The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA)'s received five acquisition and merger requests worth QR1.322bn during the past year, according to its 2025 Annual Report issued on Wednesday .
The report indicated that 2025 marked a significant increase in securities listing requests and that 55 government debt instruments were listed, including 36 sukuk,18 treasury bills, and one bond.
Noting a 72% Qatarisation rate in the QFMA, the report underscored ongoing regulatory and legislative developments aimed at enhancing market efficiency and competitiveness.
It also said that the QFMA's Disciplinary Committee ruled on 11 violations in 2025 totaling QR11.7mn
The 2025 Annual Report presented a comprehensive overview of the QFMA's key achievements and activities over the past year, underscoring its ongoing commitment to enhancing the transparency and efficiency of the Qatari capital market.
It highlighted the QFMA's efforts to foster an attractive and sustainable investment environment, aligned with the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030, and reflecting its pivotal role in advancing economic development.
The report also outlined the QFMA's active contributions to a wide range of local and international events, meetings and conferences related to the capital markets, thereby reinforcing its regional and international presence.
The report shed light on the QFMA's efforts to promote the principles of transparency and stability in the financial market, advance its development, protect investors' rights and build greater confidence in the investment environment.
Throughout 2025, the QFMA continued to perform its duties with high efficiency, contributing to maintaining a robust and well-regulated financial market characterized by resilience and adaptability to global changes, by adopting the best practices and international standards in supervision and oversight.
The report reaffirmed the QFMA's ongoing commitment to developing the legislative and investment environment, and supporting the digital transformation of the market infrastructure, within the frameworks of its 2023-2027 strategic plan, which aims to strengthen the State of Qatar's position as a leading regional hub for attracting foreign investments and fostering capital growth.
The QFMA works to ensure the development of the capital market sector in the country and assumes its responsibility for driving market performance, consolidating its stability, protecting market participants, and achieving the ambitions and aspirations of investors in this sector.
The QFMA also sustained efforts to enhance the competitiveness of business practices in the capital market, generating positive impact for all persons and entities subject to the QFMA's jurisdiction.
The Qatari capital market is one of the key pillars supporting the achievement of the Economic, Human, Social and Environmental developments under QNV 2030.
It also plays a vital role in ensuring the growth and stability of the national economy, while contributing to the realization of the Third National Development Strategy and the Third Financial Sector Strategy.
Accordingly, the QFMA is committed to delivering advanced, innovative and highly competitive financial services to market participants and investors. Such efforts aim to strengthen the market's competitiveness and sustain the flow of both local and foreign investments, thereby contributing to the diversification of national sources of income and enhancing the State's revenues.
In this context, the QFMA is committed to sustained efforts to elevate the Qatari capital market to a benchmark for advanced financial services. These efforts contribute to maintaining the stability and integrity of market transactions by fostering higher levels of skill and knowledge, while also enhancing awareness and education among various investor segments.
