Business / Qatar Business

Aamal expands maritime transportation fleet 14 Mar 2016 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Aamal for Maritime Transportation Services (AMTS), a subsidiary of Aamal Company, yesterday announced the acquisition of a new vessel (pictured). The new...

Gulf Air recognises procurement staff 14 Mar 2016 - 12:39 am

Mahmood Ahmadi, Director, Procurement & Logistics, Gulf Air, with employees of Procurement & Logistics Department, who successfully completed the requirements of three different...

Regional boom in startups if oil prices remain low 14 Mar 2016 - 12:18 am

DOHA: BECO Capital, a regional Venture Capital firm that invests in technology startups, expects entrepreneurship and VC activity in the Arab region to...

Qatar’s investment in infrastructure to reach $150bn 14 Mar 2016 - 12:12 am

A view of Doha skyline. DOHA: Qatar’s investment in infrastructure is anticipated to reach about $150bn (about QR546bn) over the next few years...

Telecom consumer complaints up 13% 13 Mar 2016 - 02:08 am

Amel Salam Al Hanawi, Consumer Affairs Department Manager, CRA, at the consumer awareness booth at City Center mall yesterday. Pic: Abdul B/The Peninsula...

Al Khayarin wins award 13 Mar 2016 - 02:07 am

KG Electrical Trading General Manager Vinay Mishra presenting the Gold Category Certification award to KG Group CEO Mohammed Idrees Anwar. The event was...

QNB takes part in Harvard Business School programme for banks 13 Mar 2016 - 02:06 am

DOHA: QNB has recently participated in the Harvard Business School’s Leadership Development Programme for banks, which was themed “Leading Strategy Implementation in the...

Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery achieves two safety milestones 13 Mar 2016 - 02:06 am

DOHA: Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery (LR) asset has achieved two significant safety milestones by completing two consecutive years of operations without any Total Recordable...

Vodafone unveils Global M2M Platform and IoT solutions 13 Mar 2016 - 01:57 am

Vodafone Qatar CEO Ian Gray (centre) with Vodafone’s IoT Head of Sales for Southern Europe and Middle East Tony Guerion (right) at the...

GCC-listed companies’ profits down 16% in Q4 13 Mar 2016 - 01:56 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Over 51 percent of the GCC’s listed companies’ profits were lower than analysts’ estimates for the final quarter of...

Made in China meet 13 Mar 2016 - 01:55 am

Officials at the Qatar Chamber media briefing on ‘Made in China 2016’ event in Beijing.

Markets set the stage for Fed rate hikes: QNB 13 Mar 2016 - 01:54 am

DOHA: After a tough start to the year, global financial markets have recovered strongly in recent weeks. Early in the year, a number...

QIC Group partner sponsor of MultaQa Qatar 13 Mar 2016 - 01:54 am

DOHA: Qatar Insurance Group said yesterday it is delighted to be a partner sponsor of this year’s MultaQa Qatar 2016. Over the past...

MultaQa Qatar opens tomorrow & celebrates its 10th anniversary 13 Mar 2016 - 01:53 am

DOHA: MultaQa Qatar will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Over the years the conference has firmly established itself as the flagship platform of the...

Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery accomplishes two significant safety milestones 12 Mar 2016 - 02:21 pm

Laffan Refinery (photo: Qatargas) Doha: Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery (LR) asset has achieved two significant safety milestones by completing two consecutive years of operations...

Global leather makers eye Gulf region’s $6bn industry 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The 2nd edition of Leatherworld Middle East will take place from 26-28 April 2016 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre,...