DOHA: The combined net profit of 41 listed companies in Qatar rose 6.67 percent during the first nine months of 2013. The net profits of all the companies, except Vodafone, together amounted to QR30.1bn during the period compared with QR28.3bn for the same period in 2012. With an estimated over QR12bn, the banking and financial services sector accounted for the maximum contributor to the collective profit.
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