Business / Qatar Business

First-of-its-kind barge named 15 Jan 2013 - 06:50 am

From right: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Managing Director and CEO of RasGas...

BMW records strong sales growth last year 15 Jan 2013 - 06:49 am

DOHA: Alfardan Automobiles has recorded a considerable growth in the sale of top BMW Group models in 2012. The flagship BMW 7 Series...

NDSQ forays into luxury yacht market 15 Jan 2013 - 06:48 am

DOHA: Driven by the region’s growing demand for luxury yachts, Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) is foraying into the yacht building sector. The...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Positive sentiment hikes Europe’s single currency 15 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

After the good performance of financial markets since the beginning of the year, the FX markets eased back from recent peaks, as the...

QNB shares suffer largest one-day drop 15 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

DOHA: Shares in Qatar National Bank (QNB) made their largest one-day drop in 12 months yesterday as investors reacted to flat profit growth...

QNB Group assets rise 21.5pc to QR367bn 14 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal, the Minister of Finance and Economy and QNB Group Chairman & Ali Shareef Al Emadi, QNB Group CEO...

Qatar sets the benchmark for GTL industry 14 Jan 2013 - 01:10 am

Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, Managing Director, RasGas Company, officially opening the World GTL Congress at St. Regis Hotel Doha yesterday. RIGHT: A section...

QIB to launch Aamaly to support SMEs 14 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the largest Islamic bank in Qatar, is launching a new programme aimed specifically at providing special services to...

Exports of GTL naphtha to increase: Tasweeq CEO 14 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

DOHA: With a full operating capacity of Pearl GTL Train2, exports of Pearl GTL naphtha are expected to increase to over one million...

Brash Brands puts Seef Lusail on map 14 Jan 2013 - 01:05 am

Officials shaking hands in Doha. DOHA: Brash Brands has announced its latest brand launch Seef Lusail, an exciting new destination brand. The partnership...

Doha Bank Board decides to increase share capital 14 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani DOHA: Doha Bank’s Board of Directors has discussed the instruments of the proposed 50 percent...

Qatar Airways confirms selling 35 percent Cargolux stake 14 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways has sold its entire 35 percent stake in freight-only airline Cargolux, the chief executive of Qatar Airways confirmed yesterday. “We...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities not finding traction despite dollar weakness 14 Jan 2013 - 01:00 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities continued to show weakness into the second week of 2013 despite rising stock...

Lifestyle trade fair 13 Jan 2013 - 11:35 am

Souvenir vendor Soenke Preuss displays a miniature model of the ocean liner Titanic during the lifestyle trade fair ‘early bird’ in Hamburg, yesterday....

QFIB, SPPC successfully close ENPI deal 13 Jan 2013 - 11:31 am

High ranking officials from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE at the ceremony to close the ENPI deal. DOHA: QFIB, Qatar’s first independent...

Investors get richer by over QR21bn 13 Jan 2013 - 11:31 am

DOHA: Investors on the Qatari bourse have become richer by over a huge QR21bn ($5.75bn) in barely seven trading days since the dawn...

GTL experts gather in Doha for first industry congress 13 Jan 2013 - 11:30 am

DOHA: Global gas-to-liquid (GTL) leaders from the US to Japan are here in GTL’s Capital to initiate a new course of direction for...

Mena to pump $250bn into power projects in five years 13 Jan 2013 - 11:30 am

DOHA: The Middle East and North African (MENA) countries are expected to pump nearly $250bn into power projects over the next five years...