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Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public) “QFB”, a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), has sold a partial stake in one of the most successful leading healthcare platforms in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Kuwait. Commenting on the transaction, QFB’s CEO, Ziad Makkawi, said: “QFB’s successful realization… Continue reading QFB sells a partial stake in a leading healthcare service provider based in the UAE

The Peninsula/ Reuters Qatar’s index dropped 0.7 percent to finish at 9,679.92 yesterday as Vodafone Qatar, the most heavily traded stock, slid 4.1 percent to QR9.74 after MSCI downgraded the stock to its small cap index. Qatar First Bank surged to its 10 percent daily limit in heavy trade after MSCI added it to its… Continue reading Qatar First Bank: shares jump to 10% limit after MSCI index entry

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public) “QFB”, a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), attended the invitation-only 9thInvestment Advisory Council Meeting, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting; attended by QFB’s CEO, Ziad Makkawi, was chaired by Turkey’s Prime Minister, H.E. Binali Yildirim, and attended by… Continue reading QFB joins Turkey’s 9th Investment Advisory Council Meeting

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public) “QFB”, a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), along with leading financial authority figures from Qatar, GCC and international banks, has participated at the annual meetings of each of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF),… Continue reading QFB participates in the IMF meetings and receives the ‘Best Up-and-Coming Islamic Financial Institution 2016’ award

Ongoing growing market demand for structured investment products Annual cash return of 9% to be paid to clients on quarterly basis. The full amount of the equity underwritten by QFB has been sold to investors Makkawi: “Deploying capital alongside our clients, while enabling them to benefit from recurring and sustained income streams” Qatar First Bank… Continue reading Strong Investment Demand for QFB’s Shari’ah Compliant ‘Ijarah Aviation Structured Note’

Qatar First Bank won exclusively Global Finance 2016’s Best Up-and-Coming Islamic Financial Institution global award Reaping the benefits of the strategy it introduced in 2015, Qatar First Bank (QFB), Qatar’s leading Shari’ah compliant bank, has been named exclusively 2016’s ‘Best Up-and-Coming Islamic Financial Institution’ in Global Finance magazine’s ninth annual awards for the World’s Best… Continue reading Qatar First Bank won exclusively Global Finance 2016’s Best Up-and-Coming Islamic Financial Institution global award

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public), a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 30 counting down Doha’s biggest publicly listed firms’ by Arabian business Qatar 2016 Edition. Click here to Download

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public), a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 30 counting down Doha’s biggest publicly listed firms’ by Arabian business Qatar 2016 Edition. Click here to Download

QFB Chairman Mr. Abdullah bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al-Marri has won Arabian Business Magazine’s ‘Best Banker’ Award for 2016. Qatar First Bank LLC (Public) (“QFB”) Chairman Mr. Abdullah bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al-Marri has won Arabian Business Magazine’s ‘Best Banker’ Award for 2016, in a ceremony that was held on Tuesday evening at Westin Hotel… Continue reading QFB Chairman Abdullah Al-Marri named as ‘Best Banker’ at Arabian Business Qatar awards 2016