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Qatar strikes $200M-a-year tourism promotion deal with PSG
Bid by emirate to rival neighbouring Dubai as a tourism destination.
- PSG Strikes Huge Qatar Deal [World Football Insider]
- Qatar, PSG in tourism initiative [Gulf Times]

Myanmar telecom deal with Qatar firm sparks ire

Many in the Buddhist-dominated country demanded to know why a lucrative license for a new national mobile phone network had gone to a company from a Muslim nation.

LAST UPDATE : Jun 28, 2013, 2:30 PM EDT

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Porsche family buys back stake from Qatar fund

Descendants of German automobile entrepreneur Ferdinand Porsche have bought back a 10% stake in their holding company from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

LAST UPDATE : Jun 17, 2013, 4:16 PM EDT

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Qatar delays planned IPO of Doha Global
Share sale of offshoot of the emirate's sovereign wealth fund awaits necessary approvals.
- Qatar postpones planned float of $12 billion investment firm [Reuters]
- Qatar’s $12 Billion Doha Global Investment Delays Share Sale [Bloomberg]

Qatar plans to spend $15B on UK projects
Discussions are at an early stage but Qataris are eyeing key infrastructure schemes.
- Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund [FT]
- Qatar in talks to spend £10bn on UK projects [The Telegraph]

QNB gets go-ahead for SocGen Egypt acquisition
Will make public tender for 100% of Egypt operations of Société Générale.
- QNB receives green light for SocGen Egypt takeover [AMEInfo}
- Qatar National Bank buys 100% of NSGB [Daily News]

Qatar prepares a $12B investment firm
The move is part of the wealthy nation's push to gain international presence.
- Qatar to launch $12 billion sovereign investment firm [Reuters]
- Qatar plans $12bn investment company [FT]