Business / Qatar Business

Ashghal’s Moazanah programme wins global award 08 Nov 2012 - 07:32 am

DOHA: Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is crowned with SAG 2012 award by the US based Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) for its...

NBK named best managed firm 08 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

DOHA: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was recognised as the Best Managed Company in the Middle East in the banking and finance sector...

Credit Suisse, Qatar in asset management JV 07 Nov 2012 - 06:51 am

DUBAI: Credit Suisse and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund have set up an asset management joint venture as the gas-rich Gulf state looks to...

QP shifts part of GIS stake to state pension fund 07 Nov 2012 - 06:48 am

DUBAI: Shareholders of Qatar’s Gulf International Services (GIS) have approved the transfer of part of parent firm Qatar Petroleum’s stake in the company...

Minister, Shell review Al Karaana progress 07 Nov 2012 - 06:47 am

Doha: Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, received...

Consumer services sector props up Qatar Exchange 07 Nov 2012 - 06:47 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 5.09 points or 0.06 percent to advance to 8,570.43 points from 8,565.34 on Monday. ...

Ahli United Bank posts $257.2m net profit 07 Nov 2012 - 06:46 am

Doha: Ahli United Bank(AUB) reported a net profit of $257.2m for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a seven percent increase over...

Qatar takes part in London WTM 07 Nov 2012 - 06:44 am

Doha: Taking part in the world’s largest tourism and hospitality trade show, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) took central stage at UK’s World Travel...

Qapco to open third low-density polyethylene plant on November 20 06 Nov 2012 - 06:21 am

Doha: Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) announced yesterday that it will inaugurate its third low-density polyethylene plant on November 20 at Mesaieed Industrial City. ...

Brookfield Medgulf bags QR1.5bn Msheireb contract 06 Nov 2012 - 06:18 am

Officials of Msheireb Properties and Brookfield Multiplex Medgulf during the signing ceremony. Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has appointed Brookfield Multiplex...

Three years without LTI on Harvey Duhaney platform 06 Nov 2012 - 06:17 am

Doha: Total E&P Qatar completed three years without lost time incident (LTI) on the Noble Harvey Duhaney platform. On this occasion Stephane Michel,...

Qatar Steel inducted into Palladium HoF 06 Nov 2012 - 06:15 am

Doha: Palladium Group announced Qatar Steel as one of the winners of the 2012 Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame during their Annual Global...

Sterling Group draw 05 Nov 2012 - 06:50 am

The second draw in Sterling Group’s Mercedez Benz G55 promotion was held at Caravan premises yesterday. Saeed Al Mannai, an official from the...

QNB, Industries Qatar make it to FT top 500 05 Nov 2012 - 06:50 am

DOHA: Two Qatari entities, QNB and Industries Qatar (IQ), made the Financial Times (FT) top 500 list by market capitalisation as at end-September...

Qatar’s banking sector to grow stronger 05 Nov 2012 - 06:44 am

Omar Mahmood, Partner, Financial Services, KPMG in an interview with The Peninsula. salim matramkot DOHA: Driven by a combination of factors, 2013 will...

Qatari bourse index down by 0.45 percent 05 Nov 2012 - 06:37 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange fell by 38.78 points or 0.45 percent to 8,564.84 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,603.62 points. Among the...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Strong US dollar, albeit Sandy 05 Nov 2012 - 06:31 am

Markets started the week relatively slow, as Hurricane Sandy devastated the Northern East Coast of the United States. The storm disrupted transportation and...

After Hurricane Sandy, commodities switch focus to elections 05 Nov 2012 - 06:29 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Financial and commodity markets will be presented with a multitude of event risks over...