Business / Qatar Business

Energy summit to debate MENA opportunities 17 Mar 2013 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Qatar is set to host the 4th Annual Qatar Alternative Energy Investors Summit. The two-day event, scheduled to open on March 24,...

Enterprise Qatar to hold free workshops for SMEs 17 Mar 2013 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ) will launch a series of free workshop-training sessions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their managerial teams to...

US spending cuts have limited impact on GDP growth: QNB 17 Mar 2013 - 01:52 am

Doha: The US sequester was the last unfinished instalment of the so called ‘fiscal cliff’, wherein automatic government spending cuts are put in...

Buildings to get energy monitoring system 17 Mar 2013 - 01:52 am

DOHA: Qatar is set to install a next-generation sustainable resource and energy management monitoring system on over a dozen buildings with the support...

Milaha reports QR835m net profit in 2012 15 Mar 2013 - 06:32 am

Milaha reports QR835m net profit in 2012 DOHA: Qatar Navigation Company (Milaha) recorded a net profit of QR835m for the full year 2012,...

Qatar Exchange gains 77.56 points; IQ lifts trading value 15 Mar 2013 - 06:31 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 77.56 points or 0.91 percent to close at 8,583.78 points this week. Trading value increased by 45.32 percent...

Qatar’s insurable assets set to go up 15 Mar 2013 - 06:11 am

DOHA: With Qatar planning a series of mega projects in the run up to the 2022 Fifa World Cup event, the number of...

Smooth transition to e-freight ‘critical’ 14 Mar 2013 - 04:28 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Transition to e-freight is “critical”; Qatar Airways “needs to put a lot of efforts” to ensure a smooth transition...

Qatar has region’s best non-oil sector growth 14 Mar 2013 - 04:27 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s high government capital spending on huge multi-year projects will continue to stimulate the country’s non-hydrocarbon sector, said the...

Qatargas highlights challenges facing LNG at Flame conference 14 Mar 2013 - 04:27 am

Doha: Qatargas’ Chief Operation Officer – Commercial and Shipping Alaa Abujbara addressed challenges surrounding energy supply in the European markets at the annual...

France welcomes Qatari investors 13 Mar 2013 - 01:05 am

French Minister for Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq. By Satish Kanady DOHA: The French government will not listen to media speculations and its priority...

Al Sada meets Egypt’s oil minister 13 Mar 2013 - 01:02 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with...

Govt talks on Al Koot in progress: GIS 13 Mar 2013 - 01:02 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest service group in Qatar, with interests in a broad cross-section of industries, has issued a statement...

Boost to Qatar-China business 13 Mar 2013 - 01:01 am

Qatar Dragon Mart Group President Zhenguo Huang By Satish Kanady DOHA: The upcoming Dragon Mart at the Barwa Commercial Avenue will be a...

Barclays appoints new head for Natural Resource Investments team 13 Mar 2013 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Barclays yesterday announced the expansion of the Barclays Natural Resource Investments (BNRI) senior management team in Qatar with the appointment of Dr...

Mazaya general assembly approves 6 percent dividend 13 Mar 2013 - 12:57 am

FROM LEFT: Ali Youssef Kamal, Saad Nasser Al Muneefi, Saad Ibrahim Abd El Latif Al Muhannadi, Rashed Fahad Al Naimi, Chairman of Mazaya,...

Clear skies ahead for QA’s cargo business 13 Mar 2013 - 12:45 am

The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal flanked by CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker (left) and IATA...

MultaQa conference ends 13 Mar 2013 - 12:44 am

The Chief Executive of Lusail Real Estate Development Company, Essa Mohammed Ali Kaldari, delivering a keynote speech at the MultaQa Qatar conference yesterday....