Business / Qatar Business

Beema unveils new insurance service 03 Jan 2016 - 02:14 am

DOHA: Damaan Islamic Insurance Company (Beema), announces a new service: ‘Peace of Mind’ commenced from January 1 that changes the service landscape of...

Gulf markets expect better 2016 01 Jan 2016 - 02:10 am

Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) yesterday in Kuwait City. DUBAI: Middle Eastern stock markets ended...

Ooredoo to invest in Data Centre Solutions 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Ooredoo will invest in Data Centre Solutions in 2016, said the company yesterday. Ooredoo’s Data Centres have had the most successful year...

Quality Group to invest QR55m in India 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Karnataka Governor Vajubai Vala with Shamsudheen Olakara. DOHA: Quality Group International, one of the leading Qatar-based Indian companies, has announced to invest QR55m...

Fed hike: No immediate impact on GCC economies 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The marginal increase in the Federal Reserve’s interest rates is expected to have minimal impact on Gulf economies in the near term....

Qatar banks record surge in personal loans 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Loan growth has remained strong across the GCC markets as a whole, however, banks in Qatar have witnessed the highest increase of...

Nebras Power buys QEWC shares in Phoenix Power Co 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Fahad bin Hamad Al Mohannadi, Managing Director and General Manager of QEWC, and Khalid M Jolo, CEO of Nebras Power during the signing...

Nebras Power acquires QEWC shares in Phoenix Power Company 30 Dec 2015 - 04:25 pm

Doha: Nebras Power has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) stake in Phoenix...

Assets of banks touch QR1.11 trillion 30 Dec 2015 - 12:07 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar banks’ assets (and liabilities) increased QR27.9bn, or 2.6 percent, to QR1.11 trillion in November, compared with QR1077.9bn recorded...

Knowledge sharing key to success: Total 30 Dec 2015 - 12:06 am

Participants at Total’s technical training session. Doha: Total’s senior international specialists from its Exploration & Production Scientific and Technical Centre in Pau, France...

Ooredoo hosts security services event 30 Dec 2015 - 12:01 am

Offiicials at the event. DOHA: Ooredoo hosted a special event for companies from some of Qatar’s key industries recently, showcasing its growing portfolio...

QNB hosts dinner for customers with Paris Saint-Germain club stars 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

QNB customers with football club stars. DOHA: QNB, the leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, has organised an exclusive...

Fujitsu marks SAP HANA migration at Nakilat 29 Dec 2015 - 02:13 am

Officials of Fujitsu and Nakilat at the event. Doha: Fujitsu has successfully consolidated information technology systems at Nakilat into a single, end-to-end and...

Qatari firms top list of investors in Arab countries 29 Dec 2015 - 02:11 am

DOHA: The combined value of Qatari companies’ outward investments has touched an estimated $47.5bn over the past few years. Qatari companies launched a...

Gulf Air opens new sales office in Hyderabad 29 Dec 2015 - 02:10 am

Officials at the opening of the office in Hyderabad. Doha: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently opened a...

Arab power, water forum in February 29 Dec 2015 - 02:08 am

Officials announcing details about the conference. Baher Amin DOHA: Qatar Society of Engineers (QSE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Industry...

Industrials, telecom lift Qatari stocks 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatari stocks edged higher yesterday driven by industrials and telecom stocks. The benchmark index gained 44.08 points or 0.43 percent to finish...

Forbes Lux in Qatar 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Sanjiv Arora, Ambassador of India to Qatar, along with Sajed Jassim Sulaiman, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Video Home and Electronics; C V Rappai,...