Business / Qatar Business

QE’s new REITs to be attractive 29 Mar 2015 - 01:40 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The Qatar Exchange’s (QE) soon-to-be-launched Real Estate Investment Trust, or REITs, can be very attractive investment vehicles for investors...

Indian economy is brightest spot in Asia: QNB 29 Mar 2015 - 01:39 am

Doha: Notwithstanding the weak start for the global economy, Asian economies are expected to continue to grow rapidly in 2015, QNB said in...

Qatari firms, Chinese petrochem giant in deal 29 Mar 2015 - 01:36 am

DOHA: Suhaim Bin Hamad Enterprise Group and Qattra Investment and Development Group (QID) have entered into a partnership in transaction with the Chinese...

Contribution of SMEs to economy touches 16pc 29 Mar 2015 - 01:36 am

DOHA: The government’s decision to merge Enterprise Qatar (EQ) with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to further strengthen the private sector business activities has...

Qatar stock market extends losing streak 27 Mar 2015 - 03:26 am

Oil up after air strikes in Yemen NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied for a second straight day yesterday after Saudi Arabia and its...

Ezdan holds AGM, approves 4pc dividend recommendation 26 Mar 2015 - 05:04 am

Ezdan Holding Group Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (second right) with Groups Deputy Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani...

Oil dynamics to throw big surprises in Q1 26 Mar 2015 - 05:03 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The changing oil market dynamics is expected to throw up ‘surprising’ first quarter results for many Qatari companies. The...

QNB first to deploy NCR’s CxBanking 26 Mar 2015 - 04:27 am

FROM LEFT: Adel Al Malki, Habib Hanna and Hicham Yamout at the function. DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) will be the first bank...

QIB hosts Knight Frank Wealth Report launch 26 Mar 2015 - 04:26 am

DOHA: Qatari Islamic Bank (QIB) hosted its private banking customers on the occasion of Knight Frank’s presentation of its “2015 Wealth Report”, yesterday....

Annual Brookings Doha Energy Forum opens 26 Mar 2015 - 04:24 am

DOHA: The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) and Brookings Energy Security Initiative (ESI) launched the two-day “Brookings Doha Energy Forum 2015” yesterday. This year’s...

Qatar to treat GCC investors as locals 26 Mar 2015 - 04:01 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s stock exchange will treat investors from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as local citizens from today when calculating whether foreign ownership...

Qatari stocks dip on Yemen, Q1 earning worries 26 Mar 2015 - 04:01 am

DOHA: Qatari stocks down yesterday as fund managers predicted declines in first quarter GCC corporate earnings due to oil slump. Qatar Exchange’s (QE)...

‘Qatar-India relations special’ 26 Mar 2015 - 04:00 am

Doha: Doha Bank CEO R Seetharaman participated in the CEO’s meeting with Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in New...

Milaha to support ‘Made in Qatar’ expo as golden sponsor 26 Mar 2015 - 03:59 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has announced to extend its support as a golden sponsor to the upcoming ‘Made in Qatar’ exhibition, which is...

UK energy dynamics to benefit Qatar 25 Mar 2015 - 12:11 am

Stephen Lovegrove BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar is set to benefit from the change in dynamics of energy consumption in the United Kingdom...

QPMC cement silos to be operational by year-end 25 Mar 2015 - 12:10 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The upcoming cement storage and conveying plant (silos) being developed by Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) in Mesaieed will...

Qatar Rail to host international meet on railway inter-operability 25 Mar 2015 - 12:09 am

Doha: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) will be hosting the 1st UIC RAME “International Conference on Railway Inter-operability, Standardisation, Harmonisation for the Middle...

Egis awarded Um Alhoul Economic Zone contract 25 Mar 2015 - 12:01 am

DOHA: Egis, an international group offering engineering, project structuring and operations services, has been awarded design and construction supervision contracts for Um Alhoul...