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Qatar Airways resumes flights to Bahrain

Varun Godinho — Fri, 26 May 2023 05:40:30 +0000

It has commenced with a daily flight between the two destinations, and will increase it to thrice-daily services later this year

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Sovereign wealth fund QIA joins SoftBank, BlackRock in private credit push

Bloomberg — Thu, 25 May 2023 22:00:56 +0000

Sovereign wealth funds like the QIA have been increasingly looking at private credit, providing evidence of the market’s rapid growth

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Qatar allots $275m to a new market-making programme

Kudakwashe Muzoriwa — Tue, 23 May 2023 17:44:38 +0000

The initiative will help enhance liquidity in the market, improve price discovery and diversify the capital markets

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Builder.ai announces $250m Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority

Divsha Bhat — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:58:21 +0000

The funding round included participation from existing and new investors including Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures & Insight Partners

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Qatar Airways signs codeshare with Air Seychelles

Varun Godinho — Tue, 23 May 2023 05:53:56 +0000

Qatar Airways will place its code on Air Seychelles’ operated flights between Mahé and Praslin

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Qatar stocks could attract up to $3.5bn on free float plan

Bloomberg — Thu, 18 May 2023 05:57:10 +0000

The Gulf state is considering the plan on the hopes that more trading would raise investment returns, reduce costs and help with diversification

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Qatar Airways sees robust travel demand amid capacity squeeze

Bloomberg — Tue, 02 May 2023 07:00:49 +0000

The Doha-based carrier has seen leisure and business demand surge after travel restrictions were eased, but continues to be hamstrung by a lack of new planes

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Oreo Cafe opens at Doha’s Hamad International Airport

Divsha Bhat — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:43:30 +0000

The cafe in the new North Node offers a wide selection of sweet inventions including Oreo milkshakes, muffins and cheesecakes

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Qatar streamlines tourist visa applications with revamped Hayya platform

Divsha Bhat — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:20:05 +0000

Taking place with immediate effect, the platform will become the single portal for all tourist and business visas to the country

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Qatar Airways Cargo launches a direct freighter service from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth

Divsha Bhat — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:26:41 +0000

The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter will offer close to 100 tonnes of cargo capacity

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