Capital Markets
From The Report: Qatar 2020
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Qatari capital markets continue to play a major role in the national economy despite a gradual slowdown brought about by the slowing pace of infrastructure investment in the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Nonetheless, the Qatar Stock Exchange enjoyed a strong year in 2019, following on from the previous year, in which it was the best-performing market in the GCC, with returns of around 20%. The global geopolitical context remains an important determinant of Qatari capital markets activity, both in terms of China-US trade tensions, the exit of the UK from the EU and the ongoing spread of the Covid-19 virus. This chapter contains an interview with Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange.

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