Business / Qatar Business

Expert urges Qatar’s property developers to go for hedging 25 Nov 2012 - 12:59 am

DOHA: A leading Forex brokerage company has advised Qatar’s property developers to go for hedging to protect against price volatility. Qatar is one...

KPMG celebrates 35 years in Qatar 25 Nov 2012 - 12:57 am

Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (second right), KPMG Global Chairman Michael Andrew (right), Gopal Balasubramaniam, Partner, Head of Oil and Gas, MESA...

Qatar issued $19bn bonds, sukuks in ’11 25 Nov 2012 - 12:56 am

DOHA: The GCC foreign bonds have grown at an annual rate of 21 percent since Q1 2007. The rapid growth has happened partly...

Al Meera Holding acquires Oman’s Safeer stores 25 Nov 2012 - 12:52 am

DOHA: Al Meera Holding Company eying at the lucrative Omani retail market potential has signed an agreement to purchase the business and assets...

Rizon Jet partners with Luxury Network 25 Nov 2012 - 12:47 am

Doha: Rizon Jet have signed a Founding Member Agreement with The Luxury Network Qatar. This indicates a joint venture of the two elite...

QInvest, Qatari investors partner with Citadel to import LNG in Egypt 23 Nov 2012 - 11:56 am

DOHA: Citadel Capital, a leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa with $9.5bn in investments under control, has set up...

Middle East to be top aluminium supplier for world needs: Experts 23 Nov 2012 - 11:55 am

Senior executives from aluminium firms discussing the future of GCC aluminium industry on the third day on ARABAL 2012 in Doha yesterday. DOHA:...

Qatari bourse market capitalisation rises to QR460.72bn 23 Nov 2012 - 11:55 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange’s main index dropped 38.64 points (0.46 percent) last week when the bourse closed at 8,409.85 points yesterday. The trading value...

QInvest appoints new CEO 23 Nov 2012 - 11:53 am

DOHA: QInvest has appointed Tamim Hamad Al Kuwari (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors of QInvest LLC announced...

S&P assigns ‘AA’ ratings on Qatar 23 Nov 2012 - 11:52 am

DOHA: Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has assigned ‘AA/Stable/A-1+’ sovereign credit ratings on Qatar. The ratings on Qatar reflect S&P’s view...

Qatar Cement signs consultancy services deal to set up plant 5 23 Nov 2012 - 11:52 am

Doha: Qatar National Cement Company announced signing a consultancy services’ contract with Basse Sambre of Belgium to set up cement plant No. 5....

Al Sada attends Gas Exporting Countries Forum 22 Nov 2012 - 07:41 am

Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada participated...

Qatar to remain fastest growing GCC economy 22 Nov 2012 - 07:40 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar will remain the fastest growing of all GCC sovereigns in 2013, driven by the government’s huge capital investment...

Production of aluminium to grow by 10pc 22 Nov 2012 - 07:37 am

Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Shaibi, Qatalum Chairman, addressing the Arab International Aluminium Conference in Doha yesterday. (Abdul Basit) BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Despite economic...

Qatar Exchange joins Middle East Investor Relations Society 22 Nov 2012 - 07:36 am

Doha: The Qatar Chapter of the Middle East Investor Relations Society announced yesterday that the Qatar Exchange (QE) has officially joined the established...

QFC to host seminar of tax experts today 22 Nov 2012 - 07:36 am

DOHA: The International Fiscal Association (IFA), a body of leading tax experts, and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) would hold a meeting of...

Qatar Exchange index up 0.14pc; Egypt bourse rebounds 22 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 11.48 points or 0.14 percent to advance to 8,407.53 points from 8,396.05 on Tuesday. ...

$7bn QP-Qapco JV to go on stream in ’18 21 Nov 2012 - 07:22 am

HE Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, Chairman and Managing Director of QP (second right) addressing the...