ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER No change Ronaldo leads in oil output Portugal to ceiling big win Business | 17 Sport | 27 Thursday 12 June 2014 • 14 Sha’baan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6094 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 World Cup begins today Graft charges Loan terms for fabricated, says ex-FIFA official DOHA: The former General expats may Secretary of FIFA Michel Zen- Ruffinen has described the corrup- tion allegations related to 2018 and 2022 World Cup as “fabricated” “Today, I am certain that the be tightened information I received from a European source was a fab- rication,” said Zen-Ruffinen Banks wary of sponsorship change in an exclusive interview with INSIDEWorldFootball.com, refer- DOHA: Amid reports of would undertake to repay 50 per- ring to the rumours of vote collu- impending reforms in sponsor- cent of a loan amount in the event sion in the race for the 2018 and ship law, banks here are gearing of default. The guarantor could 2022 World Cup hosting rights. up to tighten lending conditions either be a Qatari or expatriate. The former General Secretary for expatriates. Some banks have already begun of FIFA is critical of English jour- A top banker has revealed that insisting that expatriates applying nalists who misled him. banks have sought the approval for a loan furnish an undertaking of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) to from a Qatari guaranteeing repay- tighten the conditions for dis- ment. Banking sector sources told pensing personal loans to expa- Al Arab that further tightening of Mercury likely to triates in a liberalised sponsorship the lending conditions might lead and exit permit regime. to a serious fall in credit portfolios hit 49 degrees Discussions with the QCB are of the banking industry. progressing, said the banker. However, talking to the daily, DOHA: A heat wave was Banks are urging the regulator Sheikh Fahad bin Fiasal Al Thani, expected to hit the country to make it mandatory for expa- Deputy Governor of the QCB, said since last night that could prob- triate loan-seekers to provide a banks cannot take individual deci- ably take the temperature to one Qatari’s guarantee. Alternatively, sions regarding the lending condi- A general view of the Corinthians Arena in Brazil’s Sao Paulo yesterday. The inaugural World Cup match between of the highest levels recorded in expatriate loan applicants may be tions. THE PENINSULA hosts Brazil and Croatia will be played in this stadium today at 11pm Doha time. June over the past five decades. asked to provide a guarantor who Continued on page 5 Mercury could reach as high as 49 degrees Celsius at noon in the coming days, the Meteorology Department said yesterday, urging Ramadan price caution against direct exposure to the sun. The heat wave is expected curbs for 400 items Outage forces residents to check into hotels to continue over the next four days. Continued on page 5 DOHA: The government has DOHA: A sudden power outage day temperatures peaked at 51 and other diseases were in tre- emergency of utility dis- announced price controls for in Al Mamoura area of Doha degrees Celsius, Al Sharq reported mendous agony. Yesterday, elec- tributor Kahramaa (Qatar TODAY’S EDITION OF nearly 400 food and non-food early yesterday afternoon that yesterday. tricity suddenly went off in the General Electricity and Water THE PENINSULA items ahead of Ramadan and lasted hours, forced some resi- The daily said this was not the area at 2pm and supplies were Corporation), to find out the rea- INCLUDES A SPECIAL said the reduced rates will be dents to check into hotels to flee first time that electricity tripped restored five-and-a-half hours son of disrupted power supplies SUPPLEMENT ON applicable from June 22 and last extreme heat and humidity. in Al Mamoura. The area was later, at around 7.30pm. People and when it would be restored until July-end. The Ministry of The families, especially women, left without power for nearly five were unable to bear the heat and but in vain. “No one was picking Economy and Commerce said children and the elderly, were hours the previous week. humidity as the mercury levels up the phone. We kept calling in the list will be posted on its unable to bear the heat follow- People suffered, especially were showing 51 degrees C, said vain,” a resident was quoted by website (www.mec.gov.qa) soon. ing disruption in electricity women, children and the elderly the daily. the daily as saying. See also page 5 supplies for over five years as and those suffering from asthama Some people called the THE PENINSULA EZDAN MALL THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatari female students ICT market likely to reach outnumber