* Q2 like-for-like sales, ex fuel, fall 2.8 pct * Cuts full-year sales forecast * Says dividend payout part of wide-ranging strategic review * Says "100 pct" confident in accounts * Shares fall up to 6.6 pct, down 35 pct so far this year (Adds share context, shareholder
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Qatar Investment Fund PLC Thursday said its net asset value per share rose 15.1% in the first quarter, outperforming the Qatar Exchange Index which rose 12.1%. At the end of March, QIF had 27 holdings: 18 in Qatar, two in UAE, five in Oman and two in Kuwait. H
Read more(Corrects penultimate paragraph to say first fund officially launched in 2013, not 2012) * Credit Suisse has close ties to Qatar sovereign fund * Sees it diversifying investments beyond U.S., Europe * May put more focus on real estate, infrastructure, commodities * Attract
Read moreShares in British retailer Marks & Spencer rise 8 percent in early trading after a report in The Sunday Times said the Qatar Investment Authority , the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, wants to assemble a consortium to mount an 8 billion pounds ($12.1 billion) takeover. The newspaper cit
Read moreBy James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer was at the centre of fresh bid speculation on Sunday, with takeover talk resurfacing after a year of weak trading and a flat share price. According to The Sunday Times, the Qatar Investment Au
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