Qatar’s banks have “emerged stronger, more resilient, and most importantly with a greater focus on the digital agenda,” despite the challenging environment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Omar Mahmood, head of financial services for KPMG in the Middle East & South Asia.

Qatar is seeing an uptick in real estate demand in view of the lifting of blockade, positive regulatory changes, possibility of organised real estate concepts such as REITs, KPMG has said in a report.

The decline in Qatar’s real estate has been “much softer” in H1 than the decline witnessed over the same period in 2019, KPMG has said in a recent report.

CEOs in Qatar have high levels of confidence in the growth prospects for the country, according to country senior partner at KPMG in Qatar.

Green banking will transform the banking market and the integration of environmental and social considerations into product design is only a matter of time, KPMG said ...

Banks in Qatar are starting to invest in artificial intelligence-powered protections to filter malware and phishing threats as they are considered to be at the forefront of all businesses in terms of e-services ...

Qatar’s expected introduction of key fintech regulations will “further facilitate the buildup” of the digital banking ecosystem, KPMG has said in a report.

Qatar needs to follow a prudent real estate credit policy by sticking to the fundamentals of credit allocation, especially in light of the “softening” in the real estate market, KPMG has said in a report.

Qatar’s advanced infrastructure and the introduction of 5G constitute “great” opportunities for service providers to play a major role in establishing the digital economy and ensure business continuity ...

Qatar’s real estate market is likely to shift further towards “better value proposition and affordability” due to decline in rentals because of the socio-economic impact of Covid-19, a new report has shown.

Deflation in major economies like the US and Europe provides a unique opportunity for Qatar’s oil and gas industry to raise funds at cheaper interest rates to finance capital expansion plans, a new report has shown.

Despite Covid-19, the business sentiment has been less adverse in the local companies, as reflected in the (performance of) the Qatar Stock Exchange vis-a-vis other markets, according to KPMG Qatar ...