Two student groups from Qatar Academy were hosted by QIIB as part of their ‘Professional Day’

Officials of Qatar Chamber and Turkey’s Electrical and Electronics Exporters’ Association (TET) have called for the establishment of manufacturing facilities to make Qatar an export hub for Turkish products.

Qatar, which has already seen an increasing number of women occupying decision-making positions, ought to encourage its listed firms bring in more women on their boards as part of strategies to further improve its ranking in the ESG (environment social governance) framework.

Climate change threatens to provoke “green swan” events that could trigger a systemic financial crisis unless authorities act against such risks, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

The International Business Delegation (IBD) Summit will take place in Doha from April 6 to 9. As part of this, the “i3 Forum” was hosted in Kuala Lumpur at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel.

International law firm, Pinsent Masons, has recently hosted the Middle East Arbitration Symposium in Doha, where leading lawyers and arbitration practitioners gathered to discuss best practices for streamlining arbitration to meet the needs and concerns of the construction sector.

The global Islamic finance industry will continue to grow at a comparably slow rate of around 5% in 2019 and 2020 in terms of assets, according to the newly issued “Islamic Finance Outlook 2020” by US-based business intelligence firm S&P Global Ratings.

New legislation will improve protection for foreign investors in India by offering relief from possible policy changes but will uphold the state’s right to tax them, according to its draft and government documents seen by Reuters.

Most Asian markets were mixed yesterday as investors took a step back after last week’s rally, though the mood remains upbeat after the China-US trade pact was signed, and the global outlook appears a little rosier.

The usually staid Swiss franc is one of the hottest currencies of 2020, with gains against almost all major peers.

Improving US-China trade tensions have eased uncertainty and the world economy may have hit bottom but a sharp slowdown in India is creating a drag worldwide, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

Masraf Al Rayan has posted a net profit of QR2.17bn during the year that ended on December 31, 2019, a growth of 2.3% from the previous year.