﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>QFC Authority news</title><link>http://www.qfc.com.qa/</link><description>News headlines</description><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Launch</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:38:00 G1T</pubDate><description>His Excellency Mohammed A. Althani, Qatar's Minister of Economy &amp; Commerce today outlined new legislation designed to attract international financial institutions and multi-national corporates to set up in the new Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=390e2d09-4bb2-470e-a673-3b8008584229</link></item><item><title>Philip Thorpe Appointed Chairman and CEO of the QFC Regulatory Authority</title><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 02:03:00 G3T</pubDate><description>His Excellency Mohamed A. Althani, Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce today announced the appointment of Mr Phillip Thorpe to be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) with effect from March 10, 2005</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=01464fc1-df4a-4836-b53e-94497feb5bb6</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Opens for Business</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 02:34:00 G5T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) formally opened today for business, featuring a ceremony performed by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, underlining the commitment of the State of Qatar Council of Ministers to the new regional financial centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=abfa0bbe-81a7-406e-a1ca-c5ba23477530</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre: Building value through partnerships</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 03:51:00 G5T</pubDate><description>Honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for joining us today. Over the past year we have worked very hard to develop an exciting new opportunity within the growing economy of Qatar – the Qatar Financial Centre.</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b6736858-9687-482d-b622-bc3d7ee93393</link></item><item><title>QFC Presentation to Qatari Government Officials, Business Leaders and Diplomatic Community</title><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 03:56:00 G5T</pubDate><description>H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Al-Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce of the State of Qatar and Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority(“QFCA”) held a dinner last night at the Ritz Carlton in Doha for 200 guests including high ranking Government officials, Qatari business leaders , Foreign Ambassadors and their Commercial Attaches.</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=740d9e8c-3c21-4c5f-af96-721a25713892</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre launches Global advertising campaign</title><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2005 03:27:00 G5T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre has launched its first integrated international tv, print, and internet advertising campaign, with a new slogan, Ready for Business. A teaser for the main campaign featuring the brand and the slogan, and a shot of the moon rising over the Doha skyline, was launched on CNN and CNBC on 15 May</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=dc5861ea-eb7c-4723-80a0-7efaeeefcef1</link></item><item><title>Stuart Pearce Appointed CEO of the QFC</title><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 09:40:00 G5T</pubDate><description>H.E Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Qatar’s Minister of Economy &amp; Commerce and Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), today announced the appointment of Stuart Pearce to be Chief Executive Officer of the QFCA with effect from July, 2005.</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=4946bcbb-2d32-4ea4-a721-34dcf6b5b58b</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority issues major regulations for public comment</title><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:51:00 G7T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (“QFC Authority”) has issued for public comment four draft Regulations that will apply within the Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”). The QFC Authority is responsible for the development and administration of these Regulations under the QFC Law (9 March 2005).</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=fa47a339-8623-420c-bdc4-6a2ce50fe5b7</link></item><item><title>BDO Jawadhabib Consulting granted license to operate in the QFC</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:17:00 G10T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has today licensed BDO JawadHabib Consulting W.L.L. to carry on non-regulated activities in the QFC</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=f5d89a6b-d89f-4ec8-a6f6-5d9e5474d172</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre enacts data protection legislation</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:27:00 G10T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre has enacted regulations and rules governing data protection in the QFC. The regulations and rules, which were signed into law by H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce and Chairman of the QFC Authority, contain requirements relating to the collection, maintenance and transfer of personal data in the QFC</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=85928135-1563-4a34-b8ea-88a5d2e116c7</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority signs lease for new headquarters</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:35:00 G10T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) has signed a lease to move into a new building that will provide its permanent home from the end of next year</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b084dad4-244c-4f21-8774-32ad37ac5d4d</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre enacts further QFC legislation</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:54:00 