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Qatar emir slams 'international inaction' over Syria - Al-Arabiya

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 5:39pm

gulfnews.com
Qatar emir slams 'international inaction' over Syria
Al-Arabiya
“It is no longer acceptable that influential states in the international community do not act to end the horrific tragedy and escalating humanitarian catastrophe” in Syria, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani told the Doha Forum. He appeared to allude to ...
Qatar Emir says change should be gradualgulfnews.com
Emir to open 13th Doha Forum today - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line
Emir of Qatar: Arab world is witnessing the most important stage in its historyWAM - Emirates News Agency
Oman News Agency
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Qatar Executive exhibits at leading business aviation show in Switzerland - AME Info (press release)

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 4:28pm

AME Info (press release)
Qatar Executive exhibits at leading business aviation show in Switzerland
AME Info (press release)
Doha-based Qatar Executive - awarded the Best Business Aviation Operator in 2012 by the magazine Aviation Business Middle East - will use the annual event in Switzerland to present its diversified service portfolio and innovative products to the ...

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'Emir of Qatar Reiterates Willingness to Boost Co-Operation, Energise ... - AllAfrica.com

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Mon, 20/05/2013 - 3:53pm

Gulf Times
'Emir of Qatar Reiterates Willingness to Boost Co-Operation, Energise ...
AllAfrica.com
Doha — Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said, on Sunday, he had discussed with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani ways to boost Tunisian-Qatari partnership, particularly financial and technical co-operation and mobilisation of Qatari ...
Boudou starts Qatar international tourBuenos Aires Herald
Tunisian prime minister hails ties with Qatar - Gulf TimesGulf Times

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BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP: Qatar Fund, Egypt Oil, Dar Al Arkan - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 3:00pm

Arab News
BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP: Qatar Fund, Egypt Oil, Dar Al Arkan
Wall Street Journal (blog)
QATAR FUND A trio of state-controlled Qatari entities are setting up a new shareholding company that will look to invest some of the gas-rich country's financial firepower in overseas energy infrastructure, a statement on the Doha bourse said on Monday.
Arkan may sell $300m sukuk this week - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line

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Qatar Holding 'Looking At' Versace Investment - The Business of Fashion

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 2:14pm

The Business of Fashion
Qatar Holding 'Looking At' Versace Investment
The Business of Fashion
MILAN, Italy — Qatar Holding and an Italian state-owned investment fund have expressed interest in the luxury fashion house Versace, according to the Italian daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Qatar Holding, part of the gulf state's sovereign wealth fund ...
Qatar Still Showing Interest in VersaceFox Business
Qatar Holding, Italy fund eying Versace - paperReuters UK

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Obayashi, Bin Khalid Win $687 Million Qatar Building Contract - Bloomberg

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:47pm
Obayashi, Bin Khalid Win $687 Million Qatar Building Contract
Bloomberg
(1802), Japan's biggest builder by market value, and Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting won a a 2.5 billion riyal ($687 million) contract to redevelop properties in the center of Qatar's capital, Doha. Msheireb Properties, which is building a 20 billion ...

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Call to extend maternity leave in Qatar - gulfnews.com

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:17pm
Call to extend maternity leave in Qatar
gulfnews.com
Such a decision would have a good economic impact on Qatar in the short term by reducing expenses to treat children suffering from poor feeding, he said in remarks published by local Arabic daily Al Sharq on Monday. “In the long term, it will help ...


Qatar to announce new overseas energy infrastructure fund - Al-Arabiya

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:06pm
Qatar to announce new overseas energy infrastructure fund
Al-Arabiya
Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the sovereign wealth fund, has bought up a string of high-profile assets, ranging from French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain to stakes in German sports-car maker Porsche, British bank Barclays and Swiss lender ...

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Qatar Still Showing Interest in Versace - Fox Business

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 8:01am

The Business of Fashion
Qatar Still Showing Interest in Versace
Fox Business
Qatar Holding LLC of the Qatar Investment Authority would make an offer alongside Italy's own state investment fund, Fondo Strategico Italiano, or Fsi, daily Il Sole 24 Ore says in a report published over the weekend. The Versace family, which owns the ...
Qatar Holding 'Looking At' Versace InvestmentThe Business of Fashion
Qatar Holding, Italy fund eyeing Versace - The Star OnlineThe Star Online
Harrods owners to invest in Versace?Telegraph.co.uk

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Qatar's spending returns home - The Age - The Age

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 3:55am

The Age
Qatar's spending returns home - The Age
The Age
"The primary tool of diplomacy for Qatar is the money," Michael Stephens, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in Doha, said. "There is a role right now for a state like Qatar; small, nimble, it's not overtly threatening. It was the ...
Qatar and SyriaFinancial Times
SNP MSP Humza Yousaf makes Qatar trade tripScotsman
Alessa Industries to enter Qatar marketZawya (registration)

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Bell Capital GC quits for Qatar Investment Authority - The Lawyer

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Mon, 20/05/2013 - 2:26am
Bell Capital GC quits for Qatar Investment Authority
The Lawyer
Clifford Chance advised long-standing client Barclays while Latham & Watkins acted for QIA subsidiary Qatar Holdings. Bartos left Clifford Chance for Barclays in 2003 and remained at the bank until 2010, during which time he advised on structured ...


