UBS AG has appointed a senior HSBC banker, Tarek Eido, as head of wealth management in Qatar as the world’s biggest wealth manager prepares to open a wealth management office in Doha, according to an …
New Covid rules: Qatar imposes fresh restrictions to curb spread of virus
It is the latest Gulf state to tighten restrictions in recent days in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus as infections have risen. Qatari markets should now operate at 50 per cent capacity, …
UBS Hires Senior HSBC Banker Tarek Eido to Run Qatari Wealth Business
UBS Group AG hired Tarek Eido from HSBC Holdings Plc to oversee its wealth management business in Qatar as part of the Zurich-based firm’s expansion drive in the Middle East.
UN’s top court dismisses Qatar discrimination case against UAE
The United Nations’ top court has dismissed a case brought by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates alleging it had imposed blockade measures, which have since been lifted, that amounted to racial …
Bangladesh looking into legal action against Al Jazeera: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is looking into whether legal action can be taken against Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera for publishing a ‘false and motivated’ report. Bang …
Qatar private sector expansion gathers momentum amid broad-based recovery: QFC
A sustained recovery was apparent in Qatar’s non-oil sector in January 2021 with business activity and new business registering the sharpest jump, employment growth sustaining momentum for the fourth …
Qatar Chamber participates in GCC-Uzbek forum
The Qatar Chamber participated in a virtual meeting titled the ‘Prospects of Cooperation between Federation of the GCC Chambers and Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Uzbekistan’ held yesterday.
Northwestern Qatar Criticized for Awarding Research Grant to Controversial American Professor
Northwestern University Qatar’s decision to award a research grant to an American professor who allegedly authored a racially insensitive blog post elicited outrage on social media.
Kazakhstan and Qatar to Expand Cooperation in Key Industries
Kazakhstan and Qatar have discussed promotion of joint investment projects during the official working visit of Kazakh delegation led by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Almas Aidarov to Doha …
China and Qatar firmly uphold multilateralism
The world today is going through a cold winter of the century. The Covid-19 pandemic is raging around the world, the world economy is in deep recession, and people’s livelihood has been severely …