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Qatar Stock Exchange Overview

Established in 1995, Qatar Stock Exchange officially started its manual operations in 1997 with 17 listed companies under the name of Doha Securities Market.

In 2002 it launched Horizon, its automated trading system, and in 2003 it launched its website.

As of 2005, foreign investors have been permitted to buy shares up to 25 percent of the float.

Doha Securities Market took the name of Qatar Stock Exchange in 2009 after signing an agreement with the NYSE and Euronext exchanges.

Qatar Stock Exchange’s listed companies range across sectors such as banking, consumer goods, industry, insurance, telecoms and real estate.

They include Ooredoo, Qatar Insurance, Qatar Islamic Bank, Qatar National Bank, Al Meera Consumer Goods, Mazaya Real Estate Development, Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing, Qatar National Cement Company and Medicare Group.

Qatar Stock Exchange News

The Ras Abu Fontas facility is expected to provide 23 percent of Qatar’s total power and 20 percent of its water production

Qatar to build $4bn power and water facility

Qatar is to build a new power and water facility to meet the needs of a growing population and economic expansion. Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has signed an agreement with the Luluah Sky Energy Holding consortium to build the 2,400 megawatt (MW) and 110 million gallons per day (MGD) Ras Abu Fontas […]