G11T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre has enacted further pieces of legislation which will govern business in the QFC</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=ce740a54-f57e-498b-8cf7-1e0694473d87</link></item><item><title>QFC Appoints New Head of Communications and Marketing</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:04:00 G11T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) today announces the appointment of Steve Martin as Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=04cd494e-a878-439a-98a4-659735242252</link></item><item><title>Energy-rich Qatar Offers Big Opportunities to Hong Kong and Chinese Banks</title><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:13:00 G12T</pubDate><description>Qatar’s Economy &amp; Commerce Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani is in Hong Kong this week seeking to attract regional banks and institutions to $130 billion worth of business opportunities in the energy-rich Gulf state</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=eaa97dc6-dead-40f5-9b07-bfa52a6e275d</link></item><item><title>American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) to apply to establish a presence in the Qatar Financial Centre</title><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:19:00 G2T</pubDate><description>American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is pleased to announce that it is currently finalizing its plans to obtain a license allowing the setting up of a presence in the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=446de5c4-9438-4c5f-9cd2-eaf8016685f1</link></item><item><title>Qatar now second only to China for project finance as Middle East gears up for $1 trillion worth of projects</title><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:28:00 G3T</pubDate><description>His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Ahmed Bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce, was the keynote speaker at the MEED Project Finance Conference, which is being held in Doha this week</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=65851fa8-45cc-4b81-bb7f-57fbe47c3f39</link></item><item><title>Lehman Brothers expands in Middle East</title><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:33:00 G4T</pubDate><description>Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, has been granted a license by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority to operate as an authorized firm in the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8ad8a734-8191-4476-a74c-891b978d5a1b</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority appoints board</title><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:40:00 G4T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has announced the appointment of its Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board, as provided for in the QFC Law No 7 of the State of Qatar, is the Minister of Economy and Commerce. The appointment of the Directors has been approved by the Council of Ministers of the State of Qatar</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=266e5e04-a697-4225-816a-0fdf7b1ac3ea</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority Board Holds First Meeting</title><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 02:48:00 G5T</pubDate><description>The newly formed Board of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) held its first meeting in Doha on 2 May. The formation of the Board was announced on 24 April</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=45176e96-2346-424f-89c1-409d219f17df</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Regulations Enacted</title><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2006 03:10:00 G5T</pubDate><description>At its first meeting on 2 May, the Board of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority recommended, inter alia, that two draft Qatar Financial Centre Regulations, the QFC Authority Regulations and QFC Employment Regulations, be approved and enacted by H.E. Yousef Hussein Kamal, Minister of Finance, Acting Minister for Economy and Commerce, and Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d12d95a5-2fb6-4677-ac9d-b41ad6747856</link></item><item><title>A Year in Review. Report by the chief executive and director general</title><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:33:00 G6T</pubDate><description>Over the period since the Qatar Financial Centre officially opened for business, on 1 May 2005, a full programme of business development, marketing, recruitment of key staff and licensing of firms has been carried out. In the space of a year the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) has moved from an ambitious concept into a fully operational and goal oriented organization</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=bc96aa22-b435-460b-b252-00cb5f2f96da</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre hosts Euromoney awards</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:38:00 G6T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre was the principal host sponsor of the 2006 Euromoney Awards for Excellence in the Middle East, held at the Four Seasons hotel in Doha on 7 June</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=14ca7baa-d9d8-4829-b1d6-b8d9b6309dc1</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority Hosts “Chatham House” Debate</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:46:00 G6T</pubDate><description>In the first event of its kind in the Middle East by the internationally renowned foreign policy think tank, Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) held a roundtable workshop in Doha on 11 June. The debate, entitled “The Gulf Region: the new hub of global financial power?”, was attended by an invited group of leading international bankers, economists, regulators and financial professionals. The workshop was hosted by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=ffa78ea0-b7ed-46aa-9a3a-a0baab80948c</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority