Business / Qatar Business

Prime Minister lauds role of private sector 05 Mar 2015 - 12:31 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with industry leaders yesterday. DOHA: Prime Minister and...

Oil gloom won’t hit aluminium industry: Expert 04 Mar 2015 - 12:14 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar’s aluminium industry remained resilient to the global economic downturn and dwindling oil prices. The total annual production of...

Qatar Islamic Bank opens new London headquarters 04 Mar 2015 - 12:12 am

A view of the new headquarters of QIB-UK. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic bank, has announced the opening of its...

Foreign investors bullish on Qatar Exchange listed firms 04 Mar 2015 - 12:10 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Global investors are bullish on most of the Qatar listed companies as they increased their stakes in these companies...

Non-hydrocarbon sector to boost Qatar’s growth 04 Mar 2015 - 12:09 am

DOHA: As the government continues investing heavily in the non-hydrocarbon sector despite lower oil prices, Qatar’s real GDP growth is expected to accelerate...

NSW takes delivery of mooring tugs 04 Mar 2015 - 12:08 am

DOHA: Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has delivered two new Qatari-built mooring tugs to towage operator Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller (NSW). The delivery of the...

GWC wins GIL award for domestic logistics service 04 Mar 2015 - 12:07 am

Sunil Kambrath receiving the award. Doha: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) received the internationally renowned GIL Global Best Practices Award for Leading Domestic Logistics...

Qatar Exchange sheds 158.44 points; Dubai index falls 04 Mar 2015 - 12:06 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index closed 158.44 points, or 1.27 percent, lower when it closed yesterday at 12,291.90 points from Monday’s position of...

Qatar ranked fourth on Islamic markets investment index 03 Mar 2015 - 11:38 pm

DOHA: Qatar was ranked fourth on 2015 Islamic Growth Markets Investments Index, which ranks countries’ investment potential relative to other members within the...

Ooredoo sees growth in B2B customer base 03 Mar 2015 - 11:34 pm

DOHA: Ooredoo sees significant opportunities for growth across its business-to-business (B2B) customer base in the Mena region and Southeast Asia, said the company...

Oil price decline dents Total fourth quarter profits 03 Mar 2015 - 11:34 pm

DOHA: Total’s Board of Directors, under the chairmanship of Thierry Desmarest, reviewed the Group’s fourth quarter accounts. CEO Patrick Pouyanné said: “After a...

Qatar Well-Positioned to Continue Economic Diversification 03 Mar 2015 - 06:51 pm

DOHA: Qatar's real GDP growth is expected to accelerate to 7 percent in 2015, 7.5 percent in 2016 and 7.9 percent in 2017...

Novel lift techniques to cut energy field losses 03 Mar 2015 - 02:37 am

Officials at the meet. DOHA: Premature abandonment of mature energy fields that still contain significant oil and gas reserves can often be avoided...

Industries Qatar grows despite challenges: Al Sada 03 Mar 2015 - 12:39 am

Saad Sherida Al Kaabi Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, said that Qatar Industries...

FDI in Qatar touches QR111.8bn 03 Mar 2015 - 12:35 am

DOHA: The size of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to Qatar has touched QR111.8bn at the end of 2012, a 1.2 percent increase...

Low oil prices to weigh on banking sector 03 Mar 2015 - 12:30 am

DOHA: The significant drop in oil prices could lead to higher credit losses and lower liquidity for banking systems in Qatar. Exposure to...

Qatar stock index edges up 0.04pc 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index closed slightly higher by 5 points, or 0.04 percent, when it closed yesterday at 12,450.34 points from the...

Entrepreneurship key to development 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

DOHA: The Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani said yesterday that entrepreneurship will play an important...