Qatar Chamber participated in the 47th meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of GCC Chambers (FGCCC) held virtually on Monday.

Qatar witnessed a modest month-on-month expansion in the production of refined petroleum products and plastics products as well as in reproduction of recorded media; yet its industrial production drifted southwards in August, amid easing of Covid-19 restrictions, according to the official statistics

The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (Qicca) of Qatar Chamber has kicked-off the first phase of the ‘Qualification and Preparation of the Arbitrators Programme’ held virtually, in collaboration with Qatar University’s Community Service and Continuing Education Centre.

International institution REDmoney has given QIIB four awards as part of the IFN Awards 2020, in recognition of the bank’s achievements, particularly the issuance of permanent instruments within the first tranche of the capital with a value of $300mn in November 2019.

The Qatar Stock Exchange yesterday settled marginally lower below the 10,000 levels, mainly dragged by telecom, industrials, insurance and consumer goods sectors.

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) will offer "generous" incentives for those multinational firms wishing to make Doha as a hub for their expansion into the wider Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and South East Asia regions, said its top official on Monday.

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) opened on Monday its ‘Derwaza Store’ for micro- and home-based businesses at Doha Festival City.

Nakilat posted a net profit of QR900mn in the third quarter, up 23.6% on QR728mn registered during the same period last year.

South Africa will be hard pressed to realise its ambitions of attracting 1tn rand ($61bn) of private investment in infrastructure if its past record is anything to go by.

A money manager who rightly called a 15% rebound in the Turkish lira last year is again turning bullish on the turbulent currency.

The IMF yesterday urged Middle East and North African countries to accelerate reforms and diversification efforts as the energy-rich region faces unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus and low oil prices.

The government of Pakistan has submitted a project to the World Bank, seeking $200mn to strengthen digital connectivity as a key foundation for the development of digital economy, and to enhance the government’s capacity for digitally enabled public service delivery.