authorises Barclays Bank PLC</title><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:57:00 G9T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has today granted authorisation to Barclays Bank PLC to carry on Regulated Activities in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=0f44a01c-0a95-49c0-b958-12e1e26ec476</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority Authorises Morgan Stanley &amp; Co International Limited</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:08:00 G9T</pubDate><description>Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that it had received a license from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority to operate as an authorised firm in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=e3010c45-bdb3-4ad4-a584-d22756ca1b08</link></item><item><title>QFC regulatory authority announces new prudential regime for insurers</title><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:06:00 G9T</pubDate><description>The QFC Regulatory Authority (Regulatory Authority) announced today its new prudential regime for insurers authorised to carry on insurance business in or from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a8ef93f8-7575-423f-a2cc-051f1901eeeb</link></item><item><title>QFC regulatory authority announces new prudential regime for insurers</title><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:03:00 G9T</pubDate><description>The QFC Regulatory Authority (Regulatory Authority) announced today its new prudential regime for insurers authorised to carry on insurance business in or from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3d3b5650-6513-4cc7-8047-af28394afc54</link></item><item><title>Networking Event for Financial Professionals launched</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:18:00 G11T</pubDate><description>Three of Qatar’s leading business and financial organizations today announced the formation of a local platform for networking and financial industry development. The event is geared to professionals working in the financial sector, and those in financial positions in the wider business community</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=82a6db9f-f8d5-4b30-8e92-3101c6e94e7c</link></item><item><title>Networking Event for Financial Professionals launched</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:06:00 G11T</pubDate><description>Three of Qatar’s leading business and financial organizations today announced the formation of a local platform for networking and financial industry development. The event is geared to professionals working in the financial sector, and those in financial positions in the wider business community</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=46db18fa-acbe-43f5-acca-2f3bb89ce47d</link></item><item><title>Union Bancaire Privée awarded Qatar Financial Centre license</title><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:26:00 G11T</pubDate><description>Union Bancaire Privée, a leading Swiss asset management bank and one of the world’s largest hedge funds specialists, announced today that the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has granted UBP (Qatar) LLC, a subsidiary of the Bank, a license to operate as an authorised firm at the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=875c8a85-8153-47b1-a131-9be885a36e78</link></item><item><title>AXA Investment (Gulf) BSC obtains QFC license</title><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:54:00 G11T</pubDate><description>The AXA group announced yesterday at a press conference in Doha that the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has authorized AXA Insurance (Gulf) B.S.C. to operate in Qatar from the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=72b1df3f-2fc4-47da-b401-fff27c734405</link></item><item><title>AXA Investment (Gulf) BSC obtains QFC license</title><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:41:00 G11T</pubDate><description>The AXA group announced yesterday at a press conference in Doha that the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has authorized AXA Insurance (Gulf) B.S.C. to operate in Qatar from the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=ccc44f87-e7d7-46b2-af3f-3aa6e462faa2</link></item><item><title>International Legal Consultants LLC licensed by QFC</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:22:00 G11T</pubDate><description>International Legal Consultants LLC has been awarded a license by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) to operate from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) as a provider of legal services as well as other services including the formation and administration of companies and funds</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d670d90e-7902-4e8f-a1cf-0c417aeb79c8</link></item><item><title>Capital Intelligence has upgraded Arab Jordan Investment Bank's financial strength to BBB….</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:14:00 G11T</pubDate><description>Capital Intelligence, the leading credit rating agency in the world's emerging markets specialising in the analysis of counterparty credit risk of financial institutions, has upgraded Arab Jordan Investment Bank’s financial strength to BBB</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=5a3e3762-106c-4180-8369-87c28d50d6b0</link></item><item><title>Union Bancaire Privée awarded Qatar Financial Centre license</title><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:30:00 G12T</pubDate><description>Union Bancaire Privée, a leading Swiss asset management bank and one of the world’s largest hedge funds specialists, announced today that the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has granted UBP (Qatar) LLC, a subsidiary of the Bank, a license to operate as an authorised firm at the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=5ab3a953-f9e4-439c-b2f1-50b23d096d6f</link></item><item><title>QFC regulatory authority seeks comment on draft Collective investment funds rules</title><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:08:00 