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Qatar Rail Awards $8.2bn Doha Metro Contracts

The project will include four rail lines and will link stadiums for the 2022 World Cup tournament.

Qatari Banks CBQ, QIB To Raise Foreign Ownership Limits

The changes are expected to be implemented in six to nine months.

India’s Bharti Airtel Shareholders Approve Qatar Stake Sale

The deal marks Qatar’s first major investment in a listed Indian company.

Qatar Airways Will Not Launch Boeing 787-10X – CEO

Boeing is expected to announce a formal launch of the aircraft in June.

Qatar Has Highest Density Of Millionaires In The World

Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE also make it to the global top 10 nations with the highest density of millionaires.

Qatar Treasury-Bill Yields Lowest Since October 2012

Yield on the 91-day T-bills eased to 0.82 per cent on Tuesday from 0.87 per cent in May.

Dusit Residence And Suites Doha Opening Late 2013

High-rise property in West Bay will further stoke competition in the city’s hospitality sector

Qatar Hires Managers For First World Cup Stadium

Regional firm KEO International has been appointed project manager and LA-based Aecom Technology Corp was named as design consultant.

Qatar Plans $5.5bn Island To House World Cup Fans

Barwa Real Estate unveiled plans for Oryx Island, which would feature luxury villas, a water park and five floating hotels using cruise ships.

Etisalat Makes Top Bid For Vivendi’s Maroc Tel- Sources

UAE’s Etisalat has reportedly offered a higher price than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo for Vivendi’s 53 per cent stake in Maroc Telecom.

Qatar Drops Bid To Move Civil Aviation Body ICAO From Montreal

Qatar last month proposed that the organization leave Montreal due to its cold winters and distance from Europe and Asia.

Qatar Airways Receives Three Airbus Freighters

The new aircraft will be deployed on flights to Amsterdam, Amman, Cairo, Colombo and Chennai

Qatar Petroleum To Buy Into Total’s Congo Exploration

QPI will contribute specifically to the French company’s Moho North oil project.

Qatar Sovereign Fund Buys Stake In Russian Bank VTB

Qatar Holding, along with Azerbaijan’s SOFAZ and Norges Bank Investment Management, invested $479-639 million each in VTB.

Qatar’s Doha Bank May Sell Bonds To Raise Capital – CEO

The lender had said in January that it would hike its paid-up capital by 50 per cent.

REVEALED: The Biggest Banks In Qatar

Taken from the Gulf Business Top 50 Banks, these are the biggest banks in Qatar by 2012 total assets.

Qatar National Bank To Start India Operations

The state-owned lender expects to begin operations in the third quarter under the name of QNB India Private Limited.

Qatar Sets Up $1bn Energy Infrastructure Fund

The new fund will be run by Qatar Holding, Qatar Petroleum International and Qatar Electricity and Water Company.

Qatar Holding, Italy Fund Eyeing Versace

In April, Versace CEO Gian Giacomo Ferraris said the house may consider opening the company to outside investors to help fund expansion

Qatar Airways Resumes London Dreamliner Services

Airline will be keeping its fingers crossed for a smooth summer schedule – as will Boeing as it resumes B787 deliveries

Qatar Airways Wants To Be Launch Customer For 777X – CEO

Boeing said on May 2 that it had begun offering the new 777X mini-jumbo jet.

Qatar’s QPI Hopes To Extend Centrica North America Deal

Centrica and QPI said in April they would buy Suncor Energy Inc’s gas business in Canada for C$1 billion ($986.73 million) in their first acquisition.

Qatar Postpones Planned Float Of $12bn Investment Firm

The IPO has been postponed pending necessary approvals.

Exxon And Qatar To Ship US Natural Gas To Britain

Under the deal, the companies would send up to 15.6 million tonnes of LNG each year to their South Hook terminal in Wales from the Golden Pass plant in Texas.

Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Eyeing More Trophy Assets

With a steady availability of capital, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has been making opportunistic investments around the world, especially in Europe.

Qatar Island Resort Targets Luxury Leisure Sector

The resort will be operated by Anantara Hotels & Resorts, which is opening a resort on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai in September.

Exclusive: Rotana To Launch Residences Brand

The first property under the new brand is due to open on The Pearl, Qatar in September.

Qatar Airways Announces Routes In US, Africa, Phillipines

The airline announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan.

Gulf Airlines Prepare For Boeing’s 777X Offering

Emirates and Qatar Airways are expected to be among the first and possibly biggest customers for Boeing’s latest aircraft.

Qatari Investor Close To Stake In SolarWorld

A source has said Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) is willing to take a minority stake in the German solar company.