Business / Qatar Business

MPHC nine-month profit hits QR1.4bn 22 Oct 2014 - 07:25 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and one of the region’s premier diversified petrochemical conglomerates, recorded a net...

Doha deal would make world $11 trillion richer 22 Oct 2014 - 07:24 am

GENEVA: Sealing a global free trade deal would add $11 trillion to the world economy and pull 160 million people out of poverty...

QIC to list subsidiary focused on foreign markets 22 Oct 2014 - 07:22 am

DUBAI: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) said yesterday its board had approved a move to list the firm’s international subsidiary on Qatar’s bourse, paving...

Gulf Air launches Moscow package 22 Oct 2014 - 07:21 am

Manama: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has launched a promotional package to mark the start of its direct flights between...

Real estate price index at all-time high 22 Oct 2014 - 06:24 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s real estate price index hit an all-time high, surging a record 42 percent this September, compared to the...

QIB net profit grows by 16pc to QR1.13bn 21 Oct 2014 - 08:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s (QIB) nine-month net profit, ended September 30, 2014, attributable to the shareholders reached QR1.13bn, representing a growth of 16...

Sheikh Khalid selected to the board of Georgetown initiative 21 Oct 2014 - 08:28 am

DOHA: Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (pictured), the chairman of Ezdan group and managing director of Qatar International Islamic Bank, is among...

QIA buys a fifth of Hong Kong retailer 21 Oct 2014 - 08:27 am

The Sogo department store in Hong Kong. Lifestyle International Holdings operates a number of retail outlets including the Sogo department store in Hong...

QInvest sees growth of investment interest in real estates 21 Oct 2014 - 08:26 am

DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, has witnessed a marked growth of investor interest in the GCC real estate sector. Participating in a...

Qatargas celebrates 5000th cargo 21 Oct 2014 - 08:25 am

Officials celebrating the loading of 5000th cargo of Qatargas. DOHA: Qatargas achieved yet another significant milestone when its Ras Laffan Terminal Operations (RLTO)...

MPHC’s profit hits QR1.4bn 21 Oct 2014 - 08:23 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) recorded a net profit of QR1.4bn for the nine months period ended September 30, 2014. An interim...

Masraf Al Rayan profit up 14.1pc to QR1.42bn 21 Oct 2014 - 08:22 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan recorded a net profit of QR1.42bn for the period ended September 30, 2014, up 14.1 percent compared to a...

Al Khaliji Q3 net profit up 35pc at QR145.9m 21 Oct 2014 - 08:21 am

DOHA: Al khaliji (KCBK), in Qatar, yesterday announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2014, reporting a net profit of QR145.9m...

Qatar Exchange index drops 21 Oct 2014 - 12:14 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index swung back to red zone yesterday, losing 185.12 points (-1.41 percent) when the bourse closed at 12,962.67 points. The...

GIS posts highest Q3 year-to-date revenue 21 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

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

International Islamic’s net profit up by 10pc 19 Oct 2014 - 11:05 pm

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani (left) and Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei. DOHA: International Islamic’s nine-month net profit...

Qatar banks’ loan book on growth path 19 Oct 2014 - 11:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar banks’ loan book increased by 4 percent month-on-month, while deposits increased by 1.9 percent in the month of September 2014. Public...

Toyota C-HR concept unveiled at Paris show 19 Oct 2014 - 11:02 pm

Toyota C-HR concept at the Paris Motor Show. Doha: Toyota unveiled its C-HR concept hybrid compact crossover at the Paris Motor Show recently...