G12T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (Regulatory Authority) today released its consultation paper and accompanying draft rules on the regulation of collective investment funds operating in or from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=779a376e-00e0-42db-abc1-3e56d2657cc6</link></item><item><title>QFC Immigration regulations enacted</title><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:15:00 G12T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (the “QFC Authority”) has announced that the immigration requirements applicable in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) have been enacted today by HE Yousef Hussein Kamal, Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of Economy and Commerce, and Chairman of the QFC Authority, following consent by the Council of Ministers</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=4489080b-5236-4bee-99cf-c8ce4ed2139d</link></item><item><title>Building for the Future</title><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:12:00 G12T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=92c87f22-c3ee-455b-844f-ece639df7936</link></item><item><title>Touting for FDI</title><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:03:00 G12T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=400b18ef-e7b4-4a4f-b372-684368b06899</link></item><item><title>QFC is marching ahead with globally acclaimed standards</title><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:42:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=15c01869-a6c8-4d84-aa9a-11cf6b88d9f3</link></item><item><title>QFC authority appoints new board director</title><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:23:00 G1T</pubDate><description>Rajat Gupta joins QFC Authority Board on 1 January

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has announced the appointment of Mr. Rajat Gupta as a new Board Director</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3b1adb66-68f9-4faa-b813-3ba9a69c0ca8</link></item><item><title>Doing business in the Qatar Financial Centre</title><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:38:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3891bc6f-e720-481a-9f11-f2d96de20124</link></item><item><title>New licence from QFC Underlines Deutsche Bank’s commitment to the Middle East</title><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:35:00 G1T</pubDate><description>Deutsche Bank today received a licence from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority to offer financial services in the Gulf state</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8db734a9-ba68-449f-8513-7242c9b1a163</link></item><item><title>2006 Year in Review</title><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:48:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=4db9f453-0472-4366-ac22-ea23ca1554f0</link></item><item><title>Qatar Today - Vision 2007</title><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:33:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=590879f9-2d68-4a6a-bae4-121f81a0ec19</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority seeks comments on trust regulations</title><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:43:00 G1T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority) has released draft QFC Trust Regulations for public consultation. The document will be open for consultation for a period of 30 days with effect from 17 January 2007</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=4cc9c4e2-9d00-4a20-8fe5-9c614d83721c</link></item><item><title>Arabian business - Can Qatar cut it?</title><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:17:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=dc685694-5917-4764-a8bc-b7c09bfa19e9</link></item><item><title>Country Profile - Qatar: Growth Unleashed by Economic Modernisation</title><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:08:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=dc4ec75f-baa3-4269-a68b-8e3111ce13a5</link></item><item><title>Country Profile - Qatar: Growth Unleashed by Economic Modernisation</title><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:08:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=7b7a06b3-0ac1-4baf-9677-1c3fc1ce1311</link></item><item><title>Knowledge Economy</title><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:47:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=fd916c1b-0ac7-4ff1-831f-2c8524bfb918</link></item><item><title>Rapid Expansion</title><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:45:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=1c805620-0221-4389-8347-c66a7ef53f25</link></item><item><title>The Appointment of an International Independent Judiciary For Qatar’s International Financial Centre</title><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:59:00 G2T</pubDate><description>A moment of legal history took place today with the official inauguration of the new international, independent judiciary for the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=f2ab6e6f-562f-4472-a95a-78c41801be85</link></item><item><title>Networking Event for Financial Professionals to be Addressed by Steve Forbes</title><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:14:00 G2T</pubDate><description>Qatar Financial Centre, Amwal and Qatari Businessmen Association hold second event after successful launch in November </description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=0ea3def7-fe9f-4c42-9ce2-6cf6f3cebccc</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority Seeks Public Comment on Draft Rules</title><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:38:00 G2T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) has released draft Rules for companies licensed by the QFCA for public consultation. The document will be open for public consultation for a period of 30 days from 26 February 2007</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=dd823688-d76d-4509-95bb-476d3bbc6ffd</link></item><item><title>Qatar's Ratings Upgraded</title><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:49:00 