Law No. (5) of 2024 Regulating Real Estate Registration (the Real Estate Registration Law), was published in the Official Gazette on 5 June 2024 and takes effect from that date. The Real Estate Registration Law repeals and...more
The Qatar Commercial Companies Law Number 11 of 2015 (the Companies Law) has recently been amended by Law Number 8 of 2021 (the Amending Law). The Amending Law introduces significant changes to the Companies Law, enhancing...more
On 18 April 2021, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) announced the enforcement of certain provisions of Law number (1) of the year 2020 and its executive regulations issued by the Council of Ministers’ decision...more
Background - The state of Qatar (Qatar) is one of the fastest growing economies and has the highest per capita income in the world. It is undergoing a rapid transformation to attract leading global companies and individuals...more
As COVID-19 continues to cause widespread disruption to commercial activity around the world, there is an increased focus on the effectiveness of contractual force majeure provisions and the availability of relief under...more
Activity within the Islamic banking industry has been relatively quiet as we approach the year-end and National Day holidays.
Qatar Central Bank (QCB)’s Governor Abdulla Al Thani highlighted in the Euromoney Qatar...more
While we move toward the end of the year, Islamic banks in Qatar have been relatively quiet; they have been collecting awards and discussing how best to improve standardization.
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) recently received...more
As we near the holy month of Ramadan and the summer months, the Qatari market (as is the trend each year) enters into a quiet period until the later part of the year. Yet, ahead of the quiet period, a number of major...more
The past month has witnessed a significant amount of activity in the banking sector in Qatar. On the one hand, banks have been holding board meetings to review and approve the financial results ahead of the scheduled annual...more
Originally published in Islamic Finance News - February 22nd, 2017.
The last month presented an opportunity to reflect on the performance of the banking sector in Qatar during the past year, with the majority of the...more
On 4 August 2016, the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre First Instance Court (QFC Court) issued a judgment, which was subsequently enforced by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), without the need for court...more
Perhaps it is no longer a hidden fact that 2016 will be a difficult year for the Qatari market. With more governmental or quasi-governmental entities announcing reductions or cancellations of projects, staff redundancies and...more