Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s LNG boost key for MENA growth 28 Jul 2013 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Despite a growth in the MENA region’s oil exporting countries, the hydrocarbon production of these nations is likely to level off in...

Porsche half-year sales rise over 50pc in region 28 Jul 2013 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE has announced a more than 50 per cent rise in regional half-year sales for 2013 compared...

Qatar Airways grounds 787 27 Jul 2013 - 01:18 am

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, owned by Qatar Airways, performs at the Farnborough Airshow in southern England. DUBAI: Qatar Airways yesterday said it had...

Qatar keen to welcome Palestinian investments 26 Jul 2013 - 02:21 am

Nasser Al Meer (middle), Board Member of Qatar Chamber, with other participants at the seminar. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Small investments can make...

Energy City Qatar in early settlement of $185m loan 26 Jul 2013 - 02:19 am

DOHA: Energy City Qatar (ECQ), provider of an integrated set of services to real estate sector, recently made an early settlement of $185m...

Fitch affirms Qatar Real Estate Investment Company’s ratings 25 Jul 2013 - 01:35 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar Real Estate Investment Company’s (Alaqaria) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at ‘BBB+’, and...

Real estate sector transactions up 81pc 25 Jul 2013 - 01:31 am

DOHA: The real estate sector witnessed a standard growth of 81 percent taking the combined value of transactions, during the second week of...

Qatar bourse rises to 52-week high 24 Jul 2013 - 05:19 am

DOHA: Qatar bourse rose near to a new 52-week high on the back of strong gains by telecoms and banking & financial services...

Barwa Bank H1 profit up 85pc 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

Sheikh Mohamad bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani & Steve Troop, CEO, Barwa Bank Group DOHA: Barwa Bank recorded a net profit of...

Commercial Bank posts QR1.02bn profit 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank of Qatar (Commercial Bank) yesterday announced its financial results and reported a net profit of about QR1.02bn for the half-year...

Masraf Al Rayan’s H1 profit soars to QR821m 24 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan posted a net profit of QR821m in the first half of 2013 (2013 H1), an increase of 13.2 percent...

IBQ launches loyalty programme 24 Jul 2013 - 04:49 am

Andrew Ball, Head of Retail Banking & Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director Doha: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) yesterday launched the country’s most comprehensive...

Barwa Real Estate names new Chairman 24 Jul 2013 - 03:41 am

Doha: The Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali (pictured), is the new chairman of the...

Doha Bank’s first half profit rises 1.1pc 23 Jul 2013 - 01:35 am

Chairman Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammed bin Jabor Al Thani, MD Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani & Group Chief Executive...

Qatargas sends first LNG to Malaysia 23 Jul 2013 - 01:34 am

DOHA: Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced yesterday that it has sold Qatar’s first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia. The...

Energy cooperation with Malta 23 Jul 2013 - 01:29 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, with Konrad Mizzi, Minister of Energy and Conservation of...

QE index gains 1.17pc; Dubai’s ENBD surges 23 Jul 2013 - 01:28 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange index gained 1.17 percent to close at 9,652.67 yesterday. The gains were mainly led by Telecoms, Transportation and Consumer...

US oil prices waver around $108 23 Jul 2013 - 01:28 am

NEW YORK: US oil prices pulled back from last week’s 16-month high yesterday as traders locked in profits from a blistering rally that...