G3T</pubDate><description>On March 6, 2007, Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services raised the long term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the State of Qatar to 'AA-'from 'A+' based on ongoing reforms and strong financial performance</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=53382f59-2c07-4619-8018-1f1d6d8c992e</link></item><item><title>QFC Regulatory authority seeks comment on proposals for protection of retail customers</title><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:23:00 G3T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (the Regulatory Authority) today released a consultation paper and accompanying draft rules relating to the conduct of retail business in or from the QFC and the protection of retail customers</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=49d94d67-7164-498b-987f-9624ce6ac5d8</link></item><item><title>MultaQa Qatar to attract representatives of top global insurance and re-insurance firms to Qatar</title><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:38:00 G3T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority will be hosting a major international business event on 26-27 March 2007, named MultaQa Qatar, at the newly opened Al-Sharq hotel in Doha</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=9e6ce590-0815-4b12-94b0-222310e42870</link></item><item><title>QFC Trust Regulations Enacted</title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:56:00 G3T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (the “QFC Authority”) has announced that the QFC Trust Regulations, issued for public consultation for 30 days on 17 January 2007, were enacted on 26 February by HE Yousef Hussein Kamal, Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of Economy and Commerce, and Chairman of the QFC Authority, following approval by the QFC Authority Board at its meeting on 25 February</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a1b78038-1a7d-45ac-842a-7b825623e0f4</link></item><item><title>MultaQa Qatar Begins in Doha</title><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:05:00 G3T</pubDate><description>MultaQa Qatar, a conference for the international insurance and re-insurance industry to examine the rapidly growing insurance opportunities in Qatar and the Middle East region, opened at the Sharq Resort and Spa on 26 March in Doha</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=11921e89-25b5-4180-bde3-15541b175213</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority Issues First Annual Review</title><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:31:00 G3T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority has issued its first Annual Review. The Review covers the period from the launch of the QFC on 1 May 2005 to 31 December 2006</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=f5a948ed-8a1f-4dde-b62f-348a1a27ad10</link></item><item><title>QFC Regulatory Authority co-operation with US Comptroller of the Currency</title><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:11:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d277e876-998e-429e-afd6-15c07368c30e</link></item><item><title>Major Alternative Investments Conference Held in Qatar</title><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 04:50:00 G5T</pubDate><description>Top representatives of fund management and pension fund firms from the US and Europe gathered in Doha on 14 May for a conference to discuss the potential of Qatar as a regional hub for private equity and hedge funds</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=1a8abf11-0052-49c3-bb78-9155f7e1de68</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority Rules Enacted</title><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 05:12:00 G5T</pubDate><description>The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) Rules, issued for public consultation for thirty days on 27 February 2007, were approved on 15 May by the QFC Authority Board</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3ef9d189-ee03-4fa1-896c-74aff71c3be1</link></item><item><title>EFG-Hermes signs Qatari joint venture</title><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 05:34:00 G5T</pubDate><description>Regional investment bank EFG-Hermes has announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement to establish EFG-Hermes Qatar Limited in the Qatar Financial Centre for the purposes of providing investment banking and asset management services from the Qatar Financial Centre</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=7381a0cc-3bef-4cab-b554-7bb6b0aacf06</link></item><item><title>QFCRA publishes proposed rules for the regulation of Collective Investment Funds</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 05:39:00 G5T</pubDate><description>QFCRA Chairman and CEO seeks to encourage “innovation” and “competition”

The QFCRA today published the proposed rules for the regulation of collective investment funds operating in or from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)</description><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3d82c75c-a3e1-4be8-a1b8-d49aae898746</link></item><item><title>Prime Minister Opens Qatar Financial Centre Tower</title><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 10:04:00 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3a9c06ae-cd1f-4295-9195-8e9f9a97c7d1</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority to Launch Intranet Site for Licensed Firms</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 03:15:00 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=1ee36408-1990-464c-8cf6-9af4f7c3906e</link></item><item><title>QFCRA publishes proposed rules on the conduct of retail business</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 03:18:00 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=87efb0e8-7bcd-4083-b36e-ce5aae7cdec6</link></item><item><title>Gulf States and City of London conference supported by QFC</title><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:11:00 