males in private universities QR24.7bn by 2016: Minister DOHA: Qatari female students The female-male ratio of students DOHA: Qatar’s ICT (informa- fourth in the world in govern- capacity and speeds to set Qatar in 2003 agreed to promote the continue to outnumber their male in kindergartens during 2011-2012 tion and communication tech- ment usage of ICT in that same apart in the region and around use of ICT for the achievement of counterparts in universities and was 94 to 100. nology) market is expected to report,” she said. the world,” she said. internationally agreed develop- make up more than 50 percent The number of primary schools grow 10 percent annually and The Minister delivered a policy A high-level meeting opened ment goals and targets. of the students in private uni- was 212, of which 62 were for boys, reach QR24.7bn by 2016, the statement about Qatar’s efforts yesterday to review progress on “Today, almost everyone on versities in the country, Ministry 61 for girls and 89 mixed schools. Minister of Information and towards becoming an informa- outcomes of the previous WSIS earth lives within reach of a of Development Planning and Primary enrolments were larger Communications Technology tion society. “Qatar’s leadership sessions in Geneva in 2003 and mobile cellular network and Statistics data show. than preparatory and secondary H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber focused on the ICT sector as Tunis in 2005. Policymakers, nearly 3bn people are online; we The recently-released Qatar ones. told the World Summit on essential to transforming the including government ministers must now ensure that everyone Social Statistics 2003-2012 also During 2011-2012, there were Information Society (WSIS) in state into an information soci- and leaders from civil society, also has access to broadband indicates that Qatari female stu- 101,000 students in primary schools, Geneva. ety, fuelling social and economic academia, business and interna- connectivity. We are here to dents are more likely to complete accounting for 46 percent of enrol- “Driven by Qatar’s National good. tional organisations, will focus pave the way for the future and education unlike male students who ments in all levels of education. ICT Plan 2015 and Qatar National “We opened up the telecom- on implementation of the out- set the road map for sustainable often enter the job market after There were 10 students per teacher, Vision 2030, today Qatar ranks munications market and made comes of the summit for next development in the post-2015 high school. with an average 23 in each class. 23rd among 148 countries in the the decision to invest heavily in year’s 10-year review during the era,” said Hamadoun I Touré, During 2011-2012 academic year, The female-male ratio of students 2014 World Economic Forum’s building and securing a world- WSIS+10 that began yesterday. ITU Secretary-General. there were 17,000 university stu- was 96 to 100. The net enrolment Networked Readiness Index and class infrastructure with the “World leaders at the summit THE PENINSULA dents, accounting for 7.3 percent of rate in primary education rose to total enrolment on all educational 94 percent for females and 93.6 per- levels. The annual growth rate rose cent for males in 2012. Over the last between 2010 and 2012, reaching 12 four years, there was a significant percent. increase in the number of students In 2011-2012, Qatari female stu- enrolled in preparatory and second- HMC head nurses build on leadership skills dents made up 54.5 percent of total ary schools. The number was 77,000 female enrolments in private uni- during 2011-2012, accounting for 35 DOHA: During the past three versities while Qatari male students percent of enrolments in all levels months nearly 200 head nurses represented 55 percent of total of education. and over 40 directors of nurs- male enrolments. The number of preparatory and ing from Hamad Medical During 2011-2012, female stu- secondary schools totalled 251, Corporation (HMC) attended dents constituted 65 percent of including 73 for boys, 67 for girls a new programme to build on total students enrolled in univer- and 111 mixed schools. Gross enrol- leadership skills while foster- sities. There were 187 female stu- ment rate was 96.8 percent. ing new competencies. dents for every 100 male students The number of students at pri- The programme, which began in colleges. There were 237,000 vate and government training cen- in early February and concluded students during 2011-2012 in all tres rose to 70,000 in 2012. Qatari in mid-May, was mandatory for levels of education (kindergar- males constituted 28 percent of directors of nursing and head tens to universities). Teachers and trainees, while Qatari females rep- nurses.