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SelectUSA official in Qatar to showcase Washington Investment Summit 08 Dec 2014 - 07:45 am

DOHA: SelectUSA executive director ambassador Vinai Thummalapally visited Qatar and met with business and government leaders to highlight investment opportunities in the United...

QBA hosts visiting Pakistani delegation 08 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (fourth left) and Pakistan’s ambassador to Qatar Shehzad Ahmed (second right) with visiting Pakistan delegation and QBA...

RasGas warehouse sees incident-free seven years 08 Dec 2014 - 07:32 am

Doha: RasGas Company Limited’s (RasGas) warehouse in Ras Laffan recently celebrated the completion of one million manhours without a lost time incident (LTI)...

QDB hosts training for SMEs 08 Dec 2014 - 07:31 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) concluded its second training course for 2014, which comes as part of a series of Qatar-based ‘Comprehensive Industrial...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities take a breather after torrid November 08 Dec 2014 - 07:13 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities have fallen to a five-year low, leaving producers of most raw materials...

Talent gap growing in energy and chemical sectors in Qatar: KPMG 07 Dec 2014 - 01:05 am

Hilda Mulock Houwer (left), Partner at KPMG and Global Head of Advisory, Energy and Natural Resources, with Robert Bolton, KPMG’s Global Head of...

Deflation poses risks to global house prices: QNB 07 Dec 2014 - 01:04 am

Doha: The rising risk of deflation in selected markets poses downside risks to the anaemic recovery in global house prices, QNB said in...

QFB, QU sign MoU under Al Rowad initiative for business learning 07 Dec 2014 - 01:02 am

Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (left) and Qatar First Bank Chairman Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri signing the...

QR80bn project works completed in 2013 07 Dec 2014 - 01:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar, which is projected to spend $182bn over the next five years on infrastructure, has completed a total of...

Imports of construction materials set to double by Q1, 2016 07 Dec 2014 - 12:59 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The import capacity of primary raw materials for the construction sector will more than double to 44 million tonnes...

QNB gets award for best premium banking service 07 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has recently been recognized as the “Best Premium Banking Proposition 2014 in Qatar” for its QNB First premium...

China opens projects to private investors 07 Dec 2014 - 12:43 am

Beijing: The Chinese Ministry of Finance rolled out 30 projects to solicit private capital in the form of a public-private partnership (PPP). These...

Qatar’s higher bid for Canary Wharf rejected 06 Dec 2014 - 01:34 am

LONDON: The owner of London’s Canary Wharf yesterday rejected a raised £2.6bn ($4.1bn) bid for the financial district from Qatar and a North...

Qatar to reduce public borrowings 05 Dec 2014 - 09:48 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Though subtle, Qatar is heading to make an important shift in management of its economy which is likely to...

Qatar bourse gains 1.08pc; but weekly loss stands at 4.37pc 05 Dec 2014 - 09:48 am

DOHA: Qatar bourse gained 1.08 percent yesterday to close the week at 12,748. Industrials and Telecoms sectors were the top gainers. Qatar Exchange...

Qatar fund, Brookfield raise Songbird bid 05 Dec 2014 - 09:47 am

LONDON: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and Brookfield Property Partners upped their bid for Canary Wharf-owner Songbird Estates, just hours before a deadline for...

ARTIC buys The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel 04 Dec 2014 - 08:33 am

Officials at the acquistion ceremony. DOHA: Al Rayyan Tourism and Investment Company (ARTIC), the international hospitality subsidiary of Al Faisal Holding Company, one...

Dahej receives first RasGas cargo vessel 04 Dec 2014 - 08:31 am

Mekaines, the first Q-Max LNG vessel, on its journey to berth at the newly expanded Dahej LNG terminal in India. DOHA: The Q-Max...