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The new Qatar Financial Market Authority will takeover the running of the Doha Securities Market in April, The Peninsula reported. The QFMA will be the regulatory supervising authority and the listing and licensing authority for domestic capital markets.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Eisa Al Khalifa has said studies are needed to allay concerns about potential deterioration of journalistic standards should the market become flooded with newspaper titles, Gulf News reported. Bahrain has eight daily newspapers, six Arabic and two English. King Hamad reiterated his support for a free press to be allowed to operate in the kingdom.

Virgin Megastore in Dubai says it has no control over the number of tickets it is allocated by promoters of events to sell on to the public, and is not responsible for shortfalls, Gulf News reported. Virgin was responding to apparent confusion over ticket sales for a show by Canadian comic Russel Peters, for which it is a ticketing agent.

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and in conjunction with the Government of Lebanon, announced the start of reconstruction on the Mudeirej Bridge in the Sofar-Mudeirej region of Lebanon.

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The Moopen Group will invest more than $250m in healthcare outlets in the region, Gulf News reported. The Group plans to set up at least 60 outlets, including 10 hospitals, over the next three years, chairman Dr Azad Moopen told the daily. The group already has the largest pharmacy chain in the UAE.

ALDAR Properties PJSC announced the completion of the show homes for its first freehold, residential development in Abu Dhabi for UAE nationals; Al Raha Gardens.

Batelco held Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings 28th February at the Regency Intercontinental Bahrain, with shareholders, company directors, senior management, employees and members of the press in attendance.

UTI Securities, India's largest brokerage, is starting an online trading desk in Bahrain, Gulf Daily News reported. The portal at usectrade.com is mainly aimed at non-resident Indians wanting to trade in Indian rupee shares, according to head of equities Milind Pradhan. UTI has a 35% stake in local operator Indo Gulf Financial Services and is a member of the Bahrain Stock Exchange.

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The initial public offering of insurance firm MedGulf in Saudi Arabia has closed four times oversubscribed, Arab News reported. Around 1.5m Saudis applied for shares worth $53.3m in the float of 20% of the company's capital. Five more insurance firms are due to float shares starting 17 March.

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Andy Stevens, Group CEO at Qatar Commercial Bank, looks at the banking sector in Qatar, and how the country plans to compete with Bahrain and Dubai to become a regional financial hub.