VOL. XXXVII

NO. 8

22-NOVEMBER-1993

Financial and Banking News

Investment

Qatar To Set Up Industrial Bank

The Undersecretary of the Qatari Minister of Finance, Mr. Yusuf Kamal, saidlast week that Qatar will shortly set up a specialized industrial bank tofinance medium and small-sized ventures and to promote industrialization. Thebank will be capitalized at $82.5mn, half of which will be put up by the QatariGovernment and the remaining half offered to the private sector.