Is SocGen going to be right again about a global collapse?
French investment bank Societe Generale whose warnings about global financial instability were generally ignored until the crisis last autumn has published a ‘Worse-case debt scenario’ explaining how its clients should be ready for a ‘global…
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Are investors fishing for Gulf bonds near the market top?
Foreign and local investors are snapping up bonds issued by Gulf companies and governments. Yesterday Qatar announced a $7 billion bond sale, the biggest and most tightly priced to date.
But are investors buying…
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Gold hits $1,150 but stock market rally fizzles out
Stock markets around the world appear to be cooling off as the recent rally comes to an end, while the new all-time high of $1,150 for gold is flashing a warning signal as investors back…
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QFC launches business school and e-insurance platform
Qatar Financial Centre is widening its broad mandate to develop financial services in the emirate with the creation of a business academy in a joint venture with the Qatar Foundation, and has launched Qatarlyst, an…
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Part US-owned Qatar Exchange goes online for foreigners, stocks cheap as GDP surges
Several local brokers on the Qatar Exchange in Doha are offering online brokerage accounts that are open to foreigners whether they live in Qatar or not. HSBC can also buy stocks for foreign clients…
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Hotel review: Sharq Village & Spa Doha, Qatar
This is a hotel ahead of its time in two senses. First, the standard of accommodation and hospitality is the best in Doha where luxury standards are already high. Secondly, the hotel was completed ahead…
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Qatar Financial Centre catching up fast with the DIFC
The four-year old Qatar Financial Centre is catching up fast with the Dubai International Financial Centre which celebrated its fifth anniversary last week. The Doha-based QFC has more than 900 people working under its umbrella.…
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Qship to take advantage of global crisis to buy cheap vessels
The response of Qship to the global financial crisis has been a model of good governance, and heartening to the many nationals and expatriates who own stock in this newly merged company. Shares are up…
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Marc Faber still sees upside in stocks
Qatar economy risks overheating again as boom reignites
Super high apartment rentals and soaring inflation could soon be back in Qatar whose economy barely batted an eyelid this year during the global financial crisis.
Landing in Doha the traffic and ubiquitous construction workers…
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