Downtown Doha deal awarded - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 2:05am

Gulf Times
Downtown Doha deal awarded - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
... Qatar's leading sustainable real estate developer, has awarded a consortium comprising Obayashi Corporation and HBK Contracting the QR2.5bn construction contract for the penultimate stage, Phase 3, of its flagship project, Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Msheireb awards $690m contract for Doha projectArabianBusiness.com

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Qatar growth seen at 5-6% in next few years: report - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:56am

Gulf Times
Qatar growth seen at 5-6% in next few years: report - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
Besides a planned increase in wages of 21%, it also envisages another 21% increase in spending on infrastructure projects (including the completion of the new Doha International Airport and new Doha Port) as well as health and education facilities. Add ...
Qatar's GDP to grow by 5-6pc: Barclays - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line
Barclays upbeat about Qatari banking sectorCPI Financial

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Zeidan again refutes accusations of Qatar interference - Libya Herald

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:52am
Zeidan again refutes accusations of Qatar interference
Libya Herald
”I investigated this issue personally and I had discovered that Qatar was not involved in any kind of intervention in Libya to destabilise security,” Ali Zeidan said at a press conference today in the Prime Ministry. Claims that Qatar is interfering in ...

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Qatar Holding, Italy fund eyeing Versace - Arab News

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:39am

Telegraph.co.uk
Qatar Holding, Italy fund eyeing Versace
Arab News
MILAN: Qatar Holding and an Italian state-controlled investment fund are interested in investing in Italian fashion house Versace, Il Sole 24 Ore has said. The Qatar sovereign fund is "carefully looking at" Versace, the Italian daily said, citing ...
Qatar buys 40% of Milan's €2bn Porta Nuova, eyes VersaceProperty Investor Europe (subscription)
Catwalk to Asia: Qataris would aid Versace expansionTelegraph.co.uk

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Qatar's food industry 'to grow fastest in GCC' - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:27am

Gulf Times
Qatar's food industry 'to grow fastest in GCC' - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
Qatar's food production industry accounts for only about 7% of the country's domestic consumption, a new report said yesterday highlighting its dependence on food imports for local needs. In 2010, Qatar produced 0.1mn tonnes of foods across categories ...

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India keen to expand relations with Qatar - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:46am

Gulf Times
India keen to expand relations with Qatar - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
Before leaving Doha last night Chidambaram visited the new Hamad International Airport (HIA), where he was accompanied among others by Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker. He had also visited the renowned Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. Add to: ...
FM P Chidambaram seeks enhanced bilateral trade and cooperation with QatarEconomic Times
Chidambaram to meet Qatari Minister,business leaders on SundayOneindia
India seeks Qatari investment in $1tr infrastructure sector - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line

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Stocks to Soccer Add Up for Qataris Needing $200 Billion at Home - Bloomberg

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:17am

Construction Week Online
Stocks to Soccer Add Up for Qataris Needing $200 Billion at Home
Bloomberg
“The primary tool of diplomacy for Qatar is the money,” Michael Stephens, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in Doha, said by telephone. “There is a role right now for a state like Qatar; small, nimble, it's not overtly threatening. It ...
Qatar and SyriaFinancial Times
Alessa Industries reveals expansion into QatarConstruction Week Online
Alessa Industries to enter Qatar marketZawya (registration)

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Workshop on commercial negotiations opens in Doha - Gulf Times - Gulf Times

Date: 
Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:04am

Gulf Times
Workshop on commercial negotiations opens in Doha - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
The participants at the workshop, which would go on until Thursday, include representatives from the Arab member-countries at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the countries having the status of observer. The workshop is organised by the ...


Qatar and Syria - Financial Times

Date: 
Sun, 19/05/2013 - 10:32pm

Scotsman
Qatar and Syria
Financial Times
The question has been asked time and again by diplomats studying the hyperactive gas-rich emirate. Qatar was once a shy, backwater Gulf state living in the shadow of regional giant Saudi Arabia. But today Qatar's wealth, underpinned by the world's ...
SNP MSP Humza Yousaf makes Qatar trade tripScotsman
Alessa Industries to enter Qatar marketZawya (registration)
Stocks to Soccer Add Up for Qataris Needing $200 Billion at HomeBusinessweek

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