Tag: Qatar

  • Qatar Regulatory Authority Signs MOU with Jersey FSC

    The Qatar Regulatory Authority announced today that the Regulatory Authority has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”). The MoU formalises arrangements for cooperation and information sharing between the two regulators. The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority) is a business and financial centre located in Doha, providing…

  • Sitting pretty on plentiful gas

    BEIRUT: With a population of little more than 850,000 and oil and gas money pouring in, the tiny state of Qatar is oozing with confidence about the future. And like it’s larger Gulf neighbors, Qatar is busily attempting to use its petrodollars to diversify into tourism and financial services. Leaving aside the question of whether…