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Capital Markets

Middle East capital markets news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.

Rank 2012 Company Market capitalisation ($m)
1 Saudi Basic Industries Corporation 84,593
2 Al-Rajhi Bank & Investment 30,998
3 Qatar National Bank  25,983
4 Industries Qatar 21,480
5 Saudi Telecom Company 21,332
6 Etisalat 19,911
7 Saudi Electricity Company 17,554
8 National Bank of Kuwait 16,886
9 Maroc Telecom 14,280
10 Ezdan Real Estate Company  13,769

Analysis

Qatar bonds likely to appeal to local retail investors Subscription Required

20 June 2013, 7:32 GMT | By Melissa Song Loong

Four riyal-denominated bonds worth $1.65bn to start trading on Qatar Exchange

Capital Markets Contacts

Mohsin Mujtaba Subscription Required

22 October 2012, 13:45 GMT

Mohsin Mujtaba is director, products and market development, Qatar Exchange

Alex Carre de Malberg Subscription Required

22 October 2012, 13:37 GMT

Alex Carre de Malberg is Executive general manager and global head, Commercialbank Capital

Salman al-Mohannadi Subscription Required

22 October 2012, 13:11 GMT

Salman al-Mohannadi is CEO, QNB Capital

Nasser Ahmed al-Shaibi Subscription Required

22 October 2012, 13:00 GMT

Nasser Ahmed al-Shaibi is CEO, Qatar Financial Market Authority 

Rashid al-Mansoori Subscription Required

22 October 2012, 12:40 GMT

Rashid al-Mansoori is chief executive officer, Qatar Exchange

Special Reports

MEED's top 100 companies

MEED 100: The region's largest listed companies

20 March 2013, 12:12 GMT

The appetite for stock market flotations and mergers and acquisitions is returning

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    Supplement

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    MEED List

    Qatar capital markets Subscription Required

    22 October 2012, 12:57 GMT

    Six key executives behind the development of bond trading in Qatar: Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud al-Thani, Rashid al-Mansoori, Nasser Ahmed al-Shaibi, Salman al-Mohannadi, Alex Carre de Malberg and Mohsin Mujtaba

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