Qatar
Finance
Qtel Group's CEO, Nasser Marafih, revealed to regional business daily Arabia Business that the company has no plans for acquisitions in the near term, but will focus on developing broadband...
2011-10-17Finance
Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) has announced its second investment in the Middle Eastern healthcare sector in recent months. In conjunction with Argus Capital, a London based private...
2010-09-08Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
The Porsche-Volkswagen (VW) soap opera rumbles on. Porsche has been pursuing VW for years and currently controls around 70% percent of the larger company - a 51% direct stake, plus...
2009-07-08Finance
The launch of Vodafone Qatar's IPO, which took place on April 30, was fully subscribed, underlining CFW's view that despite poor market conditions the telecom would attract interest...
2009-05-01Finance
Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest bank in Qatar in terms of assets and market value, has said that it will launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its affiliate bank in Syria....
2009-03-25Finance
Vodafone Qatar will hold its initial public offering (IPO) on April 12, attempting to raise GBP655mn (US$916mn) by selling 228.1mn shares at 10 riyals each. CFW expects the offering...
2009-03-18
