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Shopping for Sainsbury's

How J Sainsbury Plc, the UK grocery chain, has surged in trading on speculation Qatar’s SWF may buy more shares.

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Qatar pockets $1 billion from Barclays bail out

Qatar Holding clears profit from last year's investment in beleagured Barclays.

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Songbird ups stake in London’s Canary Wharf

Qatar Holding-backed property group paying £112.5m for additional 8.45%.

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Qatar paid €80 per VW ordinary share - report

Deal to give Gulf state a 17% voting stake in Europe's largest carmaker.

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Qatar mulls Poland shipyard buy after deal fails

UPDATE 2: Poles under pressure to sell yards to stave off thousands of job losses.

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Qatar's Hassad Food has appetite for firms, not farmland

Chairman says food security via farmland purchase is not the correct strategy.

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Qatar Holdings in talks on $6-7bn loan

Bankers say loan being raised 'for general corporate purposes' may be used for possible Porsche stake.

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Qatar's Barclays move makes paper profits of $1.12bn

Gulf state's rescue investment at height of crisis reaps potentially huge dividends.

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Qatar only looking at Porsche's VW shares

German carmaker had hoped Qatar Investment Authority would buy a stake in Porche's holding company.

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Prince Charles under fire from architects

UK’s Prince of Wales uses contacts with Qatar’s royal family to scupper building project in London.

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Qatar's $2.6bn Energy City sees tenants in 2010

Infrastructure 70% complete, 25 to 50% of construction contracts awarded by end-2009.

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VW supports Qatar buying stake

UPDATE 2: Auto maker says stake would accelerate process to form an integrated group with 10 brands.

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Qatar should consider dropping dollar peg - adviser

Advice based on fears that dollar may decline due to fiscal expansion in US.

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Gulf SWFs 'reticent' on investments amid global crisis

Industry experts see state-backed companies slowing their rate of investments.

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Qatar investors eye world famous shipyard - report

Gulf state reportedly keen on Polish shipyard which sparked 1970s solidarity strikes.

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Qatar eyes investments in car makers - PM

Prime Minister says Gulf state is to hold talks over possible automotive moves.

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Qatar ready to pump cash into ailing firms

LNG exporter's gov't may aid financial cos & other firms outside the banking sector by directly injecting cash.

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Doha Bank profits surge 20% in Q1

But earnings growth set to slow with full year profits forecast to come in 10% higher than previous year.

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Qatar's SWF delays investments for six months

Qatar Investment Authority says it will target food, energy, water later in 2009.

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Electric Qatar

From pearl diving to natural gas, Qatar has built itself on the back of its natural resources.

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The big switch

Gulf states are reinvesting their petrodollars into green energy in a bid to become dominant energy suppliers.

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Prognosis good for Qatari insurance

Standard & Poor's remains guardedly optimistic about the prospects for the Qatari insurance sector.

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Gulf funds eye Polish fertiliser makers - official

Sell-off chief says Kuwait and Qatar investment authorities looking to invest.

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Energy to spare

Qatar's immense gas reserves mean that the Gulf country is uniquely placed to ride the global economic turmoil.

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Qatari Diar eyes full control of Chelsea Barracks project

State-owned property firm moves in on $1bn 12.8-acre landmark London development.

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Qatar, UK to set up $400mn clean energy fund

Deal announced during British prime minister's stopover in Qatar as part of Gulf tour.

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Any port in a financial storm

Until recently the whipping boys of US politicians, sovereign wealth funds are being invited to the party once again.

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Qatar downplays impact of credit crunch

PM says gov't will boost investments at home, will not pull out of global holdings.

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Qatar ups Credit Suisse stake to 8.9%

Swiss bank details stakes of Qatar and Saudi conglomerate Olayan in stock exchange disclosure.

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Qatar's wealth fund to buy capital of listed banks

Investment authority to purchase up to 20% of listed banks to boost confidence.

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Qatari Diar targets European property as prices fall

Qatar Investment Authority unit looking to buy up to $880mn of office space in London.

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Scotland going cap-in-hand to Qatar

Gov't planning to hit up gas-rich Gulf state for billions of dollars in loans to fund infrastructure projects.

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Qatar expects markets turmoil to continue

Qatar Investment Authority chief says volatility is likely to remain for the next year.

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Gulf SWFs cool on further Wall St bailouts

Mubadala and Qatar Investment Authority unlikely to step in as US financial crisis grows.

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Qatar sets up $1bn fund with Vietnam

Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund aims to establish agricultural initiatives in Asian country.

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Qatar snaps up Trillium bid from Dubai

QIA comes forward as prospective new bidder for Land Securities' Trillium.

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Qatar ups Sainsbury stake

State investment authority raises share in UK's third-biggest supermarket group to 26% from 25.3%.

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Barwa secures $190mn loan, eyes sukuk

Qatari developer to use money to fund investments and projects, exec says.

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Qatar ups stake in UK grocer

Qatar Investment Authority's Delta Two fund increases position in British supermarket Sainsburys.

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Qatar invests $3.4bn in Barclays bank

Qatar Investment Authority a major investor in British lender's $8.8bn discounted share issue.

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Qatar eyes Barclays stake

Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund considering backing $7.8bn share issue by British bank, source says.

