In Qatar, CFOs Talk Regional Risks and Opportunities
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Executives focus on rising costs, consumer spending and the dollar. Plus, Qatar Airways' Duncan Naysmith talks about the airline's latest plane purchases and the benefits of lower oil prices.
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Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter devoted to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, I report from Qatar, where I spoke to finance chiefs about the risks they're seeing in the region. I also connected with the CFO of Qatar Airways.
But first, here are some other stories that caught my eye:
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