Business / Qatar Business

Fitch Ratings affirms Al Khaliji’s IDR at A- 12 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank’s (al khaliji) QSC, credit rating was recently affirmed by Fitch. The ratings agency maintains the bank’s Long-term Issuer...

NBAD plans acquisitions in expansion abroad 12 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE’s largest lender by market value, is looking at acquisitions as part of a...

Microsoft to power QFIB’s IT infrastructure 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

DOHA: Microsoft Gulf and Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) announced on Monday that they have partnered to upgrade the core IT infrastructure of...

Qatar bourse index slips by 7.87 points 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange continued its losing streak yesterday sliding 7.87 points or 0.09 percent to 8,333.99 points from the previous closing of 8,341.86. ...

Msheireb Properties, Qnbn sign pact 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has signed an agreement with Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) to deliver next-generation high-speed communications network...

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...