Qataris take up to 10 percent of Barclays
Posted by Editor on June 25, 2008 at 11:27 PM
The Financial Times reports that, “Qatari investors are poised to own up to 10 per cent of Barclays after the bank called on groups from the Middle East and Asia to support its long-awaited £4.5bn share issue.”
Sums add up for Qataris
Posted by Editor on June 25, 2008 at 11:25 PM
The Financial Times writes that, “The Qatar Investment Authority has had a rough time during the past year in the UK. But the £1.8bn it is investing in Barclays, along with another £530m from the chief executive of the QIA, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, shows that Qatar continues to see London as a home from home.”