The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, originally known as the Gulf Cooperation Council, is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union that consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The council's main headquarters is in the city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.
The Qatari riyal is the currency of the State of Qatar. It is divided into 100 dirhams and is abbreviated as either QR (English) or ر.ق (Arabic).
Canara Bank is the third largest nationalised bank in India. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, government of India. It is headquartered in Bangalore. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and New York.
Al Rayan Bank PLC is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, established in August 2004 to offer Sharia compliant financial service products to customers of any faith. The bank has two branches in London.
The Qatar Central Bank is the central bank of Qatar.
The Saudi British Bank (SABB) is a Riyadh-based Saudi joint stock company in which British banking firm HSBC Holdings PLC owns a minority stake. The bank traces its origins to the British Bank of the Middle East which was acquired by HSBC in 1959. In response to restrictions on foreign ownership of banks in Saudi Arabia, SABB was created in 1978 to manage HSBC branches and assets in the country.
Samba Financial Group SJSC, formerly known as The Saudi American Bank, was a Saudi multinational banking firm based in Saudi Arabia. The combined institution had 66 branches in the Kingdom.
Saudi National Bank (SNB), also known as SNB AlAhli (Arabic: البنك الأهلي السعودي, formerly known as The National Commercial Bank, is a Saudi Arabian bank.
Shetab, officially the Interbank Information Transfer Network, is an electronic banking clearance and automated payments system used in Iran. The system was introduced in 2002 with the intention of creating a uniform backbone for the Iranian banking system to handle ATM, POS and other card-based transactions.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC, commonly called ADCB, is a bank in the United Arab Emirates.
Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad is a Qatari businessperson and the Chairman of GSSG Holding.
The 2011–12 Lekhwiya SC season was Lekhwiya's second season in the Qatar Stars League, an association football league in Qatar. Lekhwiya are competing in the 2012 AFC Champions League after qualifying by winning the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League.
Barwa Group is a real estate company based in Doha, Qatar. Established in 2005, it is listed on the Qatar Exchange, with 45% of shares held by the Qatar Investment Authority, via its Qatari Diar subsidiary. It is primarily active in real estate development and related financial services. It is Qatar's largest real estate group.
Mesaimeer is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Located south-west of Doha, it shares borders with the Doha Industrial Area to the east, Umm Al Seneem, Abu Hamour and Al Mamoura to the north-west, Al Thumama to the east, and Wadi Aba Saleel and Jery Musabbeh to the south-east.
The Tadawul Group is a private Qatari holding company based in Doha. It was founded in 2006 by Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah al-Thani and is headquartered in Ezdan Towers, in the West Bay area of Doha. Tadawul's portfolio of investment consists of real estate, banking and finance, consumer goods, media, industry, healthcare, insurance and leisure centers.
Al Rabban Holding Company is a Qatari holding company, that is, a company that owns enough voting stock in other companies to control their corporate policies and management. This company features a diversified portfolio of companies and partnerships.
Business Trading Company (BTC) is a Qatari trading company that is mainly composed of project developers, focusing its efforts in for retail complexes with a focus on luxury shopping, dining, and entertainment.
