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Funds To Cut UAE, Qatar Exposure After MSCI Upgrade – Survey

Only 20 per cent of the funds surveyed expect to increase their allocations to UAE equities in the next three months.

Qatar Airways Launches Edinburgh Flights

Scottish passengers and companies now have better access to Asian and Australasian markets

Qatar’s RasGas Signs Deal With E.ON To Supply LNG To The UK

The three-year contract has the potential to supply up to around two billion cubic meters over its term.

Qatar Airways Delays A380 London Heathrow Launch

Airline’s website shows double-decker’s launch has been put back until July 1

Pictures: Qatar Airways Begins Operations From New Doha Airport

Qatar’s national airline shifted operations to the much-delayed Hamad International Airport in Doha on May 27.

Vodafone Qatar Q4 Loss Narrows As Customer Base Expands

Vodafone made an annual loss of QAR246 million in the 12 months to March 31.

Qatar’s Emir Says All Listed Firms To Up Foreign Ownership Limit To 49%

Foreign ownership is usually limited to 25 per cent in publicly listed firms.

Qatar Airways Shifts Operations To Hamad International Airport

All flights from 9:00am Doha time on Tuesday, 27 May, will operate from the new airport.

Gulf Carriers Impact United Doha Drop

The US carrier will be dropping Doha from its triangular Washington-Doha-Dubai service from August 30.

Doha Festival City Awards QAR1.65bn Main Mall Construction Contract

Gulf Contracting Company, in a joint venture with ALEC Qatar, won the contract for the mega project.

Bahrain Says No Plans To Return Ambassador To Qatar Soon

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE recalled their ambassadors from Doha in March.

Stock News: Qatar Rallies Ahead Of MSCI Upgrade

Doha’s index has risen 26.5 per cent so far this year.

Qatar Fund Commits $2bn Investment To Russia

The amount will be allocated via joint investments with state-backed private equity fund the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Signs $1bn Loan Deal To Repay Existing Debt

Ooredoo will use the new facility to repay a $750 million loan due in May 2015.

Qatar Falls, UAE Maintains Position In World Competitiveness Yearbook

Qatar dropped to 19th while the UAE maintained its 8th place in the IMD ranking.

Qatar’s Doha Bank Plans Capital Raising In 2015

Doha Bank’s asset expansion was more than 20 per cent last year and will continue to grow, its CEO said.

Qatar’s CBQ, Doha Bank May Raise New Capital In 2015

The lenders may need to increase their capital next year by $412 million each to abide by expected central bank regulations.

Al Jazeera Warns Life Of Its Journalist Jailed In Egypt Is At Risk

Abdullah Elshamy, one of four reporters being held in Egypt, has been on hunger strike since Jan. 21 to protest against his detention.

Qatar Airways To Start A380 Paris Flights

The 577-seat superjumbo will provide 271 more seats than the current A340-600

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Appoints Acting CEO

Ahmad Abdulla Ali al-Abdulla replaces for former CEO Abdulla al-Subaie, who has resigned.

Qatar To Help Deutsche Bank Raise $11bn In New Equity Capital

The capital measures will increase the bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 ratio and help the German lender expand its investment banking business.

Further Delays For New Doha Airport Lounges

Qatar Airways’ CEO says contractor is having difficulty “keeping up with the kind of finishes we want”

Qatar To Take Deutsche Bank Stake As Part Of Cap Increase

Germany’s flagship lender is preparing a multi-billion euro capital increase.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter: “Mistake” To Award 2022 World Cup To Qatar

However Blatter denied allegations that the Gulf state “bought” the tournament.

UAE, Qatar Prepare For Passive Fund Inflows

For some stocks, such as DP World, NBAD and Ooredoo, the expected inflows will be more than 10 times bigger than the average daily trading volume, predict experts.

Qatar To Set Up Deposit Insurance, Including Islamic Scheme

The scheme is part of a strategic plan for Qatar’s financial sector developed by the country’s three regulatory bodies.

Qatar Airways Launches London Business Class and Hofuf Flights

Doha carrier identifies gap for focused premium product on highly competitive route

MSCI Includes Nine UAE Stocks, 10 Qatari Stocks In Emerging Markets Index

QNB, Industries Qatar and NBAD will be the three largest additions to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

Qatar Sets Out Labour Reforms After Rights Criticism, But No Timetable

The proposed reforms include replacing a contentious sponsorship law, known as “kafala”, in which workers need their employer’s permission to change jobs.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Signs Islamic Loans Worth $498m

The company has agreed one-year murabahas – a sharia-compliant cost-plus-profit arrangement -with Qatar Islamic Bank, Masraf Al-Rayyan and Barwa Bank.