Capital Markets
From The Report: Qatar 2016
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After a banner year in 2014, Qatar’s capital markets endured a period of volatility in 2015. The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended 2015 down around 15% on the previous year, according to data from the exchange. Market participants and observers alike attributed the drop to fluctuating investor sentiment linked to the continued decline of energy prices, contracting government spending and tightening banking sector liquidity across the GCC region and further afield. Despite these and other challenges, in 2015 and 2016 thus far Qatar’s capital market has developed rapidly, with the QSE rolling out new products, upgrading trading tools and laying the groundwork for future growth across a range of market segments.

This chapter contains an interview with Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri, Chairman, Qatar First Bank.

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Overview

Poised for expansion: New products and upgrades may yield fresh opportunities
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After a banner year in 2014, Qatar’s capital markets endured a period of volatility in 2015. The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended 2015 down around 15% on the previous year, according to data from the exchange. Market participants and observers alike attributed the drop to fluctuating investor sentiment linked to the continued decline of energy prices, contracting government spending and tightening banking sector liquidity across the GCC region and further afield. Despite these and other issues,…

Interview

Silver lining: OBG talks to Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri, Chairman, Qatar First Bank (QFB)
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Interview:Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri Is the current economic environment in the Gulf impacting the way private equity is managed? ABDULLA BIN FAHAD BIN GHORAB AL MARRI: The sharp drop in oil prices and volatility in the equity markets have had an impact on the private equity industry in two ways. First, this macro environment has limited the exit options for existing investments through initial public offerings and market listing, as investor confidence is low and there is lower-than-normal…

Analysis

Setting the stage: The bourse prepares to introduce new, diverse products
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Over the past decade the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has benefitted from a near-continuous series of reforms, and according to the government, additional improvements are expected to deepen the bourse considerably in the coming years. Building on its mid-2014 upgrade to emerging market status by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the QSE is currently working with the capital markets regulator, the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), and the overarching financial sector oversight entity,…