Business / Qatar Business

IBQ sponsors Euromoney Conference 12 Dec 2012 - 01:14 am

IBQ has signed up as the lead sponsor of Euromoney Qatar Conference. Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director of International Bank of Qatar (ibq), said...

Qatar issued $25bn sukuk this year 11 Dec 2012 - 01:45 am

Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi attending conference on Islamic banking and finance. DOHA: Qatar has...

Premier to open Euromoney Qatar Central Bank conference 11 Dec 2012 - 01:43 am

Doha: In a combined effort to tackle the challenges of the recent global downturn, some of the world’s leading financiers and representatives of...

QP staff celebrate Refinery Day 11 Dec 2012 - 01:38 am

Qatar Petroleum refinery staff during the celebration. Doha: For the third consecutive year Qatar Petroleum refinery staff in Mesaieed took part in an...

QBA launches Qatar Construction Guide 11 Dec 2012 - 01:33 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: With Qatar gearing up to establish major infrastructure related projects of worth $150bn during the next six years to...

Salam International plans five joint ventures 11 Dec 2012 - 01:23 am

Doha: Salam International Investment Limited (SIIL) has announced joint venture with five international companies as part of its business expansion plans. Among the...

Qtel mandates six banks for possible bond issue 10 Dec 2012 - 01:03 am

DUBAI: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has mandated six banks for a possible benchmark-sized dollar-denominated bond, lead arrangers said on Thursday, in what would be...

QP sponsors Maintcon 2012 10 Dec 2012 - 12:23 am

Khalid Yousuf Al Sahlawi, Manager for Integrated Facilities of QP’s Dukhan Operations, handing over a gift to Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa,...

GCC retail sector to reach $270bn by 2016: Report 10 Dec 2012 - 12:22 am

DOHA: The retail sector in the GCC has displayed strong resilience in the face of global economic downturn and is expected to reach...

August cyber attack targeted all Saudi Arabia: Aramco 10 Dec 2012 - 12:19 am

DHAhran: Oil giant Saudi Aramco said yesterday that an August cyber attack on its computer network targeted not just the company but the...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities lose momentum as fiscal cliff and stronger dollar bite 09 Dec 2012 - 11:56 pm

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The first week of December saw commodity markets lose some of the positive momentum...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Fiscal cliff deal hopes support market sentiments 09 Dec 2012 - 11:55 pm

After five days of making higher lows and highs, the Euro outperformance ended after the European Central Bank press conference on Thursday. The...

Qatari bourse index slips by 5.65 points 09 Dec 2012 - 11:54 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange index was down 5.65 points or 0.07 yesterday to reach 8,354.65 points from the previous closing of 8,360.30 points. The...

Business leaders present private sector trade priorities at WTO 09 Dec 2012 - 11:54 pm

DOHA/GENEVA: Business leaders presented to World Trade Organization (WTO) permanent ambassadors and representatives, at WTO headquarters in Geneva yesterday, their initial recommendations for...

Pearl GTL named best oil & gas project 09 Dec 2012 - 02:12 am

Officials with the Best Mena Oil and Gas Project Award at the Adipec ceremony. DOHA: Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) project received yet...

Real estate top borrower in 2011: QCB 09 Dec 2012 - 02:06 am

DOHA: The lending patterns of banks here have been changing with real estate emerging as a key borrower, pushing the banking industry’s all-time...

Qatar’s LNG reaches 23 nations: QNB report 09 Dec 2012 - 02:05 am

DOHA: With the phenomenal boom in Qatar’s LNG supply, the hydrocarbon rich country is diversifying its export destinations. In 2007, it exported gas...

Barwa Bank, First Finance bag honours at IBF Awards 09 Dec 2012 - 02:01 am

First Finance Company officials during the award ceremony. Doha: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant bank, has been named winner of the Islamic...