Having achieved a “very rapid” recovery process during the pandemic, complemented by reports of Covid-19 vaccines arriving in the country, Qatar is expected to have a “prosperous economy” in 2021, according to a top business executive.

Qatar Chamber general manager Saleh bin Hamad al-Sharqi recently took part in a virtual meeting of the Executive Leadership Committee of the Federation of GCC Chambers (FGCCC).

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) hosted a webinar entitled, ‘Strategic Risk Management – Factors to Consider When Investing in and out of Qatar,’ to give global investors expert advice on mitigating risks when investing in Qatar and other international markets.

Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman recently participated in the Global SME Economic Summit webinar, which was jointly organised by SME Chamber of India and World SME Trade Centre under the theme “Strategies to Transform SMEs to Revive and Survive”.

Technology stocks, the lack of which has made Singapore one of Asia’s worst markets this year, are slowly starting to win more clout in the city-state.

From his perch as chief administrative officer at CLP Holdings Ltd, one of Asia’s biggest electricity generators, David Simmonds has seen a sea change in how investors engage with the region’s companies on climate risk.

News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30,000, but some investors worry that slow vaccination rates may weaken next year’s expected economic recovery.

In a record-breaking month that added $1.7tn to European equities, none rallied as hard as unloved bargain stocks.

A remarkable rise was monitored in the weekly property sale activity as reflected in the bulletin released by the Real Estate Registration Department, which recorded total gains of QR1.02bn from property sale activity ...

S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has reaffirmed Qatar Islamic Bank’s (QIB) Issuer Credit Rating at ‘A-/A-2’ with a stable outlook.

Qatar Chamber’s Banking and Investment Committee recently held a meeting to discuss the newly-issued instructions and controls by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) to limit the cases of bounced cheques ...

A delegation from Qatar Chamber was part of a two-day field tour of the Lusail Commercial Boulevard project, which aims promote the investment opportunities available for Qatari and foreign investors.