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Qatar Stock Exchange Plans to Allow Short Selling, Draw Listings
- Aim is to enhance liquidity and turnover in the market
- Products head of Qatar Stock Exchange speaks in interview
The Qatar Stock Exchange, right, in Doha.
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The Qatar Stock Exchange is planning a slew of initiatives including allowing investors to lend and borrow securities and bet against shares, as the bourse looks to attract more investors and bolster valuations in its markets.
The exchange is “engaged with regulators and policy makers for market development by bringing in tools like short selling, securities lending and borrowing,” Mohsin Mujtaba, director of the product and market development department, said in an interview. Those offerings are expected to be introduced in the next quarter.