12/24/2018

Clifford Chance in key Bahrain utility project refinancing role

The new 10-year $1.31 billion refinancing contains all existing commercial lenders active in the Middle Eastern project finance market, and was required due to the original financing taking place in mid-2009, during the global financial crisis.

12/20/2018

Qatar will not introduce VAT in 2019

Qatar will not introduce VAT in 2019, the Qatar Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced. However, it has established a tax authority which will be in charge of the implementation of all tax laws, not just VAT.