Business / Qatar Business

Wartsila and N-KOM sign MoU 02 Mar 2015 - 01:43 am

Chandru Rajwani (centre right) and Seppo Hautajoki (centre left) at the MoU signing event. DOHA: Wartsila and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) have...

Mannai working on two foreign acquisitions 02 Mar 2015 - 01:37 am

DUBAI: Qatari investment firm Mannai Corporation is working on two acquisitions as part of a drive to expand the proportion of its revenue...

MPHC sees lower sales volume and earnings 02 Mar 2015 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petroch-emical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, yesterday projected a lower sales volume and earnings for 2015. In a...

QE index falls 02 Mar 2015 - 01:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index dropped 26.62 points when the bourse closed at 12,445.34 points. The transport index gained 0.41 percent (2,441.06 points), industries...

Decline in value of hydrocarbon exports squeezes trade surplus 02 Mar 2015 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Qatar’s trade surplus shrank by a sizeable 48.3 percent in January 2015 from a year ago as the value of its exports...

QPMC to highlight role in quality construction materials supply at GEF 02 Mar 2015 - 01:18 am

QPMC Chief Executive Officer Eisa Al Hammadi DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) will highlight its role in supplying quality aggregates and sand...

Little spillover effects from uncertainties in Greece 02 Mar 2015 - 01:11 am

The Greek national flag flutters over a kiosk in Athens yesterday. Deal with European creditors on bailout plan cheers markets: QNB DOHA: QNB...

India’s new gold scheme may hit Qatar market 01 Mar 2015 - 12:55 am

Gold bars on display. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: India’s new “gold monetisation scheme”, announced by country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his annual...

Primary construction materials supply set to face pressure 01 Mar 2015 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Delivering quality projects on time with minimum future maintenance cost is the key challenge Qatar’s constructing sector will be facing in the...

QTA, QDB to establish Tourism Incubation Zone 28 Feb 2015 - 11:59 pm

Officials after signing the agreement. DOHA: As part of efforts to promoting local tourism sector, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Development Bank...

Qatar Exchange CEO attends WFE meetings in London 27 Feb 2015 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured), CEO of Qatar Exchange (QE), yesterday participated in the Working Committee and Board meetings of the...

DBCQ gets new chairman 27 Feb 2015 - 12:31 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: The Dutch Business Council Qatar’s (DBCQ) annual general meeting, held at the residence of the Ambassador...

Qatar stocks edge higher; market cap up 27 Feb 2015 - 12:22 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks edged higher in February on blue chips. The benchmark index rose a moderate 4.59 percent to finish the month at...

Ezdan net profit jumps 27pc to QR1.36bn 26 Feb 2015 - 01:28 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and Ali Al Obaidli. DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group’s full year net profit rose by...

Milaha profits increase 10pc to QR1.04bn 26 Feb 2015 - 01:23 am

Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani (left) and Khalifa Ali Al Hetmi. DOHA: Qatar Navigation Company’s (Milaha) net profit for the full year...

Nod for SIIL to buy more shares of Salam Bounian 26 Feb 2015 - 01:12 am

Salam International Investment Ltd Chairman Issa Abdulsalam Abu Issa with other officials of the company attending the General Assembly in Doha yesterday. Salim...

Mena sovereign ratings on decline, Qatar stable 26 Feb 2015 - 01:07 am

DOHA: The sharp drop in oil prices since mid-2014 is likely to lead to weakening economic, external and fiscal profiles for the region,...

Al Khaliji gets assent for $1.75bn bond sale 26 Feb 2015 - 01:06 am

DOHA: Al Khaliji Commercial Bank won shareholder assent yesterday to issue up to $1.75bn in bonds which its chief executive said would be...