Business / Qatar Business

Qatar's new LNG merger to save $550 mln yearly in operation cost: QP 03 Jan 2018 - 12:49 pm

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum's merger of liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers Qatargas and RasGas will save the company two billion riyals ($550 million) annually...

Qatar stocks off to flying start in 2018 03 Jan 2018 - 12:06 pm

DOHA: Qatar stock market started off 2018 on a positive note as the benchmark index gained 1.14 percent or 96.88 percent to finish...

Property rents to face further correction this year 03 Jan 2018 - 12:00 pm

DOHA: Rents of properties, especially for residential units and commercial spaces, are expected to come down further this year. The correction in the...

Qatar economy to pick up to 3.5% in ’18 03 Jan 2018 - 11:45 am

DOHA: Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to pick up 3.5 percent in 2018, from 1.2 percent (preliminary Qatar figure at 1.9...

Qatar Petroleum becomes exclusive marketer of crude oil exports 03 Jan 2018 - 10:49 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced yesterday that all crude oil produced in Qatar for export to international markets has been designated by a...

QPAY wins highest payments industry security certification 01 Jan 2018 - 11:26 am

DOHA: QPAY, a Qatari company offering Made-In-Qatar electronic payment solutions, has become the first company in Qatar to achieve Payment Card Industry Data...

Nakilat showcases maritime expertise 01 Jan 2018 - 11:19 am

DOHA: Nakilat demonstrated full support for the ‘Made in Qatar 2017’ Exhibition organised by Qatar Chamber of Commerce (QC) by participating alongside more...

MEC urges local startups to join ‘National Product’ initiative 01 Jan 2018 - 11:11 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has called on local startup companies to join its ‘National Product’ initiative which was launched...

Funds bet big on Qatar stocks for 2018 01 Jan 2018 - 10:57 am

DOHA: Qatar stock market finished the final month of a difficult 2017 on high note, as the benchmark index surged 10.49 percent or...

China to pursue slower but higher quality growth 31 Dec 2017 - 12:15 pm

China’s policymakers will have to strike a delicate balance between supporting economic growth, mainly through increasingly less effective debt stimulus, and tackling the...

AAB celebrates Customer Appreciation Week 31 Dec 2017 - 12:00 pm

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co (AAB), the exclusive distributor of Toyota and Lexus in Qatar, celebrated its first ‘Customer Appreciation Week’ from December...

Qatar’s PPI increased 6.1% in November 31 Dec 2017 - 11:50 am

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the industrial sector for November 2017 increased by 6.1 percent to 60.8 points compared to the previous...

Moody’s & Fitch affirm QIIB’s ratings at ‘A2’ and ‘A’ 31 Dec 2017 - 11:46 am

QIIB announced that global ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch Ratings have affirmed its ratings at A2 and A, respectively, reflecting the Bank’s strong...

Qatari non-oil exports reach QR1.8bn in November 30 Dec 2017 - 03:30 pm

Doha: Qatar Chamber's monthly report on foreign trade of the private sector has revealed that the total value of Qatari non-oil exports to...

Mena needs to ramp up power generation capacity 30 Dec 2017 - 12:19 pm

Primary energy demand in the Mena region is expected to continue to rise at an annual rate of 1.9 percent through 2035, requiring...

QIB invests in national talents & undergraduate training in 2017 28 Dec 2017 - 12:26 pm

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic Bank, announced that it hired 21 Qataris including thirteen new graduates and eight experienced professionals, for...

QBIC hosts scale-up expert at speaker series session 27 Dec 2017 - 11:13 am

Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC), owned by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), hosted its final interactive Speaker Series session of the year with Prof....