Business / Qatar Business

Ezdan Holding Q1 net profit grows 12% to QR586m 01 May 2016 - 03:47 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani DOHA: Real estate major Ezdan Holding Group reported a net profit of QR586m for...

Combined assets of Qatar banks rise by QR26bn to QR1.14trn 30 Apr 2016 - 02:17 am

DOHA: Government and public sector deposits in Qatar banks increased by QR5.4bn in March on month-on-month to reach QR209.4bn. The sector’s total loans...

Nakilat holds Qatar Project Shipping Forum 29 Apr 2016 - 01:58 am

Participants at Qatar Project Shipping Forum in London. DOHA: Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, held Qatar Project...

QNB hosts Qatar University students at SME Centre 29 Apr 2016 - 01:53 am

A QNB official briefing Qatar University students on the latest initiatives of the bank. DOHA: QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle...

Siemens signs long-term service deal for Umm Al Houl power plant 29 Apr 2016 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Siemens has been awarded a 25-year long-term service agreement for the planned Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar. The...

Vodafone bags global business continuity certification 29 Apr 2016 - 01:50 am

The Peninsula The Peninsula British Ambassador to Qatar Ajay Sharma presenting the certificate to Vodafone Qatar CEO Ian Gray. DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday...

Aamal net profit up 33.7% at QR153.7m in Q1 29 Apr 2016 - 01:47 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani DOHA: Aamal Company (Aamal), one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, yesterday announced net profit of...

MPHC net profit up 83% in first quarter 29 Apr 2016 - 01:44 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and one of the region’s premier diversified petrochemical conglomerates with interests in...

KidzMondo Doha signs deal with LBDI Holding 28 Apr 2016 - 03:44 am

DOHA: To make Doha’s indoor theme park a more vibrant and lively place for young visitors, KidzMondo Doha, Qatar’s one-of-a-kind miniature edutainment city,...

UDC signs agreement for sale of residential plot at Viva Bahriya 28 Apr 2016 - 03:41 am

Ibrahim Jassim Al Othman (left), President and CEO, UDC, and Hamad Saleh Al Qamra, Chairman of Al Qamra Holding, signing the agreement. DOHA:...

Al Meera records QR49.4m net profit in Q1 28 Apr 2016 - 03:35 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Al Meera) has reported a net profit of QR49.4m for the first quarter (Q1) of the current...

Qatar’s foreign trade surplus at QR6.3bn in March this year 28 Apr 2016 - 03:32 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade surplus (the difference between total exports and imports) stood at QR6.3bn in March 2016, showing...

UDC unveils iconic Al Mutahidah Towers project 28 Apr 2016 - 03:28 am

A scale mode of Al Mutahidah Towers. By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pear Qatar (TPQ),...

QFB shares active on first trading day; QE index slips 28 Apr 2016 - 03:26 am

DOHA: The Qatar First Bank (QFB) which debuted its shares on Qatari bourse was the most heavily traded stock yesterday. “Much trading interest...

Alternatifbank issues Eurobonds 28 Apr 2016 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Alternatifbank, the Commercial Bank’s subsidiary in Turkey, has successfully completed its first Basel III compliant Tier 2 Eurobond issuance amounting to $300m...

Siemens’ 1,000th gas turbine heading to Qatar 28 Apr 2016 - 03:22 am

The Siemens gas turbine factory in Berlin. DOHA: The Siemens gas turbine factory in Berlin is shipping its 1,000th gas turbine manufactured at...

Qatar Petroleum launches high performance board programme 28 Apr 2016 - 03:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has launched the ‘Qatar Petroleum High Performance Boards Programme’ in association with the internationally renowned Global Board Center of...

Fitch affirms ibq’s A+ rating 28 Apr 2016 - 03:19 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed International Bank of Qatar’s (ibq) Long-term issuer default ratings at ‘A+’ with a stable outlook. The agency also...