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Who will benefit from Qatar’s asylum law?
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/06/qatar-asylum-law-legitimacy-egyptian-brotherhood-fugitives.html

Although the Qatari-Egyptian ties have been strained since the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi, Qatar’s asylum law was followed with a ministerial decision that would not only protect Egyptian fugitives, but also ease their financial burden.

News Qatar Finance: Qatar to Diversify Energy Sources Using Its Sovereign Fund

Published on: Friday 07 June 2019
Qatar to Diversify Energy Sources Using Its Sovereign Fund
News source: https://www.albawaba.com/business/qatar-diversify-energy-sources-using-its-sovereign-fund-1289863

Qatar intends to use the country’s sovereign wealth fund to invest in other types of energy, Minister of Finance HE Ali Shareef al Emadi said during a panel discussion at St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday. 

News Qatar Finance: QFBA Northumbria University extends nationwide ambitions to Qatar's National Service Academy

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
QFBA Northumbria University extends nationwide ambitions to Qatar's National Service Academy
News source: https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/QFBA_Northumbria_University_extends_nationwide_ambitions_tonbspQatars_National_Service_Academy-ZAWYA20190611153641/

the Qatar Finance Business Academy (QFBA) and Northumbria University, aimed at upskilling and expanding the financial and finance-related academic acumen of high school students and in-market ...

News Qatar Finance: Turkey Questions Qatar’s ‘Fake’ Pledge to Back its Economy

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Turkey Questions Qatar’s ‘Fake’ Pledge to Back its Economy
News source: https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1763601/turkey-questions-qatar%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98fake%E2%80%99-pledge-back-its-economy

Turkish analysts have started to question Qatar’s alleged support to their country’s economy ... according to an official statement on June 10. The Treasury and Finance Ministry said the first auction ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar- QIB's personal and car finance promo launched

Published on: Wednesday 01 May 2019
Qatar- QIB's personal and car finance promo launched
News source: https://menafn.com/1098465708/Qatar-QIBs-personal-and-car-finance-promo-launched?src=Rss

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched its ‘finance promotion' to 'meet the growing needs of customers during the holy month of Ramadan. New and existing customers who apply ...

News Qatar Finance: Qatar Islamic banks' total assets rise 1.77% in 9 months in 2018: OBG

Published on: Monday 06 May 2019
Qatar Islamic banks' total assets rise 1.77% in 9 months in 2018: OBG
News source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/630808/Qatar-Islamic-banks-total-assets-rise-1-77-in-9-mo

Qatar’s Islamic banks operate according to the same regulatory framework as their conventional counterparts, and are overseen by the QCB. On matters of Shariah, the country operates the ...