OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP AND KPMG TEAM UP FOR THE REPORT: QATAR 2010
The highly acclaimed global publishing, research and consultancy company Oxford Business Group (OBG) has forged links with KPMG in Qatar, a leading provider of audit, tax and advisory services and an independent member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative, for the Group’s forthcoming business guide, The Report: Qatar 2010.
The highly acclaimed global publishing, research and consultancy company Oxford Business Group (OBG) has forged links with KPMG in Qatar, a leading provider of audit, tax and advisory services and an independent member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative, for the Group’s forthcoming business guide, The Report: Qatar 2010.
The collaboration, which is a first for the two companies in Qatar, will see KPMG assist the Group’s experienced research team by providing the accountancy analysis for The Report: Qatar 2010.
Rated as the premier source of information for foreign direct investment into the country’s economy, The Report: Qatar 2010 will be produced by a team of OBG analysts based in Qatar who will conduct some 200 interviews with leading political, business and economic figures. It will be a vital guide to the many facets of the country, including its macroeconomics, infrastructure, political landscape, banking and sectoral developments.
Marjan Okhowat, OBG’s Country Director in Qatar, said that she believed bringing KPMG on board for the Group’s forthcoming report would undoubtedly enhance the publication, given the current economic developments taking place in the state. “Qatar’s drive towards developing a more diverse economy is moving ahead at a great pace,” she said. “The government’s successful strategy of encouraging greater private sector involvement is generating huge interest among investors which heightens the need for input from partners with outstanding levels of expertise in their field, such as KPMG.”
Okhowat added that KPMG Qatar’s local knowledge base in the field of accountancy analysis was known to lead the way in the region. “KPMG has a first class understanding of Qatar’s economic and financial landscape and a wealth of highly-regarded business intelligence which it will be contributing to The Report: Qatar 2010,” she said. “I am confident that this fruitful partnership will bring a new dimension to our Business Guide section which will be welcomed by the global business community.”
The collaboration is one that KPMG Qatar is also warmly anticipating, according to Ahmed Hussain, Partner in Charge – KPMG Qatar. “Oxford Business Group is known to be unrivalled in providing business information on emerging markets around the world,” he said. “I am proud that KPMG’s keen understanding of industry-specific business issues and trends locally and globally will enable OBG to produce a report which I am sure will be hugely beneficial to investors as they make their business decisions.”
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. It operates in 144 countries and has 137,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
Available in print form or online, The Report: Qatar 2010 will be part of the range of OBG’s publications which are renowned as leading sources of information on developing and emerging economies around the world.
About Oxford Business Group
Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global publishing, research and consultancy firm, which publishes economic and political intelligence on the markets of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Through its range of print and online products, OBG offers comprehensive and accurate analysis of political, macroeconomic and sectoral developments, including banking, capital markets, insurance, energy, transport, industry and telecoms.
The critically acclaimed economic, political and business reports have become the leading source of business intelligence on developing countries in the regions they cover. OBG's online economic briefings provide up-to-date in-depth analysis on the issues that matter for tens of thousands of subscribers worldwide. OBG's consultancy arm offers tailor-made market intelligence and advice to firms currently operating in these markets and those looking to enter them.
Rated as the premier source of information for foreign direct investment into the country’s economy, The Report: Qatar 2010 will be produced by a team of OBG analysts based in Qatar who will conduct some 200 interviews with leading political, business and economic figures. It will be a vital guide to the many facets of the country, including its macroeconomics, infrastructure, political landscape, banking and sectoral developments.
Marjan Okhowat, OBG’s Country Director in Qatar, said that she believed bringing KPMG on board for the Group’s forthcoming report would undoubtedly enhance the publication, given the current economic developments taking place in the state. “Qatar’s drive towards developing a more diverse economy is moving ahead at a great pace,” she said. “The government’s successful strategy of encouraging greater private sector involvement is generating huge interest among investors which heightens the need for input from partners with outstanding levels of expertise in their field, such as KPMG.”
Okhowat added that KPMG Qatar’s local knowledge base in the field of accountancy analysis was known to lead the way in the region. “KPMG has a first class understanding of Qatar’s economic and financial landscape and a wealth of highly-regarded business intelligence which it will be contributing to The Report: Qatar 2010,” she said. “I am confident that this fruitful partnership will bring a new dimension to our Business Guide section which will be welcomed by the global business community.”
The collaboration is one that KPMG Qatar is also warmly anticipating, according to Ahmed Hussain, Partner in Charge – KPMG Qatar. “Oxford Business Group is known to be unrivalled in providing business information on emerging markets around the world,” he said. “I am proud that KPMG’s keen understanding of industry-specific business issues and trends locally and globally will enable OBG to produce a report which I am sure will be hugely beneficial to investors as they make their business decisions.”
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. It operates in 144 countries and has 137,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
Available in print form or online, The Report: Qatar 2010 will be part of the range of OBG’s publications which are renowned as leading sources of information on developing and emerging economies around the world.
About Oxford Business Group
Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global publishing, research and consultancy firm, which publishes economic and political intelligence on the markets of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Through its range of print and online products, OBG offers comprehensive and accurate analysis of political, macroeconomic and sectoral developments, including banking, capital markets, insurance, energy, transport, industry and telecoms.
The critically acclaimed economic, political and business reports have become the leading source of business intelligence on developing countries in the regions they cover. OBG's online economic briefings provide up-to-date in-depth analysis on the issues that matter for tens of thousands of subscribers worldwide. OBG's consultancy arm offers tailor-made market intelligence and advice to firms currently operating in these markets and those looking to enter them.
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