The new offering and listing rules in Qatar will come into force on 1 April. They introduce various controls for listing financial securities in public offerings. Under the rules, the issuing authorities, be they Qatari or foreign ones, as well as enterprises in the Qatari Financial Centre or Free Zones can list financial securities in public offerings provided they meet a number of conditions including submitting a request to get the approval of the Authority, prepare an announcement on the listing which includes full and sufficient details which matter to investors using the designated template and pay the relevant fees.