Qatar National Bank (QNB) has petitioned a U.S. federal court to enforce a $1.02 billion arbitration award against South Sudan, stemming from an unpaid wartime loan originally intended to stabilize the fledgling nation’s economy. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, QNB’s request asks the court to treat the International Centre […]
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Libya: Qatar’s QNB sells shares in Bank of Commerce & Development
Qatar’s National Bank (QNB) has relinquished its shares in Libya’s largest private bank, Bank of Commerce & Development. Bank of Commerce & Development in statement said it bought QNB’s equities, 49 per cent, Libya Observer reported. Libyan investors acquired the equities, according to the bank. QNB announced six months ago it was pulling out of […]
Qatar’s support to smooth the Tunisian currency crisis
Political crisis is continuing to do damages to the Tunisian economy and rating agencies have been continuously rating it negatively due to political uncertainty. The country is on the verge on facing the same foreign currency reserves that Egypt is going through before the intervention of Qatar lately, sources revealed. Qatar National Bank is reported […]
The Egyptian Exchange worst day
It was not a joyful day at the Egyptian Exchange just like any other day since the beginning of the week. Tuesday was among the worst as losses continue to increase with the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 benchmark index dropping by 1.95% to reach 5,129 points at the end of the session compared to 5,231 […]
Egypt: QNB finally takes over NSGB
A total of 443,535,902 shares of the ‘’National Société Générale Bank’’ (NSGB) have been acquired by the Qatar National Bank (QNB) at a selling price of EGP 35.65 per share. The 100% acquisition of the shares cost the Qatari bank EGP 16.142bn. The NSGB is a subsidiary of the French Société Générale Bank in Egypt. […]
Egypt: Deadline postponement affects NSGB
The decision of the regulator of the Egyptian market to push further the deadline of the sale of stakes of Qatar National Bank (QNB) has led to the slump of Egypt’s National Société Générale Bank (NSGB) and it has made an impact on the Cairo bourse while leaving the Gulf markets mixed in lackluster trading. […]





