DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) in its efforts to improve investor relations (IR) standards and encourage the adoption of international best practices once again partnered with Middle East Investor Relations Society (ME-IR Society) to host the 4th Annual Investor Relations Conference that opened here yesterday.
The conference, which was attended by Qatari listed entities and capital market participants, featured panel discussions and presentations on a range of relevant IR topics.
Abdul Aziz Al Emadi, Listing Director at QE, said: “We are continuously working with listed companies in Qatar to improve IR standards and encourage the adoption of international best practices within this field. Conferences such as these are therefore very important in bringing companies and IR experts together so that management teams may continue to advance and contribute to the development of an IR centre of excellence in Qatar.”
Paul Reynolds, Chairman of the ME-IR Society and Managing Director at Rothschild, said: “The Qatari market is very active when it comes to encouraging its participants to pursue international standards of IR and this conference underlines yet again how importantly IR is viewed by the authorities in Qatar. The ME-IR Society is proud to be a partner and provide support as Qatar continues this positive development.”
The conference agenda featured panel discussions and presentations on a wide rage of topics including the Role of IR in Capital Markets, How can Qatari Companies Deliver Effective IR to their Various Stakeholders?, The Impact of The New Commercial Law, and The Investor Point of View: How Companies are Evaluated and the Significance of Global Best Practice.
The conference was also preceded by a two-day training programme on ‘Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Best Practice’ organised by the ME-IR Society.
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund’s executive board yesterday reiterated confidence in Managing Director Christine Lagarde after a French court grilled her over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.
“As we have said before, it would not be appropriate to comment on a case that has been and is currently before the French judiciary,” the board said in a statement.
“However, the executive board has been briefed on this matter, including on the outcome of the recent hearings before the Court of Justice of the Republic in Paris, and has reaffirmed its confidence in the Managing Director’s ability to effectively carry out her duties.”
Lagarde was interviewed by the court on Thursday and Friday as judges sought to determine whether to prosecute her over a ¤400m ($517m) state payout to controversial businessman Bernard Tapie, decided when she was finance minister.
The Peninsula/AFP