G6T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=eeb18661-7083-452f-983c-50da3ae470d2</link></item><item><title>AON to apply for QFC License</title><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:05:00 G6T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=e24c4a1b-72bf-4765-a651-3a0306923757</link></item><item><title>Japanese Finance Minister VisitsQFC</title><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:59:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d270f31b-0be9-4e98-88bf-bdad207c580d</link></item><item><title>Goldman Sachs International granted license to establish an office in Qatar</title><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:55:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=9a77ffaa-47bd-418f-82b6-c05b89fffdb7</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority Hosts Insurance Course</title><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:48:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d449bbbf-a568-4134-9b25-6fca3930b529</link></item><item><title>Qatar to create fully integrated, best practice regulatory and legal environment for financial services</title><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:29:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b1205423-a473-4ef0-8fbd-b2a395f0de5f</link></item><item><title>AXA Insurance Gulf launches its Doha operations with the opening of its new branch in Qatar Financial Center</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:44:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=70fe2ac3-5313-4264-9074-1c238a6c7f04</link></item><item><title>EIU survey on Asset Management in the Middle East</title><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:03:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=492194b3-9156-42a8-94fa-1b24b32931f4</link></item><item><title>New Real Estate Bank</title><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:18:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=3dc8b391-9678-4fe7-8060-c1332444c9db</link></item><item><title>QFCRA Announces New Rules On The Regulation Of Collective Investment Funds</title><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:00:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=59b8f995-ba54-4b7a-9101-c52e935c6075</link></item><item><title>Moody's upgrades Qatar's sovereign rating from Aa3 to Aa2 in review of five Gulf countries</title><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:37:00 G7T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=360d152d-7c9d-4f55-a623-f2210b96835a</link></item><item><title>Corecap Merchant Bank receives QFC license</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:33:00 G9T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b4c15da2-3431-4df9-96b7-90c554df8f88</link></item><item><title>QFCA and Bloomsbury Publishing Announce Major Global Financial Knowdge Publishing Partnership</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:30:00 G9T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=e86d7c49-a862-48af-9a4c-56dc02637a3c</link></item><item><title>QFCA Seeks Comments on Partnership Regulations</title><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:25:00 G9T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b4aa22ce-89e0-495a-8df4-2720279f123b</link></item><item><title> Asset Management in the Middle East The prospects for global financial institutions</title><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:23:00 G9T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=c8ad16cc-cf5b-44a0-837b-236b9abe2a95</link></item><item><title>Kaupthing Bank hf. received licenses from Qatar Financial Centre Authority</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:16:00 G9T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=58d7e098-a284-42c8-81cc-62bf638ace6e</link></item><item><title>Nasco Karaoglan leads the way into the QFC</title><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:38:00 G10T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=baa6582a-8135-48ea-9ebe-b77615dd3a16</link></item><item><title>Consultation paper on Tax regime issued by QFC Authority</title><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:32:00 G10T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a6c69f39-3ed3-47a7-98d9-949cabcebe9a</link></item><item><title>A unique gathering of the Middle East’s top</title><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:29:00 G11T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=bc8ec995-c9f6-4316-99e7-66c1635f0ab6</link></item><item><title>AIG MEMSA Insurance Company Limited launches in Qatar</title><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:58:00 G11T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=91c77b58-ebf7-4191-b636-4095fe7c6a3d</link></item><item><title>Let the Games Begin</title><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:14:00 G11T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=093101df-0a92-42a1-8d26-d02cd69705de</link></item><item><title>INJAZ al-Arab launches operations in Qatar</title><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:45:00 G11T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b47dc095-d1c9-4137-8634-dac219585630</link></item><item><title>Kamal addresses Euromoney Middle East Debt Markets Conference</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:42:00 G12T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=cad11646-526e-41e2-9f4b-ed9d4457f5a1</link></item><item><title>EFG-Hermes expansion momentum continues</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:35:00 G12T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a5ff5c8b-6706-432e-b1cf-965e6c9a69e7</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority seeks public comment on proposed rulemakings</title><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:24:00 G12T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=372a9a62-4978-4b13-8e69-f02ced99c7a6</link></item><item><title>Qatar, UAE to stay richest among Arab countries</title><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:00:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b686c9be-e85d-46e7-9691-8e6538bd0e7b</link></item><item><title>Strategic