Business / Qatar Business

Car powered by solar panels 07 Dec 2012 - 01:27 am

The CEO of the IT services company Atos, Thierry Breton (left), and French industrial group Bollore’s head Vincent Bollore pose next to a...

Italian SMEs scout for investments in Qatar 07 Dec 2012 - 01:26 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The Italian Business Council of Qatar (IBQC) is set to become the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Qatar (ICCQ)....

QE market capitalisation falls to QR456.8bn 07 Dec 2012 - 01:21 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange’s main index dropped 40.24 points (0.48 percent) last week when the bourse closed yesterday afternoon at 8,360.30 points. The trading...

Gulf LPG secures $200m QNB deal 06 Dec 2012 - 02:47 am

From left: Najeeb Al Sada, Member of the Board of Gulf LPG and President & CEO of Milaha Maritime & Logistics, a subsidiary...

Qatar Airways and Korean Air interested in Czech Airlines 06 Dec 2012 - 02:46 am

PRAGUE: The Czech government will decide on the privatisation of Czech Airlines (CSA) as early as April next year after weighing possible bids...

QICDRC hosts regional business courts meet 06 Dec 2012 - 02:43 am

Officials at the trilateral meeting in Doha yesterday. DOHA: A trilateral meeting between the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC), the...

Seatrade Personality of the Year 06 Dec 2012 - 02:33 am

Milaha Chairman and Managing Director Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani (third left) receiving the “Seatrade Personality of the Year” award for 2012...

QInvest sells stake in ABEC 06 Dec 2012 - 02:32 am

Tamim Hamad Al Kuwari Doha: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, has sold its stake in Asian Business Exhibitions and Conferences (ABEC), India’s leading...

QNB Group receives two top awards from The Banker 06 Dec 2012 - 02:29 am

Doha: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the State of Qatar, and the MENA region, has been awarded the ‘Bank of the...

QFBA launches 2013 Program 06 Dec 2012 - 02:28 am

Doha: The 2013 Program Launch Event was held last evening by the Qatar Finance and Business Academy at the Hilton Hotel in Doha. ...

The First Investor, Investra sign MoU 05 Dec 2012 - 08:37 am

Officials from The First Investor and Investra Investments during the signing ceremony. DOHA: The First Investor (TFI), the investment banking unit of Barwa...

Qatar Holding raises stake in QE to 88pc; NYX holds 12pc 05 Dec 2012 - 08:37 am

DOHA: Qatar has upped its stake in its bourse from 80 percent to 88 percent, with NYSE Euronext holding the remaining 12 percent...

Aamal to introduce Gettco products 05 Dec 2012 - 08:35 am

DOHA: Aamal Company QSC (Aamal) has announced the expansion of its Aamal Trading and Distribution business with the introduction a new consumer products...

Qafco-6 project to be launched next Tuesday 05 Dec 2012 - 08:34 am

Doha: Qatar Fertilizers Company (Qafco) has announced that it will launch next Tuesday the QR2.2m Qafco-6 expansion project in Mesaieed Industrial City. Qafco...

Qatar National Bank launches debt fund 05 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

DOHA: The Qatar National Bank (QNB), a leading regional lender, has launched a debt (bond) fund which is open for subscription to retail...

Arabtec bags QR2.3bn Msheireb contract 05 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

Officials from the Msheireb Properties and Arabtec Construction consortium during the signing ceremony. Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, announced...

Banking sector props up Qatar bourse index 05 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended its losing streak yesterday adding 24.87 points or 0.30 percent to advance to 8,353.95 points from 8,329.08 on the...

QFIB expands interests in Turkey 04 Dec 2012 - 09:53 am

Abdulla bin Fahad Al Marri Doha: Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), Qatar’s first independent Shariah compliant bank authorised by the QFC Regulatory Authority,...