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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 State plans two Heir Apparent meets French Defence Minister mega firms for investment IPOs likely to be launched DOHA: With more than $150bn prominent stock and financial expected to be spent on infra- analyst. structure development in the Qatar News Agency (QNA) country over the next 10 years, reported yesterday that the Emir, the government is all set to H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa launch a publicly-traded mega Al Thani, chaired a meeting of the infrastructure investment com- Supreme Council for Economic pany to ensure that Qatari peo- Affairs and Investment where the ple and businesses are directly above decisions were made. involved in the development According to Al Kahloot, process and benefit from it the proposed companies would financially as well. ensure a gush of liquidity Another similar initiative is into the local stock market. being launched whereby citi- “The market is currently hav- zens and private companies will ing liquidity-related woes.” The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The become direct stakeholders in the Presently, it is the Qatari Diar Minister handed to the Heir Apparent a written message for the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani from French President Francois Hollande wealth that gas-rich Qatar regu- which is making investments pertaining to bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern.