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Wednesday, 22 May 2013

CEO of Qatar Exchange participates in Annual Meetings of AFE

CEO of Qatar Exchange participates in Annual Meetings of AFE
Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured), CEO of Qatar Exchange, highlighted QE’s support to the efforts made by the General Secretariat of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) aiming at promoting joint efforts of the Arab exchanges and financial institutions and thus contributing to support the Arab economies. Upon arrival to Tunisia to participate in the meetings of the AFE’s...

Qatar Exchange gains 99 points in a week

Qatar Exchange gains 99 points in a week
Qatar Exchange index gained 99.20 points, or an increase of 1.13 percent, this week when it closed at 8,847.88 points on Thursday. The trading value increased by 39.51 percent during this week to reach QR 1,925,723,761.88 compared to QR 1,380,314,231.96. Trading volume increased by 38.33 percent to reach 53,275,093 shares, as against 38,514,045 shares, while the number of transactions...

Qatar encourages private companies to take advantage of the IPO

Qatar encourages private companies to take advantage of the IPO
H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs encouraged private companies to take advantage of the IPO and listing at the Qatar Exchange in order to meet the present and future development challenges, especially in terms of the economic influence of such companies in a number of vital sectors in the State of Qatar; H.E. the Prime...

Listing of Private Companies event to take place in Doha this Wednesday

Listing of Private Companies event to take place in Doha this Wednesday
Under the patronage and presence of H. E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Qatar Exchange will be organizing the inaugural “Listing of Private Companies: Supporting Qatar’s National Vision” event on Wednesday, May 8th 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel Doha. His Excellency the Prime Minister will be addressing the keynote...

Qatar Exchange index up 155 points in a week

Qatar Exchange index up 155 points in a week
Qatar Exchange index gained 155.42 points (1.81 percent) this week when the bourse closed on Thursday at 8,748.68 points. Trading value during this week increased by 31.40 percent to reach QR1,380,314,231.96 compared to QR1,050,455, 840.20. Trading volume increased by 28.21 percent to reach 38,514,045 shares, as against 30,040,048 shares, while the number of transactions rose by 15.42...

Mazaya Qatar appoints new CEO

Mazaya Qatar appoints new CEO
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development has appointed engineer Hamad bin Ali Al Hedfa as its new Chief Executive Officer effective from May 01.  He succeeds Seraj Al Baker in a new step the company believes will strengthen its efforts in bringing distinctive competencies to its workforce and help meet its corporate requirements, a Qatar Exchange bulletin said Thursday. Members of the...

Liquidity provision activity offers various advantages for the market & investors

Liquidity provision activity offers various advantages for the market & investors
Qatar Financial Markets Authority has approved the liquidity provision scheme that can be carried out by the financial services firms, which are members in Qatar Exchange. This scheme will enable these firms to submit constant quotes for the sale or purchase of a particular security to increase its liquidity as per the controls and conditions set forth in the Liquidity Provider...

Aamal financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013

Aamal financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013
Aamal Company QSC (Aamal), one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, announced its first quarter financial results for the period ended 31 March 2013 to the Qatar Exchange on 29 April 2013. Financial Highlights  Revenue down by 6.0% to QAR459.8m (Q1 2012: QAR 491.3m) Gross profit up 0.2% to QAR93.5m (Q1 2012: 93.4m) Net profit1 up 4.0% to QAR 56.7m (Q1 2012: QAR...

GDI inaugurates Al Jassra drilling rig

GDI inaugurates Al Jassra drilling rig
His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, inaugurated one of the most technologically advanced offshore drilling rigs to ever work in the State of Qatar. The inauguration ceremony took place at PPL’s shipyard in Singapore and was attended by senior executives from Gulf Drilling International (GDI) and Singaporean officials. The new drilling...

Doha Bank and Qatar Exchange host joint SME workshop

Doha Bank and Qatar Exchange host joint SME workshop
Doha Bank in partnership with the Qatar Exchange (QE) have hosted the first major workshop of its kind to highlight opportunities for SMEs seeking to be part of the QE Venture Market, which joins the QE Main Market and is a revolutionary new opportunity for small and medium business to pursue their bold entrepreneurial visions and also benefit from the access to capital that being...

Qatar Exchange highlights success of DvP Mechanism

Qatar Exchange highlights success of DvP Mechanism
Qatar Exchange is pleased to report that on the 2nd Anniversary since the implementation of the DVP system at Qatar Exchange on April 11, 2011, the DVP mechanisms that were implemented have been performing successfully and that in no instance was a securities buy-in or a cash close-out execution required. When DVP was first implemented in 2011, QE facilitated DVP by introducing trade...

Doha Global Investment will be offered for public subscription during May

Doha Global Investment will be offered for public subscription during May
Dr. Hussain Ali Al Abdulla, Chairman of the Qatar Exchange Board of Directors, stated that the shares of the Doha Global Investment Company will offered to public subscription during May and will be listed for trading on Qatar Exchange following the completion of the subscription and the subsequent allocation processes, all the technical procedures and after obtaining the regulatory...