Business / Qatar Business

Building material demand to rise 26 Aug 2013 - 01:06 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s construction sector is set to see a record demand of primary building materials in the coming few years. ...

QPMC signs deal for gabbro expansion 26 Aug 2013 - 01:05 am

Officials of Qatar Primary Materials Company and FLSmidth and Six Construct during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) has signed...

New country head appointed at Mashreq 26 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Mashreq Qatar has announced the appointment of Ross Officer (pictured) as country head. Officer will lead Mashreq Qatar as it moves into...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: QE tapering might be needed soon 26 Aug 2013 - 12:34 am

The main event took place on Wednesday, where the Federal Reserve Bank released their meeting minutes from their July meeting. Pushing the US...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodity rally stalls on emerging market woes 25 Aug 2013 - 11:44 pm

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The major commodity sectors all saw small setbacks during the week which to a...

Qatar Exchange Roundup: Qatari portfolio pushes index up 25 Aug 2013 - 01:00 am

by Basheer Yusief Kahloot Qatar Exchange Index witnessed steady rise throughout its five straight sessions during this week which reached its peak on...

Financial institutions focus on risk management: survey 24 Aug 2013 - 01:03 am

DOHA: Heightened regulatory scrutiny and greater concerns over risk governance have led financial institutions to elevate their focus and attention on risk management,...

Qatar bourse rises by 0.44pc to 10,109.50 23 Aug 2013 - 03:19 am

DOHA: Banks lifted Qatari bourse to a near five year high as the benchmark index rose 0.44 percent to advance to 10,109.50 yesterday....

Banking sector pushes Qatar Exchange up 22 Aug 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index continued its gaining streak yesterday adding 21.07 points or 0.21 percent to advance to 10,065.20 points from 10,044.13 on...

FDI outflow from Qatar slips by 8.5pc 20 Aug 2013 - 11:08 pm

DOHA: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows from Qatar to other countries declined by 8.5 percent to $1.8bn, last year. Meanwhile, the inward...

Qatar bourse adds 5.73 points 20 Aug 2013 - 10:55 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yeserday adding 5.73 points or 0.06 percent to advance to 10,044.13 points from 10,038.40 on Monday....

QE index breaches 10,000 mark again 19 Aug 2013 - 11:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) Index breached the 10,000 resistance level yesterday, the second time within a span of two weeks, adding 1.30 percent...

30 development wells ready for Barzan project 19 Aug 2013 - 11:53 pm

One of the rigs at Barzan Well Head Platform 1. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has completed offshore drilling for 30 development wells...

Real estate transactions double 19 Aug 2013 - 11:52 pm

DOHA: Despite summer season and Ramadan the real estate sector transactions during July doubled witnessing an incredible triple digit growth of 103 percent...

Qatar government spending grows to record QR178.2bn 19 Aug 2013 - 11:52 pm

DUBAI: Qatar’s government spending rose 2.2 percent to a record QR178.2bn ($48.9bn) in its last fiscal year, official data showed. Total state spending...

QDB unveils rail-related business opportunities 19 Aug 2013 - 12:46 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has unveiled huge number of business opportunities that local companies and Qatari entrepreneurs can seize from the upcoming...

Qatar leads Mena in A&M deals in H1 ’13 19 Aug 2013 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar leads the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region with four out of the top 10 (40 percent) acquisition & merger...

GCC insurance market grows to $16bn 19 Aug 2013 - 12:41 am

DOHA: The GCC insurance sector grew to nearly $16bn in terms of gross premium written in 2012. The sector witnessed growth rates of...