Cityscape Qatar 2016 to be held under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin...
Cityscape Qatar 2016, the largest international real estate development and investment event in the state of Qatar, will be held under the patronage of His Excellency, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin...
View ArticleA new UK mortgage offer for Qatar based QNB First Members
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has recently unveiled a new attractive exclusive offer to all QNB First Members that enables them to acquire mortgages through QNB in...
View ArticleQNB Group: The EM crisis is not over yet
Emerging Markets (EMs) experienced a strong capital surge in March, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), with the strongest inflows for 21 months. The inflows were broad based...
View ArticleQNB: Qatar crude oil production rises to 692,000 bpd in February
Qatar's crude oil production increased to 692,000 bpd in February compared with 637,000 bpd in January, QNB has said in a new report. Brent crude oil prices picked up to $39.6 a barrel at the end of...
View ArticleQNB holds ceremony for its Management Development Program graduates
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has recently held a graduation ceremony for more than 130 employees who participated in the Management Development Program organized...
View ArticleQNB launches new government contract financing product
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has launched a new government contract financing product as the newest addition to its distinguished SME product line. The government...
View ArticleQNB Group: India implementing the reform agenda
QNB Group has published its India Economic Insight 2016 report. The report examines how the implementation of reforms could reinforce India’s status as the fastest growing major economy. According to...
View ArticleHMC announces sponsors for World Blood Donor Day celebration
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) today announced sponsors of its annual World Blood Donor Day celebrations to be held on 14 June in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health and under the auspices...
View ArticleQNB receives 2 prestigious awards from The Asian Banker Magazine
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has received two prestigious awards: “Best Business Model Execution in the Middle East” and “Best Network Integration in the Middle...
View ArticleStatement from Qatar National Bank
Referring to social media speculation in regard to an alleged data breach, it is QNB Group policy not to comment on reports circulated via social media. QNB would like to take this opportunity to...
View ArticleQNB hosts Qatar University students in its SME Centre
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has recently hosted a group of Qatar University students at its SME Centre in Al-Shomoukh Tower to brief them on the latest...
View ArticleQatar National Bank: Database leak gives data on al-Jazeera journalists and...
A 1.4GB trove of internal documents, files and sensitive financial data purporting to be from the Qatar National Bank (QNB) has been leaked online. The massive data dump appears to contain hundreds of...
View ArticleQNB Group Statement
QNB Group’s Risk Team monitored abnormal activity in our system environment and this was immediately communicated to relevant authorities. We also took immediate steps and our systems are fully secure...
View ArticleQNB signs a contract with Xavi as brand ambassador for QNB Group
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced today the signing of a contract with international star soccer player Xavi Hernández, by which Xavi will be brand...
View ArticleQNB Group: EUR 2,250,000,000 senior unsecured term loan facility
QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed syndication of its 3-year EUR 2,250,000,000 senior unsecured Euro term loan...
View ArticleQNB Group: US Fed shakes complacent markets
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) surprised financial markets last week. The minutes of its April rate-setting meeting indicated a significant likelihood of an interest rate increase in June, to the...
View ArticleAre EMs more vulnerable to a Fed tightening cycle than in the past?
Over the past month, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has been sending clear signals that an increase in US interest rates is likely to occur within the coming months (see our commentary from last week, US...
View ArticleQNB completes transaction raising QAR 10 billion of additional Tier 1...
QNB announced that it has successfully raised QAR 10 billion in Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Capital Notes by way of private placement, to strengthen the Group’s Capital Adequacy Ratios and to support...
View ArticleHamad Medical Corporation honors hundreds of blood donors
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) today held its annual blood donor appreciation event to honor more than 250 individuals, companies and community groups who have supported its blood donor center within...
View ArticleQNB Group: Brexit referendum declares the UK is likely to remain
Support for Brexit, the UK exit from the European Union (EU), has begun to surge almost two weeks ahead of the referendum, which will be held on June 23. The Financial Times’ poll of polls has put the...
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