Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) yesterday said transparency and disclosure play a vital role in the development of a shareholding company listed on the bourse.
“These two concepts are important pillars for the efficient functioning of a modern capital market and for fostering social-well-being,” Abdelaziz al-Emadi, listing director of the QSE told the Middle East Investor Relations Society (MEIRS) meeting here.
The QSE and J P Morgan have joined forces for the first time to host the 5th Annual IR Conference in Doha in association with the MEIRS.
“At the QSE, we strive to deliver the necessary tools and the know-how in setting up your IR (investor relations) strategies within your respective companies and better yet communicating an effective strategy to the international investment community,” he said. The event targeted all Qatari listed companies, featuring a wide spectrum of presentations on a series of significant of global best IR practices. It aimed at educating listed companies on the importance of sound IR practices such as the understanding of the role of sell and buy side, setting the IR strategy, communicating the strategy, and a case study on a Qatari listed company.
The topics and aim of the workshop were to support the further development and practice of IR in Qatar, in line with the increasing growth and significance of the QSE as an international capital market and the growing importance of regional and international investors to Qatari companies.
