Shares of Qatar National Bank, the Arabian Gulf state’s biggest lender, continued to slide on Monday amid fears about the impact of the Turkish economic crisis on its unit in the country.

QNB slumped 2.56 per cent at mid-day trading, one day after the shares shed 4.7 per cent, the largest drop in a single session since the start on June 5 2017 of a diplomatic fallout with four Arab countries over Qatar’s support for terrorist groups"...

Barwa Bank has announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners this August for Thara’a, its Shariah-compliant savings account, which was held at the bank’s headquarters.
Khaola Saad al-Tairey and Bashaer Ameer al-Mulla each won a cash prize of QR10,000.
Also, a cash prize worth QR5,000 was awarded to Noora Mohamed al-Baker, Hamad Aqeel al-Shammari, Babiker Ali, Iqbal Ahmed Abdul Bari, Hessa Ibrahim al-Hammadi, Khulood Esmaeil Mahmoudi, Hamad Ali al-Marri, Aida Maath Abid, Abdulqawi Awad"...

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, has increased its stake in Swiss bank Credit Suisse to 5.21 per cent, the Qatar state news agency QNA said on Saturday.

'Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has become the largest investor in Switzerland's Credit Suisse, after increasing its stake to 5.21 per cent,' the agency said, without providing further details.

QIA's stake in Credit Suisse Group had fallen below 5 per cent last August, but an SEC filing on Friday"...

Doha Bank has collaborated with Mastercard to launch a suite of new debit card products with innovative value-added services for its customers.
The range consists of the Doha Bank Mastercard debit card, as well as premium World Elite and World variants. The cards will allow users to conduct contactless transactions using their debit cards when in the country on NAPS, Qatar Central Bank’s secure National ATM & POS Switch, as well as internationally through Mastercard’s platform.
For the first time,"...

Qatar banks’ assets (and liabilities) increased by QR54.3bn to QR1.39trillion by the end of June 2018, compared to QR1.34trillion by the end of May, 6.6 percent higher than a year earlier.

Government and public sector deposits have increased by QR25.5bn to QR313.3bn. Government deposits recorded QR79.5bn, and Government Institutions made QR187.4bn, while the deposits of Semi-Government Institutions, in which government share is less than 100"...

Qatar National Bank (QNB) have signed a four-year deal in Buenos Aires to become an official partner of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The deal means QNB will be present at all IAAF World Athletics Series events, including the 2019 World Championships in Qatari capital Doha and the annual Doha Diamond League.

As part of the agreement, QNB"...

Doha Bank recently held the first draw of its Salary Transfer Campaign 2018 at the Doha Festival City Mall, it was announced in a statement yesterday.
The two winners selected during the draw were M A J N al-Abdul Ghani and H al-Seddiqi. The event, which was live-streamed on Doha Bank’s social media platforms, was attended by VIP guests and members of Doha Bank’s senior management.
Under the Salary Transfer Campaign this year, Doha Bank is offering more rewards for its loyal customers, who will have"...

Today, STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, expanded its executive roster with the introduction of Dr. Helen Sun as Chief Technology Officer. Sun will oversee STATS’ product, engineering, artificial intelligence and data production teams in developing the next generation of products and services that will revolutionize the performance and experience of sports.

Sun joins STATS from JPMorgan Chase, most recently serving"...

Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the outlook of Doha Bank (DB) to Stable and affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘A3’. The upgrade to stable, follows the revision of the Qatari sovereign’s Outlook to Stable and affirmation of the country’s Long-Term issuer and foreign-currency senior unsecured debt ratings at ‘Aa3’.

Dr R Seetharaman, Chief Executive Officer of Doha Bank, said that “Moody’s"...