Business / Qatar Business

New Port to be operational by 2016 end 27 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, being briefed on the development of the...

QE benchmark pulls back 0.3 percent 27 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

DUBAI: Qatar Exchange’s benchmark pulled back 0.3 percent yesterday, dragged down by banks. Shares in Masraf Al Rayan fell 2.3 percent, Qatar International...

Ethiopian president receives Qatari business delegation 26 Aug 2014 - 10:15 pm

Qatari business delegation members during their meeting with Ethiopian president (right) yesterday. DOHA: Dr Mulatu Teshome, President of Federal Republic of Ethiopia, received...

Qalex receives ISO 9001:2008 certification 26 Aug 2014 - 10:12 pm

Doha: Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Company (Qalex), the first local extruder in Qatar, has recently obtained the ISO 9001:2008 certification from TـV Nord, Qatar....

Al Khaliji named ‘Best Operational Bank Qatar’ 26 Aug 2014 - 10:10 pm

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) QSC has been awarded the “Best Operational Bank Qatar 2014” by the Global Financial Market Review...

Qatar real estate sector witnesses significant recovery: Ezdan report 26 Aug 2014 - 10:07 pm

DOHA: The real estate sector witnessed a significant recovery despite the ongoing summer holidays, with the combined value of transactions during the second...

Trade surplus touches QR33.2bn in July 26 Aug 2014 - 10:05 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s trade balance showed a surplus of QR33.2bn, an increase of QR0.3bn or 0.8 percent in July 2014 on year-on-year basis. In...

Qatar Exchange index jumps 112.38 points 25 Aug 2014 - 10:21 pm

Doha/Dubai: Spurred by industries and top banks’ stocks, Qatar Exchange index jumped 112.38 points, or 8.2 percent, yesterday when the bourse closed trading...

Qatar listed firms’ profits beat forecast 25 Aug 2014 - 10:14 pm

Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s listed companies recorded better-than-expected profits during the second quarter of 2014 (Q2, 14), but saw a nince percent year-on-year...

Mena IPOs raise $2.4bn in first half of this year 24 Aug 2014 - 10:50 pm

DOHA: The Mena IPO market performed robustly in the first half of 2014 (H1, 2014) raising $2.4bn from 16 IPOs. This has been...

Qatar Producer Price Index rises 4.1 percent 24 Aug 2014 - 10:46 pm

DOHA: The Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for June 2014 increased 4.1 percent to 171.3 compared to June last...

Qatar Exchange index drops 22.68 points 24 Aug 2014 - 10:45 pm

Doha/Dubai: Qatar Exchange index dropped slightly yesterday, down 22.68 points, or 0.16 percent, as it closed trading at 13,753.51 points. The trading value...

Aysha named CEO of QBIC 24 Aug 2014 - 12:02 am

Aysha Al Mudahka DOHA: Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC), the largest mixed-use business incubator in the Middle East, yesterday announced Aysha Al Mudahka...

Falling food prices offset Qatar inflation 23 Aug 2014 - 10:52 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s rising domestic inflation is partly offset by falling food prices. Food inflation in Qatar peaked at an annual increase of 5.9...

Qatari banks’ loan book declines in July 20 Aug 2014 - 09:55 pm

DOHA: The loan book of banks in Qatar fell by one percent month-on-month (MoM) while deposits declined by 2.7 percent in the month...

Qatar Exchange index remains flat 20 Aug 2014 - 09:52 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange index remained unchanged yesterday closing fractionally higher at 13,682.57 points compared to the previous day’s 13,682.04. The trading value reached...

Nakilat Damen launches mooring boats for Ras Laffan 19 Aug 2014 - 09:55 pm

One of the mooring boats launched by Nakilat Damen. DOHA: Nakilat, Qatar’s premier marine company, has celebrated the delivery of two 16-metre mooring...

Qatar Exchange index adds 37.4 points 19 Aug 2014 - 09:54 pm

Doha/Dubai: Qatar Exchange index went up marginally by 37.4 points when trading closed yesterday at 13,682.04 points, up 0.27 percent on previous day’s...