2015 index provides new boost for publishing firm

London, UK: 24 July 2015

Over half of the companies on the newly-released 2015 Fortune Global 500 Index use the international publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG)as a source of reference for their operations.

Figures show that in total, representatives from 293, or 59% of all Fortune Global 500 companies also feature on OBG’s subscriber database, up from 246, or 49% in 2014. Of these, 141, or 70% of the top 200 firms subscribe to OBG’s reports.

Stephanie Parker, OBG’s Director of Digital, Marketing and PR, said she was delighted that more of the world’s top companies were drawing on data featured in the Group’s investment guides and economic updates.

Nine out of the top 10 companies in the 2015 index hold subscriptions with OBG, including representatives from top five companies Walmart, Sinopec, Royal Dutch Shell, China National Petroleum and Exxon Mobil.

The Fortune Global 500 Index is an annually-produced list of the world’s 500 largest corporations, ranked by revenue for the fiscal year ended on or before March 31^st. Fortune’s latest list was published on July 22^nd this year.

Ms. Parker said that the data reflected OBG’s reputation as a trusted provider of foreign direct investment (FDI) insight on emerging markets around the world, while its ongoing expansion into regions such as Asia-Pacific and East Africa had brought new interest from global businesses.

“Oxford Business Group is currently celebrating its 21^th year of operations and I’m pleased that we can mark this milestone by announcing that 293 of the Fortune Global 500 now use our data,” she said. “The largest corporations in the world are known to contain a significant investor base and it makes sense to track our readership against the Fortune Global 500. I’m sure these companies, and many others, will continue to use our business intelligence on emerging economies, where information can sometimes be lacking, when making investment decisions.”

OBG has been producing reports on emerging economies since 1994. Today, the Group operates in many of the world’s fastest-growing markets, offering key data on regions that are shaping the future balance of economic power.  The firm has a significant presence in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America & the Caribbean, with teams in 32 countries.

OBG’s subscribers and readers include heads of state, CEOs, institutional investors, analysts and academics who are looking for macro information on emerging markets. The firm’s subscriber database consists of individuals and companies who have either purchased a single report, a collection of reports or who have access to the Group’s complete database of reports.

OBG’s reports are a vital guide to the economies of the countries they cover, including macroeconomics, infrastructure, banking and other sectoral developments. The publications are available in print or online.

 About Oxford Business Group

Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global publishing, research and consultancy firm, which publishes economic intelligence on the markets of the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Through its range of print and online products, OBG offers comprehensive and accurate analysis of macroeconomic and sectoral developments, including banking, capital markets, insurance, energy, transport, industry and telecoms.

 The critically acclaimed economic and business reports have become the leading source of business intelligence on developing countries in the regions they cover. OBG’s online economic briefings provide up-to-date in-depth analysis on the issues that matter for tens of thousands of subscribers worldwide. OBG’s consultancy arm offers tailor-made market intelligence and advice to firms currently operating in these markets and those looking to enter them.

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Qatar Airways announces the next phase of its USA route development with the introduction of three new passenger routes to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. With these new destinations, Qatar Airways will offer daily nonstop services to all 10 of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States.

Effective 1st January, 2016, Qatar Airways will commence daily flights to Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States, with the airline’s flagship Boeing 777 aircraft, which features a two-class cabin with 42 Business Class fully lie-flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration.

From 16th March, 2016, the airline will launch daily flights to Boston, the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, and will operate its latest flagship A350 XWB in a two-class configuration with 36 Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, featuring an 80” fully flat bed and 17” HD in-flight entertainment screen.

Atlanta, Georgia, the business centre of the southeast region of the United States, will be Qatar Airways’ third new route to the US and will commence with daily flights starting on 1st July 2016. The route will be operated with the airline’s flagship Boeing 777 aircraft.

Increasing passenger demand to America’s largest city and financial centre, New York, has prompted Qatar Airways to add a second daily service to the city from 1st March 2016. Qatar Airways has served the city daily since the initial route launch in 2007. The second daily service to New York’s JFK will be operated by the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft providing passengers an opportunity to experience both the Boeing B777 and the A350 aircraft types on the route.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “As Qatar Airways continues its global expansion, we are delighted to be offering even more gateways in the United States, connecting passengers from destinations across the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Southeast Asia.

“We look forward to offering a great travel experience to our US passengers on the World’s Best Business Class across our network of more than 140 destinations, with a convenient one-stop transfer at the new state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport in Doha.”

Qatar Airways’ on-board experience and service is renowned and provides an unparalleled commitment to service quality, as exemplified by being ranked twice in a row as the best in Business Class, and also by being named World’s Best Airline in 2011 and 2012 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

The airline has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of operation to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 156 aircraft to 146 key business and leisure destinations. Among the 146 destinations currently served are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Jakarta and the Maldives – all with excellent connections from the US cities.

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