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Qatar in rift with UK adviser

Qatar Investment Authority may buy out all four of shared investments with Three Delta, sources say.

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Qatar to build Palestinian community

Town will comprise of 5,000 affordable homes between Ramallah and Nablus on West Bank.

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Qatari Diar to set up $3bn global fund

State-owned property investment vehicle also planning to develop $2bn project in Hong Kong.

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Qatar to build $70mn Cuba resort

State-owned Qatari Diar to develop five-star tourist resort Cayo Largo on island off Cuban mainland.

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Qatar to post massive $2bn surplus

Windfall from oil revenues to give Gulf state more funds to invest overseas.

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Qatar, Abu Dhabi confirm wealth fund

Sovereign wealth fund announces intention for $2bn finance for hyrdocarbon industries in UAE.

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UAE, Qatar to launch joint investment fund

IPIC and QIA sign agreement to establish new fund as leaders meet in Doha to discuss bilateral ties.

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Gulf wealth funds eye iconic Edinburgh street

UAE, Qatar and Kuwait in talks to buy Princes Street for $2.66bn, newspaper reports.

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$60bn Qatar fund to shun US banks

But European lenders likely to see $15bn of investments over next two years, says prime minister.

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Qatar eyeing investment in British bank

Qatar Investment Authority considering stake in Royal Bank of Scotland, report says.

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Dubai considers exchange sale to Qatar

Borse Dubai contemplates selling stake in London Stock Exchange to Gulf state.

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Global footprints

John Defterios, host of CNN ‘Marketplace Middle East’ analyses the Gulf countries’ sovereign wealth funds.

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Qatar plans $250mn Syria development

State-owned Qatari Diar Real Estate to build Ibn Hani Bay resort near Lattakia on Mediterranean coast.

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Qatar poised to take $3bn Credit Suisse stake

State-backed QIA looking to acquire 5% stake in Zurich-based bank, media reports.

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Qatar fund eyes US financials

The $60bn QIA looks at buying into financial services and construction companies in US and Europe.

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Sovereign funds in spotlight as US banks come calling

Citigroup and Merrill Lynch seeking extra funding in wake of subprime crisis.

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France vows action on Gulf wealth funds

President Sarkozy urges state bank to help country defend its industrial interests from SWFs.

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Qatar eyes battered US financial services sector

Gulf Arab state sees 'tremendous opportunities' for sovereign wealth funds.

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Qatar, Dubai poised to unveil OMX deal

Share swap could come within days after Qatar's withdrawal for approval to bid for Nordic bourse, sources say.

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Qatar pulls OMX plans to focus on LSE

Qatar Holding withdraws interest in Nordic operator, leaving door open for Nasdaq and Borse Dubai.

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QIA cuts portfolio dollar exposure

Around 60% of portfolio invested in other currencies.

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Bourse supremacy

There can only be one financial hub in the region, and the fight for supremacy has well and truly begun.

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Gulf funds may respond to transparency calls

US treasury official says sovereign funds could agree to demands for more accountability.

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Dubai gets two-month extension to OMX deadline

Sweden's Securities Council gives Borse Dubai till January to file formal offer documents.

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Early days for Dubai, Qatar share swap

Talks about exchanging LSE and OMX shares at early stage and could yet fall through, sources say.

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Qatar, Dubai look to end London bourse battle

Gov'ts in talks to swap their shares in the LSE and Nordic exchange OMX, report says.

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Qatar swoops for more London real estate

State-owned Qatar Diar buys into Grosvenor Waterside development in Chelsea.

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Changes for exchanges

Last month's shock developments in world stock exchanges set the stage for a united Gulf bourse.

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Qatar fund cuts dollar exposure

Qatar Investment Authority has cut its exposure to dollar by half to 40% in past two years, premier says.

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OMX bidding war looms large

Qatar files for investment approval to raise stake in Nordic exchange owner above 10% threshold.

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Sainsbury opens books to Qataris

Takeover deal edges closer to completion as Qatar's Delta Two is given access to Sainsbury accounts.

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It's time to account for our actions

"How do we, as human beings, account for success and what is the context for innovation?"

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Qatar strikes back at Dubai in LSE share grab

Qatar Investment Authority takes 20% stake in London bourse following Dubai-Nasdaq deal.

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Qatar opposes OMX deal

Qatar Investment Authority urges OMX shareholders to take no action over a revised conditional offer.

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Qatar set to win LSE stake

State investment fund is set to win auction of Nasdaq's 31% stake in London Stock Exchange, newspaper says.

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Qatar takes pole position in LSE race

Singapore's Temasek and Deutsche Borse pull out of running for Nasdaq stake in London exchange.

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Qatar could join with Italy for LSE

Qatari Investment Authority may team up with Italian partners to buy Nasdaq stake in LSE.

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Qatar aims to be long-term investor

State-owned Qatar Investment Authority says general strategy is to be a 'true long-term partner'.

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Qatar fund diversifying away from dollar

Qatar Investment Authority reducing US currency exposure by investing in Asia.

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Qatar raises $3bn 'warchest'

Qatar Investment Authority takes out loan to fund 'undisclosed investments', banker says.

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