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Qatar Airways makes it big at Farnborough Airshow 18 Jul 2016 - 12:38 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA:The Farnborough International Airshow, which concluded yesterday, was marked by high-profile announcements by Qatar Airways. The national carrier’s mega deal...

Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon GDP share hits 63.8% 17 Jul 2016 - 01:35 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The non-hydrocarbon sector in Qatar pushed its share of GDP to a sizeable 63.8 percent in 2015, up from...

Qatar on buying spree with highest M&A purchases 17 Jul 2016 - 01:34 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar continued on the buying spree with the region’s highest M&A purchases abroad in 2015. The country topped the...

Qatar issues $9bn sovereign bonds in May: S&P 16 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, which affirmed Qatar’s sovereign ratings at ‘AA/stable/A-1+’ in March, said on Thursday...

‘Hospitality Qatar 2016’ to begin on October 18 14 Jul 2016 - 03:33 pm

DOHA: Experts and stakeholders from Hospitality and Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes (HORECA) sectors are set to attend ‘Hospitality Qatar 2016’ exhibition which will...

Nakilat posts QR501m net profit for first half 14 Jul 2016 - 01:04 am

Nakilat Managing Director Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti DOHA: Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, recorded a net profit...

Mideast’s record output consolidates Opec share 14 Jul 2016 - 12:56 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Oil output from the Middle East rose to a record high in June, with production rising above 31 million...

Machinery & Equipment Price Index declines by 0.78% 14 Jul 2016 - 12:50 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The Machinery & Equipment Price Index (MEPI) for the first six months of 2016 (first half), which reached 101.4...

QNB net profit surges 12% to QR6.2bn 13 Jul 2016 - 01:00 am

The QNB headquarters in Doha. By Satish Kanady DOHA: QNB Group, the region’s largest lender, reported a 12 percent year-on-year increase in its...

INSHA wins Barwa’s QR99.85m Madinat Al Mawater Phase I works 13 Jul 2016 - 12:57 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: Barwa Real Estate yesterday announced that the QR99.85m construction contracts for Phase I of Madinat Al Mawater project had...

Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM Airlines 13 Jul 2016 - 12:51 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Qatar Airways and Latin America’s leading airline group, LATAM Airlines Group S.A., have entered into a subscription agreement providing...

Qatar Airways to acquire 10 percent stake in LATAM Airlines 12 Jul 2016 - 03:27 pm

Doha: Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's leading airline group, on Tuesday announced they have entered into a subscription agreement providing...

Qatar Airways looks at up to 30 Boeing 737s in place of A320neos 12 Jul 2016 - 11:17 am

Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker speaks at a press conference on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, south...

Gulf Craft delivers 6th Majesty 135 12 Jul 2016 - 01:08 am

DOHA: Gulf Craft, one of the world’s leading innovative builders of luxury yachts and leisure boats, has delivered another one of the shipyard’s...

Networking key to success for Middle East professionals 12 Jul 2016 - 01:06 am

DOHA: Some 95 percent of the professionals surveyed in the Middle East North Africa (Mena) region, including Qatar, think that networking and maintaining...

QE stocks gain as trading resumes 12 Jul 2016 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks gained yesterday as trading resumed after the Eid al Fitr holidays. The benchmark index surged 141.26 points, or 1.42 percent,...

Qatar Airways operating profit jumps to QR3bn 12 Jul 2016 - 12:59 am

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker (second right) and Gulfstream Aerospace President Mark Burns (second left) at a press conference on...