Business / Qatar Business

Brazil’s exports to Qatar touch QR447.14m in H1 22 Jul 2016 - 07:02 am

Dr. Michel Alaby, Secretary General and CEO, Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The value of Brazil’s exports to Qatar for...

Real estate market witnesses triple-digit growth despite holidays 21 Jul 2016 - 01:55 am

By Mohammad Shoeb and Mohammed Osman DOHA: Despite Eid Al-Fitr and summer vacations, Qatar’s real estate market witnessed a remarkable triple-digit growth in...

Doha Bank achieves strong performance ratios 21 Jul 2016 - 01:50 am

FROM LEFT: Doha Bank Chairman Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani, Managing Director Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al...

GE appoints Anis as President & CEO for Power Services in MEA 21 Jul 2016 - 01:47 am

Joseph J Anis DOHA: GE has appointed Joseph J Anis as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Power Services business for the...

Alfardan Automobiles unveils BMW M4 GTS and M2 models in Qatar 21 Jul 2016 - 01:46 am

The BMW M4 GTS and BMW M2 Coupé on display in Doha. Doha: Alfardan Automobiles welcomed the eagerly anticipated BMW M4 GTS and...

Electronics shops await post-summer boom 21 Jul 2016 - 01:45 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: Traders of electronics goods and appliances in Qatar are pinning their hopes on an improvement in sales by September,...

UDC’s foreign ownership limit goes up to 49% 21 Jul 2016 - 01:42 am

DOHA: The foreign ownership limit of United Development Company (UDC) has gone up. Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD) has increased the foreigners’ ownership...

SME industry key to Mena’s economic growth 21 Jul 2016 - 01:41 am

DOHA: The Mena region is currently witnessing a grassroots revolution in building a strong Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) structure. Developing the region’s...

Qatar Airways cargo begins new routes to New York and Halifax 20 Jul 2016 - 01:45 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s third largest international cargo carrier, has launched new freighter services to New York (JFK)...

Commercial Bank’s H1 profit touches QR482m 20 Jul 2016 - 01:44 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The Commercial Bank and its subsidiaries and associates reported a net profit of QR482m for the first six months...

Low-energy architecture to get a major fillip in region 20 Jul 2016 - 01:42 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: There will be an increasing pressure on Qatar and other GCC countries, to focus on new low-energy architecture over...

QIIB’s total assets grow by 9.8% to QR42.3bn 20 Jul 2016 - 01:34 am

QIIB Chairman and Managing Director Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani By Satish Kanady DOHA: QIIB, one of the leading...

Rolls-Royce Wraith ‘inspired by music’ arrives in Qatar 19 Jul 2016 - 12:54 am

Musicians play instruments as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha launches Wraith in Doha. DOHA: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the sole authorised dealer of Rolls-Royce...

Apicorp, Bahri launch $1.5bn shipping fund 19 Jul 2016 - 12:52 am

Officials at the fund launch event in Riyadh. By Satish Kanady DOHA: The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) and The National Shipping Company...

Qatar’s banking system is stable despite funding pressures: Moody’s 19 Jul 2016 - 12:47 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Despite the economic slowdown, driven by low oil prices, Qatar’s banking system is stable, unchanged since 2010. This resilience...

UDC posts QR353m H1 net profit 19 Jul 2016 - 12:42 am

UDC Chairman Turki Al Khater, (left) and President & Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Al Othman. By Satish Kanady DOHA: United Development Company (UDC),...

Masraf Al Rayan Q2 net profit up 5.3% 19 Jul 2016 - 12:42 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan has recorded a net profit of QR1.05bn for the first half of 2016, up 5.3 percent from a year...

Industries Qatar lifts Qatari stocks 19 Jul 2016 - 12:40 am

DOHA: Qatar’s stock market surged 1.6 percent to 10,585 points with all sectors ending in green, yesterday. Industrial and insurance stocks were the...