Advisory Panel of Qatar Finance – The Ultimate Resource Announced</title><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:00:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=562ab707-5e97-42d5-ba98-7bb587476d22</link></item><item><title>ALICO - American Life Insurance Company Wins License to Operate</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:11:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=036510e6-c363-40a3-88ec-eec00a8d143a</link></item><item><title>Amwal, QFC Authority and QBA host fourth Networking Event for Financial Professionals</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:42:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=31ec1bbe-bec6-4c2a-9348-31e53a4797b6</link></item><item><title>Banking System Outlook: Qatar</title><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:14:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d3867f14-eae8-4c10-9c3a-9a6581c61171</link></item><item><title>QFC sponsors International Fund Investment conference</title><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:05:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=98875126-3830-4bb7-82dd-666d206976d5</link></item><item><title>QFC Partnership (General and Limited) Regulations Enacted</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:58:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=dd016cd5-9735-4f6e-af2b-7c17b9dd4f82</link></item><item><title>Industrial &amp; Commercial Bank of China granted license to establish an office in Qatar</title><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:52:00 G1T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=f81f10f8-8246-4aea-9e38-050695fe9ad8</link></item><item><title>Bank Sarasin Obtains Banking License for Qatar and Opens New Subsidiary in Doha's Financial Centre, Further Expanding its Presence in the Middle East</title><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:53:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=790ba07e-44fc-4d44-b36a-2a5aa555935a</link></item><item><title>McNair Chambers granted licence to establish office in Qatar Financial Centre</title><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:47:00 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=091ce54d-42a1-43b8-92c2-c8adfd66e571</link></item><item><title>Qatar 'AA-/A-1+' sovereign credit ratings affirmed; outlook stable - S&amp;P</title><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:45:00 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=842719fb-c7f3-4205-bb32-a23c8df20d87</link></item><item><title>QFC Stages Major International Insurance Conference</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:39:00 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=2846ae61-ea9e-4f33-bc73-7a3263c1f9c6</link></item><item><title>MultaQa Qatar Discusses Key Insurance Topics</title><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:21:00 G3T</pubDate><description 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/><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=994344b0-ccb5-4da8-9c70-11aaa7eeb0d0</link></item><item><title>QFC Authority Releases 2007 Annual Review</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:22:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=26dd650c-b077-467f-b091-dc8e229ded95</link></item><item><title>Commencement of Operation of Doha QFC Office</title><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:06:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8b43771b-cfe0-4b68-825f-4af47f775f48</link></item><item><title>Dun and Bradstreet Teams Up With al khaliji And QFC To Develop Qatar's First Business Optimism Index</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:37:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=b0ce45c4-8c24-42b6-8c0b-ab09467ead41</link></item><item><title>Qatar Financial Centre Authority Announces Senior Insurance Appointment</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:57:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=2320480f-2c46-4e96-a0bc-ada0ffc71789</link></item><item><title>BLOM BANK SAL obtains a licence to establish a subsidiary in Qatar</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:33:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a76257b9-16d0-42ee-ad25-a12ab6deaf0a</link></item><item><title>Collaboration between QFCA and CMUQ </title><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:18:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=fd796790-821d-48f2-9795-1a56681c0fe7</link></item><item><title>ALICO granted license to operate in QFC</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:13:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=bc15481c-b337-49ba-b683-7b9c2d182e47</link></item><item><title>Risk Management Key Topic as Financial Leaders Hold International Meeting in Doha</title><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:54:00 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•	The Composite Index for the non-hydrocarbon sector has moderated to 40 in Q1 2012 amid global economic uncertainty

•	45% of non-hydrocarbon respondents plan on investing in business expansion compared to 35% in the last quarter

•	The Composite index for the hydrocarbon sector has improved to 29 due to a gain in the BOI scores for the Level of Selling Prices and Number of Employees parameters

