Business / Qatar Business

GBM to bring latest technology into Qatar 02 Apr 2015 - 12:56 am

Officials at the function to celebrate GBM’s 25th anniversary. DOHA: Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s leading provider of customised IT solutions, is...

Qatar Shell wins Reyada entrepreneurial support award 02 Apr 2015 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Qatar Shell was recognised at the Reyada Award ceremony for the company’s outstanding support to Qatari entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises...

Qatar Rail Holds Management Summit 01 Apr 2015 - 06:37 pm

DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) held a management summit for its senior leadership team, where the company reviewed progress reports and performance's...

Qatar First Bank interested in Indian healthcare sector investment 01 Apr 2015 - 02:04 am

Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri, Chairman of Qatar First Bank (centre), during the annual general meeting with other board members in...

Oil slide, weak earnings push QE down in Q1 01 Apr 2015 - 02:02 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: A combination of oil price slides, projected weak quarterly earnings and geopolitical tensions pushed Qatari stocks down 4.78 percent...

Qatari firms, Shandong in $5bn deal 31 Mar 2015 - 04:42 am

Li Xiangping, Chairman, Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group (second left) with Liu Cheng Zhang (left), vice chairman, Shandong Dongming Petrochemical; Sheikh Nasser bin Khalid...

Sheikh Faisal firm signs JV with Aiana 31 Mar 2015 - 04:32 am

Dignitaries at the signing ceremony. DOHA: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Al Sawari Holding and Qatari Business Association, and Amruda...

With blog, Bernanke has new platform to make old argument 31 Mar 2015 - 04:31 am

New York: Ben Bernanke (pictured) launched a blog yesterday, giving the former Federal Reserve chairman a new pulpit from which to make an...

Qatar lifts GCC banks’ retail revenue in 2014 31 Mar 2015 - 04:29 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The retail banking revenues in the GCC witnessed an uptick of 7.9 percent in 2014, largely due to a...

MO-RTC hosts first SPE meet 31 Mar 2015 - 04:24 am

Participants at the Maersk Oil Research and Technology Centre. DOHA: The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Qatar Section, chaired by Sheikh Faisal Bin...

Al Emadi Enterprises signs MoU with Belgian brand American Outfitters 31 Mar 2015 - 04:24 am

Caption DOHA: Al Emadi Enterprises, the developer of the new Alhazm project, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Belgian...

Optimise cross-border network: Qatar Rail 31 Mar 2015 - 04:05 am

Qatar Rail Managing Director Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie at the meet. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) kicked off yesterday the first International...

QDB launches ‘Isteshara’ for SMEs 30 Mar 2015 - 05:19 am

Qatar Development Bank Chief Executive Officer Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (centre), Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development Hamad Al Kubaisi (right)...

Ooredoo AGM okays 40pc cash dividend 30 Mar 2015 - 05:18 am

Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi (right), Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani (centre), Ooredoo Chairman, and Dr...

Milaha celebrates arrival of first Qatar-India container vessel 30 Mar 2015 - 05:17 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Milaha celebrated the arrival of MS Convent, the first direct container vessel that completed its maiden...

Qatar bourse plans rights issue trading 30 Mar 2015 - 05:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) has announced its plans to allow investors to trade rights to share issues, which would let them profit from...

Qatar bourse index gains 77.65 points 30 Mar 2015 - 05:15 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) index gained 77.65 points or 0.68 percent when the bourse closed trading at 11,488.41 points yesterday. The market capitalisation...

QIIC targets 10-15pc premium growth 29 Mar 2015 - 01:42 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC) is aiming to achieve 10-15 percent growth in insurance premium in the current year...