Qatar Freezes Assets of Six Businessmen in Gulf Nation’s Widening Crackdown

  • Six named in central bank circular last week, people say
  • Qatari markets were unruffled Monday; QE Index rose 0.6%
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Qatar froze the assets of six local businessmen as part of a crackdown against high-ranking figures that began last week with the publicly announced arrest of the Gulf nation’s finance minister.