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Oil price slump not to hit private sector budgets 11 Jan 2016 - 03:07 am

QBA Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani inaugurating QBX Expo 2016 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre yesterday. Pic: Salim M/The...

QDB and QIB sign new Al Dhameen deal 11 Jan 2016 - 03:01 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) announced yesterday that Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO of QDB, and Bassel Gamal, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)...

Doha Bank launches new payment solution: Mobile Point-Of-Sale 10 Jan 2016 - 11:26 am

Doha: Doha Bank has introduced a new mobile Point-Of-Sale (mPOS) solution that enables merchants across Qatar to accept credit and debit card payments...

GCC equity market shed $200bn in 2015 market cap 10 Jan 2016 - 12:57 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: GCC equities underperformed most international peers with the MSCI GCC total return index retreating 15 percent during the year,...

QNB and Bedaya to support career plans 10 Jan 2016 - 12:55 am

Nada Al Ansari, Executive Manager – Centres of Excellence, and Reem Al Suwaidi, General Manager – Bedaya Centre, at the signing ceremony. Doha:...

Oil prices likely to average $44 in 2016: QNB 10 Jan 2016 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Oil prices are expected to average $44 per barrel in 2016. A more bearish scenario, in which demand growth is more subdued...

Malabar Gold opens 144th outlet 10 Jan 2016 - 12:54 am

Lulu Group Chairman Yusuff Ali MA along with Malabar Group officials and other well-wishers at the inauguration of the showroom at Al Wahda...

QNB expects oil prices in 2016 at $44 09 Jan 2016 - 03:42 pm

Doha: Qatar National Bank's (QNB) weekly report forecast that the average price of oil for 2016 will be $44. The conclusion, the bank...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco weighs share offer 09 Jan 2016 - 01:07 am

A file picture shows a flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installion known as “Pump 3” in the desert near the oil-rich area...

Huawei opens road to ‘cloud’ at IT show 08 Jan 2016 - 01:55 am

A senior official of Huawei Qatar giving a demonstration to Qatari officials about the company’s latest innovations in data centre solutions, virtual servers...

QU college launches PhD programme 07 Jan 2016 - 02:14 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s College of Business and Economics (QU-CBE) has launched a doctoral degree programme in business administration in English. The four-year programme...

Qatar Airways Cargo expands fleet of aircraft 07 Jan 2016 - 02:12 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo (QAC) has welcomed the seventh Airbus A330F and first Boeing 747F nose loader aircraft to its fleet at its...

Oil prices to hit GCC sukuk market 07 Jan 2016 - 02:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The global market for sukuk will remain at below-peak levels in 2016, Standard & Poor’s said yesterday. The ratings...

Qatargas wins GCC Environment Award 07 Jan 2016 - 01:59 am

HE Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi, Minister of Environment, presents the award to Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani as Dr Abdul...

beIN and Turner sign exclusive partnership for Mena region 07 Jan 2016 - 01:58 am

Nasser Al Khelaifi, Chairman and CEO of beINMedia Group, with Giorgio Stock, President of Turner EMEA, at the partnership signing ceremony. Doha: To...

QNB’s Finansbank deal has not affected ratings and outlook: S&P 07 Jan 2016 - 01:57 am

DOHA: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said yesterday that its ratings and outlook on Qatar National Bank (QNB; A+/Stable/A-1) are not affected by...

QBX-Expo 2016 to kick off from January 10 07 Jan 2016 - 01:56 am

Ahmed Al Nuaimi, General Manager of Sedeer Media, and Wael Moini, Executive Manager of Sedeer, during the press conference yesterday in Doha. Pic:...

Lulu moves ahead with Bahrain expansion plans 07 Jan 2016 - 01:54 am

Shaikh Khaled bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain inaugurating the 120th branch of Lulu hypermarket at Juffair Mall in Bahrain...