Business

Barwa Real Estate posts net profit of QR804m 30 Oct 2019 - 01:14 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group, one of the leading real estate and investment companies in Qatar and the region, reported a net profit...

Airbus wins 300-jet order from Asian discount carrier IndiGo 30 Oct 2019 - 01:14 am

Airbus SE landed one of its biggest-ever deals with the sale of 300 narrow-body planes to Indian budget carrier IndiGo that’s worth more...

MoCI to drive transformation, modernisation of infrastructure with Microsoft Azure Cloud 30 Oct 2019 - 01:02 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) yesterday announced its partnership with Microsoft on a comprehensive digital transformation programme that will modernise...

Producer Price Index dips by 17.7% in September 30 Oct 2019 - 01:01 am

Doha: Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has released the Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for September, 2019. The PPI...

GIS revenues up 18% at QR2.2bn for first nine months of 2019 30 Oct 2019 - 01:01 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS), one of the largest services groups in Qatar, reported 18 percent growth (y-o-y) in the Group’s total revenue...

Qatar Chamber reviews boosting cooperation with French private sector 30 Oct 2019 - 01:01 am

DOHA: Bilateral relations between Qatar and France have reached to new heights. The trade and economic relations between the two friendly nations have...

Berlin, Paris want to create a European digital 'cloud' 29 Oct 2019 - 11:02 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Germany unveiled Tuesday a plan backed by France to establish a secure data infrastructure that would reduce Europe's dependence on...

Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm

WASHINGTON: General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and 10 smaller automakers are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has...

After Boeing crashes, jet design rules to get tougher for all 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm

BRASILIA/PARIS: Planemakers worldwide face tougher scrutiny and changes in the way aircraft are certified in the aftermath of two fatal crashes of Boeing...

US-China tensions spur progress on giant Asia trade pact 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm

BANGKOK: Tensions between the United States and China have given new impetus to a China-backed trade pact and there is a chance of...

Vietnam finds itself caught in crossfire of US-China trade war 29 Oct 2019 - 07:45 pm

Trade wars are making it harder for countries to distinguish economic friend from foe. Take Vietnam, now the seventh-largest goods exporter to the...

Qatar & Brazil to boost investment volume 29 Oct 2019 - 08:47 am

Qatari and Brazilian authorities yesterday held a high-profile meeting in the presence of the visiting President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. They discussed the...

Qatar-Brazil bilateral trade volume stood at $575m in 2018 29 Oct 2019 - 08:30 am

The Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said yesterday that Qatar-Brazil bilateral trade volume amounted to about $575m last...

QBA, French Embassy hold roundtable with French investment funds 29 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

DOHA: The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) in cooperation with the French Embassy in Doha yesterday organised a roundtable with representatives of three of...

Vodafone Qatar posts 44% growth in net profit 29 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar reported a net profit of QR108m for the nine months ended September 2019, a significant growth of 44 percent compared...

Commercial Bank concludes Summer Spends Campaign 29 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

DOHA: Following the successful Cards Summer Campaign launched back in June 2019, Commercial Bank, is now rewarding 195 customers with individual gold coins...