Business / Qatar Business

Al Attiyah to launch ME’s first energy think-tank 05 Oct 2015 - 12:21 am

DOHA: Qatar’s former Minister of Energy and Deputy Prime Minister H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (pictured) will launch the Middle East’s...

Money rates ease after QCB reassures on policy 05 Oct 2015 - 12:18 am

DUBAI: Short-term Qatari money rates fell back yesterday after the central bank governor signalled monetary conditions would not tighten and said Qatar would...

NY office of QIA to boost Qatari investments 04 Oct 2015 - 09:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) decision to open an office in New York City and its commitment to invest $35bn in the US...

Mall of Qatar signs mega deal with Alshaya to open 30 stores 04 Oct 2015 - 09:00 am

DOHA: Qatar’s largest leisure, entertainment and shopping complex, Mall of Qatar has signed a leasing agreement with M.H. Alshaya Co., one of the...

Qatar to improve rank in Competitiveness Index-QBA 04 Oct 2015 - 08:58 am

DOHA: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, the Chairman of the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) in press conference said that Qatar’s economy is...

Doha to host WEDF on October 20 04 Oct 2015 - 08:53 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Opening up new trade and investment opportunities to encourage sustainable growth will be at the heart of this year’s...

Qatar’s car market 'grew 8pc' in 2014; SUVs on top gear 04 Oct 2015 - 08:49 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s passenger car market has clocked 8 percent growth last year. According to industry sources, the passenger car market...

Alshaya to bring over 30 global brands to Mall of Qatar 03 Oct 2015 - 05:58 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s largest leisure, entertainment and shopping complex, Mall of Qatar has signed a leasing agreement with M H Alshaya Co, one of...

QIIB Gets STP Awards 2014 for Cash Management and Trade 03 Oct 2015 - 02:01 pm

Doha: Qatar International Islamic bank QIIB has won the prestigious STP Awards for Cash Management and Trade for 2014 from Commerzbank. At a...

QCB Governor rules out raising interest rate 03 Oct 2015 - 09:33 am

DOHA: The Governor of Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al-Thani ruled out an interest rate hike in the State...

Audi registers impressive growth in Qatar 03 Oct 2015 - 12:26 am

Anthony Kwan, Marketing Manager, Q-Auto. Salim Matramkot BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Q-Auto, the official dealer for Audi in Qatar, has registered impressive growth...

S&P forecasts weak earnings for banks 02 Oct 2015 - 02:30 am

DOHA: The knock-on effects of lower oil prices on the growth and asset quality, could weaken the earnings of GCC banks over the...

Ministry, private sector hail Qatar’s top ranking in WEF index 02 Oct 2015 - 02:28 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman, QBA, (third right) with other QBA members and officials after the press meet yesterday. Baher Amin...

GCC’s invested capital jumps to $380bn in five years: GOIC 01 Oct 2015 - 09:28 am

DOHA: The GCC industrial base has witnessed a major expansion over the past five years with the total number of its manufacturing factories...

QNBFS corners maximum value in brokerages 01 Oct 2015 - 09:27 am

DOHA: The QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) emerged as the topper in Qatar’s brokerage business in September 2015, by grabbing 25.66 percent of the...

Sage ME makes its mark in Qatar IT Software market 01 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

DOHA: Sage Middle East (Sage ME), a business management software provider, has seen huge success in the Qatari market throughout the 2015 fiscal...

Qatar economy posts 4.8pc growth in Q2 01 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices rose 4.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015, helped...

New Nissan Maxima ‘to reinvent sedan segment’ 01 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

Nissan Middle East Managing Director Samir Cherfan with the all-new Nissan Maxima 2016. DOHA: Nissan has unveiled the all-new, game-changing Nissan Maxima 2016...