Business / Qatar Business

Qatari-Saudi Business Council to enhance cooperation 03 Apr 2016 - 01:24 am

Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia, honouring Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari...

QPMC concludes strategic site visits to UAE quarries 03 Apr 2016 - 12:09 am

Officials signing an agreement. DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) concluded its strategic site visits to quarries and crushers owned or operated by...

BETON Ready-mix renews partnership with Renault trucks with new delivery 03 Apr 2016 - 12:07 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Al Attiya Motors and Trading Company (AMTC), the exclusive agent for Renault Trucks in Qatar, delivered...

GCC currencies’ ERER depreciation expected to reverse soon: IFF 02 Apr 2016 - 01:48 am

DOHA: GCC currencies are now clearly misaligned with their fundamentals. The equilibrium real effective exchange rates (ERER) of the currencies have depreciated significantly...

Qatar banks’ private sector credit facilities at QR412.6bn 02 Apr 2016 - 01:44 am

DOHA: Qatar-based banks’ total domestic private sector deposits has dropped about QR21.2bn to QR327bn in February. Total domestic loans and credit facilities provided...

Funding gap drives banks to compete for deposits 31 Mar 2016 - 03:04 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Reduced oil revenues are leading to a more challenging funding environment in the GCC. With the regional banks’ annual...

Ooredoo and Cisco expanding cloud solutions 31 Mar 2016 - 03:02 am

Participants at the business event held recently in Doha. DOHA: Ooredoo and Cisco recently hosted a business event to demonstrate the enhanced range...

Lulu opens sixth hypermarket in Bahrain; plans two more by 2017 31 Mar 2016 - 03:01 am

Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khaled bin Abdulla Al Khalifa inaugurates the 124th Lulu Hypermarket at Galleria Mall in Bahrain, yesterday. Minister...

Qatar keen to build power plants in Pakistan 31 Mar 2016 - 03:00 am

General view with Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. (Reuters) ISLAMABAD: The Qatar government has expressed its interest in building two power plants in Pakistan...

Gulf Air hosts Russian travel agencies 31 Mar 2016 - 02:58 am

Officials from Gulf Air and Russian-based MICE travel agencies in Manama. Manama: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, recently hosted representatives from key Russian-based...

KidzMondo signs deal with Al Qurashi Group 31 Mar 2016 - 02:57 am

Officials from KidzMondo Doha and Abdul Samad Al Qurashi Group, after signing the agreement. DOHA: KidzMondo Doha, a miniature children’s city, has signed...

Lucky winner gets 100 gold coins 31 Mar 2016 - 02:56 am

Kattamouthiu, one of the lucky winners of ‘Malabar Gold & Diamonds - Win Up to QR1.5m worth gold coins campaign’ receiving the prize...

Banking regulators intensify scrutiny: KPMG 31 Mar 2016 - 02:55 am

DOHA: The conduct of financial institutions around the world is drawing more scrutiny from regulators and supervisors. Attention is increasingly focused on misconduct...

QA signs sustainability pledge 31 Mar 2016 - 02:52 am

Qatar Airways and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG) officials during the ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has signed a pledge to support...

QU law students win Best Respondent Memorandum Award 30 Mar 2016 - 02:55 am

Students Sarah Abdollah Ahmadi and Buthaina Saleh Elgihani at the Sixth Annual Vis Commercial Arbitration Competition Middle East Premoot in Bahrain. Doha: Qatar...

GWSC wins award at QF’s Annual Research Conference 30 Mar 2016 - 02:28 am

The winners with their awards during the closing ceremony of Qatar Foundation’s Annual Research Conference (ARC) 2016 at the Qatar National Convention Centre. ...

Philippine Airlines’ direct Doha-Manila services soon 30 Mar 2016 - 02:27 am

FROM LEFT: Ismael Augusto Gozon, SVP-Operations, David A Lim, SVP-Commercial Group, and Ryan Uy, VP- Sales, during a press conference at Sharq Village...

Turkish Airlines to introduce wide body aircraft in Qatar route 30 Mar 2016 - 02:23 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s national carrier, is planning to increase seat capacity by around 20% this year between Turkey and...