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In today's mid-market, collateral is a dynamic, actively managed asset that can generate liquidity, reduce funding costs, unlock liability management options, and — in the wrong hands — erode a creditor's recovery without a single covenant being breached. Collateral enhancement has become a strategic imperative for borrowers, lenders, and specialty finance providers alike. It has also become a restructuring tool of the first order — one that skilled debt advisers and lawyers are increasingly deploying to shape outcomes that would previously have required formal insolvency proceedings. 

The Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”) has established itself as a premier jurisdiction for the creation and management of trusts, offering a sophisticated legal framework that meets international standards. This article explores the key aspects and advantages of trusts within the QFC, providing insights into their structure, operational benefits and diverse applications for local and international stakeholders.

It seems impossible not to hear about blockchain these days. Best known for its role as the technology behind cryptocurrencies, blockchain has many other potential uses, and its development is driving frenzied business activity worldwide. In fact, its explosive growth is expected to maintain its hockey-stick trajectory well into the future. Market research firm International Data Corp. expects global spending on blockchain to have reached $2.7 billion in 2019, an 80 percent leap from $1.5 billion in 2018. By 2023, spending should rocket to $15.9 billion, nearly a 1,000 percent gain from 2018, equating to a sizzling 60.2 percent five-year annualized growth rate.