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Qatar Holding and NYSE Euronext sign agreement to create Qatar Exchange
Qatar Holding, part of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)…
Jun 21st, 2009
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Qatar Holding, part of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and NYSE Euronext (NYX) publicized on Saturday the signing of a binding agreement to create the Qatar Exchange, a successor to the already active Doha Securities Market (DSM).
The agreement marks NYSE Euronext’s first foray in the Gulf market.
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