Business / Qatar Business

Qatar main hub of Islamic finance 24 Mar 2015 - 01:56 am

H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank, addressing the conference yesterday. Baher Amin DOHA: H E Sheikh...

QPMC, Rent-A-Port sign MoU to develop quarries in Oman 24 Mar 2015 - 01:54 am

QPMC CEO Eisa Al Hammadi (right) and Marc Stordiau (left), Managing Director of Rent-A-Port with Princess Astrid (third right) and other officials at...

Vodafone Qatar shares soar after becoming Sharia’h compliant 24 Mar 2015 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar’s shares saw a huge jump after the company became fully Sharia’h compliant. The telecom operator’s shares jumped 18.99 percent on...

QIA to join travel retailer Dufry in bid for WDF 24 Mar 2015 - 01:52 am

DOHA/MILAN: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Swiss travel retailer Dufry are teaming up to bid for Italian travel retailer World Duty Free (WDF),...

Belgium honours chairman of Salam International 24 Mar 2015 - 01:51 am

Princess Astrid (second left) and Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa (second right), with other officials at the ceremony yesterday. Kammutty VP DOHA: Issa...

Belgian team signs MoUs with Qafco 24 Mar 2015 - 01:50 am

Qafco CEO Khalifa A Al Sowaidi with the Belgian delegation. DOHA: The visiting high-level Belgian delegation signed various MoUs with Qafco on Sunday....

Lusail City company in QR6.2bn contract deal 24 Mar 2015 - 01:48 am

DOHA: Qatar’s largest Greenfield developer Lusail City Real Estate Development Company (LCRDC) has announced QR6.2bn worth contract works in the LCRDC. The various...

Qatar, Belgium sign slew of pacts 23 Mar 2015 - 02:00 am

Belgium’s Princess Astrid (centre) with Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi (right) and Qatari Businessmen Association Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin...

Qatar among world’s top 20 financial centres 23 Mar 2015 - 01:58 am

DOHA: The latest Global Financial Centres Index, GFCI 17, covering 82 financial centres from around the world, has ranked Qatar in the top...

Milaha unit launches direct container service to India 23 Mar 2015 - 01:58 am

DOHA: Milaha Maritime & Logistics, a subsidiary of the Qatar-based Milaha Group which delivers integrated transport and supply chain solutions in the GCC,...

Qatar bourse index ends slightly lower 23 Mar 2015 - 01:55 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index dropped slightly by 6.29 points or 0.05 percent when the bourse closed at 11,517.48 points here yesterday. The market...

QE upgrade boosts Mannai’s share trading 23 Mar 2015 - 12:13 am

Sheikh Suhaim bin Abdulla Al Thani, Vice-Chairman (centre) with other board members during the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly meeting at InterContinental Hotel...

IT majors to attend ATF 23 Mar 2015 - 12:11 am

Doha: Avaya Technology Forum (ATF) 2015, the first of its kind to be held in the Middle East, is being supported by several...

Export diversification must for GCC: IMF 22 Mar 2015 - 01:27 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: While the share of non-hydrocarbon output in GDP has increased steadily in many GCC countries, the export diversification of...

GCC banks face sector concentration risks 22 Mar 2015 - 01:09 am

Doha: In a separate research note on “Assessing concentration risks in GCC banks” the IMF noted that Banks in the GCC face concentration...

Oil dip not to affect Qatar M&As 22 Mar 2015 - 01:07 am

Partners and directors from Deal Advisory teams across the MESA attending the one-day conference in Doha. DOHA: The year 2014 saw an increase...

Fitch upgrades Doha Bank’s rating 22 Mar 2015 - 01:06 am

Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Doha Bank DOHA: Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-term Issuer...

Fed move bad omen for US and world economy: QNB 22 Mar 2015 - 01:04 am

Janet Yellen, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at a press conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. Doha:...