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English</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:00:00 G2T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=1546bb78-16ad-4ccb-aedf-df80def0ff75</link></item><item><title>Multaqa Qatar 2012 - Doha conference to examine insurance industry challenges </title><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:46:01 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=af29be85-7a6b-4975-ad92-7178916ba68e</link></item><item><title>6th ANNUAL MULTAQA QATAR INSURANCE, REINSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OPENS IN DOHA</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:12:56 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=42727437-ccf9-4e64-9850-06c226664e84</link></item><item><title>6th Annual MultaQa Qatar, Speech by Shashank Srivastava: Developing a Modern and Vibrant Financial Services Industry in Qatar</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:46:44 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=c43128ec-8f74-408f-a5a3-0ccec66ae54a</link></item><item><title>MULTAQA QATAR, 6th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ENDS SUCCESSFULLY</title><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:27:45 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=51d9b566-ca4b-423e-9014-4b48558afeb7</link></item><item><title>Qatarlyst to support AXA’s leading presence in Qatar </title><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:19:00 G3T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d8673c5c-ae8b-4044-b016-0b2279eae478</link></item><item><title>Qatar in Figures, Statistics Authority</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:00:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=51759a05-34af-43eb-99cd-1c8ecaf74b06</link></item><item><title>The Global Financial Centres Index 11</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:00:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=ac64ed92-8cea-48f6-984f-dc85bc7f54fa</link></item><item><title>GR-MultaQa2012</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:55:22 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=a69a8d04-3a5b-4fbf-8b78-2cd006907bd5</link></item><item><title>Carving their own niche</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:59:41 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=01dded4e-5ba4-4d7d-83e7-abed0119ff6f</link></item><item><title>Multaqa Sees A Regional Focus and an Asian Appetite</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:58:07 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=fa6daabe-f8b1-4be0-9b5e-e56e18bc8b34</link></item><item><title>QFC Regulatory Authority signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier Luxembourg</title><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:21:25 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8024200d-21e5-4ddc-9140-94faa11c15f3</link></item><item><title>Jacques Aigrain and Arnab Banerji join the Board of the QFC Authority</title><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:53:07 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=ae2be4b9-9bbe-485d-9a5d-d2a59a31f396</link></item><item><title>ASSET MANAGERS TO GATHER FOR BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL SUMMIT IN DOHA</title><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:25:48 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8a892012-3791-48e7-a283-9bf43ba0155e</link></item><item><title>ASSET MANAGERS GATHER FOR BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL SUMMIT IN DOHA</title><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:45:09 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=98629f8f-5bb2-43aa-8138-396c48f8f86d</link></item><item><title>FIRST BLOOMBERG DOHA FINANCIAL SUMMIT ENDS SUCCESSFULLY</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:45:49 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=5128d396-1d2f-4dc7-b1f9-733bada57826</link></item><item><title>GCC asset management industry poised to grow to the next level of sophistication</title><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:00:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=9abadde6-f93d-4938-b175-dc661d4baf9e</link></item><item><title>PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR NEW QFC DRAFT REGULATIONS </title><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:23:18 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=06634628-9c78-4137-b792-76663894bedd</link></item><item><title>Qatar Asset Management Company and Barclays Natural Resource Investments form major strategic partnership</title><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:00 G4T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=8cd710e1-c95e-4c1d-b2af-186812ee68e5</link></item><item><title>The Edge interview with Shashank Srivastava - QFC Authority experts discuss local and regional insurance and reinsurance industry following MultaQa event in March 2012</title><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:31:02 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=27f482e9-af68-41e8-b7d1-d9029dc45a6b</link></item><item><title>Summary report on MultaQa Qatar 2012.</title><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 01:50:47 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=60dc54ff-d61c-44fb-8551-2431ef5d9df5</link></item><item><title>Quantum- Finance in Perspective</title><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 02:05:52 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=53482dbb-9e0a-43b1-bb71-420527d7e9fd</link></item><item><title>Qatar’s business community shows moderation in optimism in Q2 2012</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:00 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=c99fe169-9e79-4cfd-8ebb-96b3199e553f</link></item><item><title>QFC Regulatory Authority’s Enforcement Action Against Seifeldin Abdelkareem and Kashif Chaudhry Upheld by the QFC Regulatory Tribunal</title><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 03:29:37 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=10b45224-aa01-42b2-b016-cf4acf4e59cf</link></item><item><title>QFC Regulatory Authority’s Enforcement Action Against Seifeldin Abdelkareem and Kashif Chaudhry Upheld by the QFC Regulatory Tribunal</title><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 03:30:17 G5T</pubDate><description /><link>/en-us/Media-center/Media-news-detail.aspx?sNewsID=d7deb852-2089-48aa-a5a7-5b24e2a2f6e0</link></item><item><title>GCC insurance markets to outgrow regional GDP in a low but stable pricing environment</title><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 12:00:00 G5T</pubDate><description>On the occasion of the 29th GAIF (Global Arab Insurance Federation) Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority launched its first GCC Insurance Barometer.
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