Business / Qatar Business

Low oil prices unlikely to dent most project ratings: S&P 14 Apr 2015 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said yesterday the current low price of crude oil and natural gas is unlikely to have a...

Qatar IT market set for fast growth 14 Apr 2015 - 12:34 am

DOHA: The IT services market of Qatar is changing at a rapid pace. Qatar is expected to lead IT services spending in the...

Commercial Bank to celebrate 40th year 13 Apr 2015 - 08:45 am

Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi (third left), CEO of Commercial Bank and other officials during the media roundtable announcing the 40th year anniversary celebrations...

Aamal expands retail centre management business 13 Apr 2015 - 08:43 am

Officials at the meet. DOHA: Aamal Company QSC, one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, yesterday announced a new joint venture agreement...

Oil price drop: GDI client to ‘release’ jack-up rigs 13 Apr 2015 - 07:24 am

DOHA: The Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest service group in Qatar with interests in a broad cross-section of industries, yesterday announced one...

QFC expands framework rules for diversification 13 Apr 2015 - 07:15 am

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority has introduced legislative expansions to its Companies Regulations and Rules. The update aims to further diversify...

Milaha in talks with United Arab Chemical Carriers 13 Apr 2015 - 07:14 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) said it is initiating talks with United Arab Chemical Carriers Ltd in the UAE regarding a possible combination of...

Barwa buys Saudi residential compound in SR300m deal 13 Apr 2015 - 07:14 am

Doha: The First Investor (TFI), the investment banking division of Barwa Bank Group (BBG), announced the acquisition of a residential compound in Riyadh...

Qatar stocks close lower 13 Apr 2015 - 07:13 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index dropped slightly by 5.06 points, or 0.04 percent, when the bourse closed trading at 11,982.65 points yesterday....

Building raw materials to be cheaper soon 13 Apr 2015 - 06:01 am

Vice Chairman of the Qatar Chamber (QC), Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari, with Chairman of the Al Buraimi branch of Oman...

QIB wins Best Islamic Bank in Qatar award 12 Apr 2015 - 06:54 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), country’s leading Shariah-compliant financial institution, has bagged the “Best Islamic Bank in Qatar”, award from Islamic Finance News...

QNB cites eight reasons for US economy slowdown in Q1 12 Apr 2015 - 06:51 am

The US economy added a mere 126,000 jobs in March 2015, compared with a monthly average of 281,000 over the previous six months....

US keen on joint investment with Qatar 12 Apr 2015 - 12:32 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (second left), US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (second right) and International Islamic (QIIB) CEO Abdul...

Qatari stocks break 12,000 mark, up 0.3pc 10 Apr 2015 - 06:01 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari stocks broke the psychological 12,000 mark in intraday trade yesterday before finishing slightly lower at 11,987, up 0.3...

China to reach 7pc growth target: QNB 10 Apr 2015 - 06:00 am

Doha: Real GDP growth of China is expected to continue slowing from 7 percent in 2015 to 6.4 percent in 2016 and 6...

QNB records QR2.7bn Q1 net profit 09 Apr 2015 - 08:41 am

DOHA: QNB Group, the region’s largest lender and one of the world’s strongest banks, recorded a net profit of QR2.7bn ($735m) for three...

Islamic Holding Group posts QR3.42m Q1 net profit 09 Apr 2015 - 08:41 am

DOHA: Islamic Holding Group yesterday disclosed its financials for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2015, and reported a net profit of...

Qatar Exchange gains 113.62 points; regional bourses bullish 09 Apr 2015 - 08:38 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index continued its green run yesterday, gaining 113.62 points, or 0.96 percent when the bourse closed trading at 11,947.45 points. ...