Business / Qatar Business

QE trading value soars to QR1.11bn 18 Nov 2014 - 12:34 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index ended higher yesterday, up 17.96 points or 0.13 percent to close at 13,762.76 points. Trading value jumped substantially to...

Qatar Airways in financing deal 18 Nov 2014 - 12:33 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways, Qatar Aviation Lease Company and Standard Chartered, through its Aviation Finance team, Pembroke, have closed a sale and operating leaseback...

Gulftainer wins RoSPA Award 2014 17 Nov 2014 - 08:43 am

Gulftainer, the privately-owned terminal operating and logistics company, has been awarded the RoSPA Award 2014 for its commitment to occupational health and safety...

Key Business Solutions Qatar begins operations 17 Nov 2014 - 07:32 am

DOHA: Key Business Solutions Qatar, a technology solutions provider, has launched its operations in Doha and introduced the KeyKiosk concept, a customised solution...

N-KOM wins Safety & Security Award 17 Nov 2014 - 07:31 am

Officials with the award. DOHA: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) company recently received the Safety and Security Award at the inaugural edition of...

Menacom chairman receives top honour 17 Nov 2014 - 07:29 am

Doha: Joseph Ghossoub, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MENA Communications Group (Menacom), has been honoured with the 2014 Outstanding Contribution Award at...

Infrastructure spending continues to grow 17 Nov 2014 - 07:27 am

DOHA: Qatar’s infrastructure spending will continue to grow double digit in 2015/16. With an allocation of $24bn to key projects, the country’s infrastructure...

20 winners in QIB-MasterCard exclusive summer offer 17 Nov 2014 - 07:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) together with MasterCard have announced that 20 of their joint customers have won back the value of their...

GCC chemicals exports to China on rise 17 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

DOHA: The GCC countries exported 39.5 million tonnes of chemicals to Asia last year, with China accounting for the largest share, according to...

QTA plans slew of exhibits at EIBTM 17 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

DOHA: Qatar is set to boost its status as a major player in the international MICE industry by attending the EIBTM - the...

Qatar Airways Cargo wins top award 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo has won the ‘Rising Star Carrier of the Year’ award at the 2014 Payload Asia awards in the Industry...

Doha to host Middle East Methanol Forum 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

DOHA: The rapidly growing importance of methanol for the production of thousands of goods that people use on a daily basis will be...

Qatar bourse index edges up, market cap rises 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index closed higher yesterday, up 15.02 points or 0.11 percent to 13,744.80 points. The trading value dropped QR627.94m from QR666.4m...

QNB offers zero-fee money transfer through Western Union 17 Nov 2014 - 07:21 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) in cooperation with Western Union have launched a rewarding campaign for its customers that allows them to send...

Weekly Commodity Update: Energy sector suffers another horrendous week 17 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The energy sector remains under siege from sellers and over this past week...

Qatari Diar opens $1.5bn City Center DC project 16 Nov 2014 - 12:53 am

The Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi and other officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Qatari Diar Real Estate...

Barwa appoints consultant for Motor City project 16 Nov 2014 - 12:51 am

Eng Ahmad Abdulla Al Abdulla and Eng Ibrahim Al Jaidah exchanging documents after signing the agreement. Doha: Barwa Real Estate Group officially appointed...

Searching for diamonds in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 Nov 2014 - 12:49 am

Doha: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) presents a new frontier for the global investor, but political and economic risks abound, says QNB Group. Differentiating between...