The Isle of Man-domiciled Qatar Investment Fund continues to favour Qatar over other countries within the GCC due to its relatively low political risk and high growth prospects in its latest quarterly investment report.
After weighing up the pros and cons of amending its regulatory framework to allow qualifying regulated overseas pension schemes to be set up in the Qatar Financial Centre, the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has decided against it.
UK Crown Dependency the Isle of Man has signed a double taxation agreement with Qatar.
Qatar Asset Management Company (QAMC) and Barclays Natural Resources Investments (BNRI) have agreed a strategic partnership.
The asset management industry in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries is maturing, in the wake of the recent global financial crisis, a new study says.
Jersey has signed a double taxation agreement with Qatar as part of a five day visit to the Middle East region by representatives from Jerseys finance industry and government.
Despite Qatars soaring GDP per capita, it remains classed as a frontier market. But, Cherry Reynard discovers, momentum is gathering in its financial services industry.
Converting a financial services business to a Shariah-compliant model could increase the value of a company by 18% to 25%, due to the current scarcity of genuine Islamic investments, a report issued by Switzerland-based Bank Sarasin concludes.
Business heavyweight Bob Wigley has been called in by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority to help promote the country to the wider financial services industry.
The Qatar Financial Centre Authority and Luxembourg for Finance held a joint seminar in Doha yesterday, to explore ways the two countries can work together.
Index provider MSCI has decided not to upgrade Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from frontier to emerging market status, following an extended review period.
International law firm Clyde & Co has made two appointments at its offices in the Middle East.
