Business / Qatar Business

Egypt imposes tariffs to protect steel sector 15 Oct 2014 - 06:45 am

CAIRO: Egypt has imposed temporary tariffs to protect domestic steel rebar manufacturers from cheap foreign imports amid a long-running local energy crunch that...

Masraf Al Rayan’s call for shareholders 15 Oct 2014 - 06:45 am

Doha: On its quest to protect the interest of shareholders who have not received their dividend payments, and in compliance with the instructions...

Indonesia GDP to fall to 4.5pc in 2015: QNB 15 Oct 2014 - 06:43 am

Doha: The real GDP growth of Indonesia is to slow further from 5.1 percent in 2014 to 4.5 percent in 2015 as the...

Islamic banks in Qatar continue to grow faster 14 Oct 2014 - 12:23 am

DOHA: The Islamic banks in Qatar will continue to grow faster than their conventional peers in the next couple of years. The credit...

Qatar bourse to review index model 14 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) will review its existing index methodology applied to QE indices. In case the bourse decides to restructure the...

Qatar Rail discusses strategic direction 14 Oct 2014 - 12:19 am

Qatar Rail leadership team at the town hall meeting in Doha. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company’s (Qatar Rail) Leadership team discussed the company’s corporate...

QDB holds workshop on financing SMEs 14 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

Official addressing the workshop. DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) recently hosted its quarterly workshop with partner banks of its Al Dhameen indirect lending...

Total installs advanced LIPS 14 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

Total Research Centre Qatar at the Qatar Science and Technology Park. Doha: Total has installed advanced LIPS (Laser Induced Pyrolysis System) technology at...

QNB Group’s net profit hits QR8bn, up 12.6pc 13 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

DOHA: QNB Group’s net profit for the first nine months of 2014 hit QR8bn, up by 12.6 percent, compared to same period last...

Qatar stock market tanks on global cues, loses 414 points 13 Oct 2014 - 12:08 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: On a day it resumed trading after long holidays, Qatar stock market hit hard as entire stocks got hammered...

Barwa Bank is named ‘Best Islamic Financial Institution’ 12 Oct 2014 - 11:59 pm

DOHA: Barwa Bank has been named the winner of ‘Best Islamic Financial Institution in Qatar’ by Global Finance as part of its seventh...

Qafac to host first-ever MidEast Methanol Forum 12 Oct 2014 - 11:58 pm

DOHA: Some global experts on methanol will discuss the current state of the methanol industry as well as future trends that can further...

QEWC posts 11pc increase in net profit 12 Oct 2014 - 11:58 pm

Doha: The Board of Directors of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) approved yesterday the financial results for 9 months period ended September ...

GCC inflation ranges between 0.63pc and 3.1pc in July 12 Oct 2014 - 11:58 pm

DOHA: Consumer prices in the GCC region witnessed an overall increase over the 12-month period through July 2014. Within the GCC member states,...

Weekly Commodity Update : Gold shines again as Opec faces oil glut 12 Oct 2014 - 11:53 pm

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Global growth fears remain one of the key drivers of financial markets at...

Qatar seeks IMF help for development strategy 12 Oct 2014 - 01:33 am

European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi (left) and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne speak before a meeting of the International Monetary...

Qatar is Germany’s most important Arab investor 12 Oct 2014 - 01:32 am

German Ambassador to Qatar, Angelika Storz-Chakarji BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: With huge trade and investment relations with Germany, Qatar has been accorded as...

New S-Class Coupé hits roads 12 Oct 2014 - 01:31 am

Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani, Chairman and CEO of NBK companies, in the new S-Class Coupé. Doha: Nasser Bin Khaled ...