Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s stock market closes nearly flat 04 Jun 2015 - 09:56 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s stock market closed nearly flat yesterday after a brief, panicked sell-off. Dubai rose while other Gulf markets moved little. The Doha...

Moody’s assigns CR assessments to 7 Qatari banks 04 Jun 2015 - 09:55 am

DOHA: Moody’s Investors Service has assigned Counterparty Risk Assessments (CR Assessments) to seven Qatari banks, in line with its revised bank rating methodology. ...

ASTAD wins five awards at ‘MEED Quality Awards’ ceremony 03 Jun 2015 - 07:39 pm

DOHA: Projects managed by ASTAD, a leading Qatar-based project management consultancy, has won five awards at MEED Quality Awards ceremony recently. ASTAD in...

QBWA signs MoU with Squire Patton Boggs 03 Jun 2015 - 11:51 am

Aisha Alfardan and Susan Bastress during the signing ceremony. DOHA: The Qatari Businesswomen Association (QBWA) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

QP highlights achievements at gas conference 03 Jun 2015 - 11:49 am

Paris: Qatar Petroleum (QP), along with a number of its major joint ventures and subsidiaries, is participating in the 26th World Gas Conference...

Barwa Bank board approves 10pc dividend 03 Jun 2015 - 11:45 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank, in its annual general meeting on Sunday, approved a cash dividend of 10 percent to shareholders for the fiscal year...

Slew of awards for QNB from Asian Banker Magazine 03 Jun 2015 - 11:43 am

Doha: QNB has received a number of prestigious awards including: Best Credit Card Product, Best Direct Bank, and Sub-Custodian Bank of the year...

GWC opens UPS customer service centre in Qatar 03 Jun 2015 - 11:41 am

Doha: GWC, the authorised service contractor for UPS in Qatar, inaugurated its new flagship location in Qatar, located on the D-Ring Road. The...

GDI counters negative market trend, names new CEO 03 Jun 2015 - 11:31 am

DOHA: Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has announced that it has taken steps to counter the negative effects from having two of its jack-up...

Qatar ranked fourth in global retail index 03 Jun 2015 - 11:30 am

DOHA: Qatar has been ranked fourth in the world and as the top GCC country in the Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). Marking...

LNG to play major role in fuel sector 03 Jun 2015 - 11:29 am

DOHA: Qatargas Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday re-asserted that LNG will play a major role in a sustainable...

Industries index pushes Qatari bourse higher 03 Jun 2015 - 11:26 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 8.31 points, or 0.82 percent, when the bourse closed at 12,184.80 points yesterday from Monday’s 12,176.49 points. The...

Opec hopes for further oil price recovery 03 Jun 2015 - 06:19 am

Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada arrives for a meeting of Opec oil ministers, at...

QDF, Nebras Power sign MoU 02 Jun 2015 - 09:20 am

Khalifa Jassim Al Kuwari and Khalid Mohammed Jolo exchanging documents during the signing ceremony. Doha: Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and Nebras Power Company...

Qatar becomes best-performing GCC market 02 Jun 2015 - 09:19 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar has overtaken UAE as the best-performing GCC market in terms of corporate earnings in the first quarter of...

QE expects better liquidity for listed SMEs 02 Jun 2015 - 09:16 am

Commercial Bank CEO Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi (left) and Qatar Exchange CEO Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori at the workshop. DOHA: Qatar exchange’s...

Qatari bourse rebounds further 02 Jun 2015 - 09:15 am

DUBAI: Qatar Exchange led gains in the Gulf yesterday as it recovered from a sell-off sparked by global cues last week, while most...

$21bn Qatar project expected this year 01 Jun 2015 - 02:56 pm

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s focus on infrastructure development will continue as per the country’s original plans. An estimated $21bn worth infrastructure projects...