Business / Qatar Business

Commercial Bank joins global banks 17 Oct 2016 - 12:21 am

Doha: Commercial Bank joined global banks at the 2016 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Institute of International Finance...

Nakilat announces QR749m net profit 17 Oct 2016 - 12:20 am

DOHA: Nakilat said yesterday its net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 reached QR749m compared to QR757 in the corresponding quarter...

Qatar’s SME investment at $852.3m 17 Oct 2016 - 12:19 am

DOHA: Total investment in Qatar’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector stood about $852.3m in 2015. The country’s SME sector employs over 35,000...

Doha Bank Assurance gets ISO recertification 17 Oct 2016 - 12:01 am

DOHA: Doha Bank Assurance Company, the Insurance arm of Doha Bank Group, became the first Insurance company in Qatar to get recertified with...

TAG Heuer to focus on ‘affordable luxury’ 16 Oct 2016 - 03:29 pm

DOHA: Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is focusing on ‘affordable luxury’ to reach more customers across the globe. Company’s new showroom was launched...

QPMC signs agreement with British firm TRL 16 Oct 2016 - 02:53 pm

DOHA: Qatari Primary Materials Company (QPMC) signed a contract with Britain’s TRL to recycle construction waste and cooperate in environmental studies. The agreement...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds wins Images RetailME Awards 2016 16 Oct 2016 - 02:41 pm

DOHA: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, a leading jewellery retailer, recently won Images RetailME Awards 2016 for being ‘Most Admired Retailer’ under the Gold...

QIB’s new system to manage complaints 16 Oct 2016 - 11:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched a new automated complaint management system. The new system makes it easy for QIB customers to...

Japan received over 2,500 LNG cargoes from Qatar: Al Kaabi 16 Oct 2016 - 11:38 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) President & CEO and Chairman of Qatargas, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi concluded his two-day official visit to Japan, during...

‘Hard-Brexit’ to hit UK’s economic growth: QNB 16 Oct 2016 - 10:56 am

DOHA: The UK’s likely decision to go for “hard Brexit” could prove detrimental for its economy. By choosing hard Brexit, the UK is...

Qatari food products to reach global stage 13 Oct 2016 - 10:32 pm

DOHA: Qatari food products will soon be displayed at the global level as local companies are set to take part in world’s largest...

Qatar bourse market capitalisation rises 13 Oct 2016 - 10:31 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) index declined 13.08 points or 0.13 percent yesterday to close at 10,389.96 points compared to the previous closing of ...

Opec invites Russia & non-cartel members to Oct meet 12 Oct 2016 - 11:45 pm

DOHA/ISTANBUL: HE Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec),...

Middle East’s oil demand is expected to grow: Opec 12 Oct 2016 - 11:44 pm

DOHA: The Middle East’s oil demand is expected to grow by 63tb/d(thousand barrels per day) for 2016 and projected to increase by 0.18...

Qatar Petroleum CEO heads to Tokyo for talks 12 Oct 2016 - 11:39 pm

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum President and CEO and Chairman of Qatargas, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi (pictured) headed to Tokyo yesterday for a working visit...

Doha Bank becomes first bank to get ISO 9001: 2015 certification 12 Oct 2016 - 11:36 pm

DOHA: Doha Bank has become the first bank in Qatar to achieve accredited certification for ISO 9001:2015, the newly revised international standards for...

Sustainability: Private sector urged to be proactive 12 Oct 2016 - 11:34 pm

DOHA: The GCC region’s private and non-profit sectors remain far from where they need to be in order to be effective partners to...

GPCA’s Evironment Campaign chosen as ‘Best CSR Initiative of the Year’ 12 Oct 2016 - 11:26 pm

DOHA: Waste Free Environment (WFE), a community based environmental awareness and anti-litter campaign organised by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) was...