DOHA: The second edition of ‘Bloomberg Doha Conference’, hosted by Bloomberg Link in association with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority is set to open tomorrow at the St Regis Hotel, a press statement said yesterday.
The two-day conference is expected to bring together over 300 CEOs, asset managers, investors and prominent regional decision makers to discuss the region’s fast-growing infrastructure and rising influence in investments around the world.
Nearly 16 panel discussions and one-on-one interviews will cover real estate development and investment activity; a close look at the post revolution economies of Libya, Tunisia and Egypt; Saudi’s growing economy; the growing appetite for Islamic Finance in Asia and Middle East; the emergence of women in prominent positions; and the new private wealth client.
More information can be had from http://www.bloomberglink.com/event/doha-2013/
Fitch downgrades DFW Airport
NEW YORK: Fitch Ratings downgraded Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Friday because of new borrowing to finance improvements to terminals.
Fitch lowered $4.7bn in older DFW bonds to “A’’ from “A+” and gave “A’’ ratings to $736 million in new bonds issued by Dallas and Fort Worth on behalf of their airport. Fitch gave the outlook for all the bonds as “stable.”
The Peninsula/AP
