Business

Jio’s u-turn on voice calls lifts Vodafone, Bharti shares 10 Oct 2019 - 09:05 am

Shares of Vodafone Idea Ltd. and Bharti Airtel Ltd. surged after the wireless carrier controlled by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani said it will...

Qatar, 2nd most competitive Arab economy: WEF report 10 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Qatar ranked second most competitive Arab economy, and 29th globally out of the 141 countries assessed this year, according to The Global Competitiveness...

QNB nine-month net profit grows by 4% to QR11.2bn 10 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: QNB Group, one of the leading banks in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia (MEASEA) region, recorded a net profit of...

Development of national economy key focus of QDB initiatives: Al Mannai 10 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) is giving more focus on companies and startups that have the ability and potential in contributing to the development...

Sheikh Dr Khalid chosen as ‘Islamic Finance Personality of the Year 2019’ 10 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) Committee has conferred the ‘Islamic Finance Personality of the year 2019’ award on Sheikh Dr. Khalid...

Path opens to break deadlock on digital tax 09 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm

Paris: The world's wealthiest nations were urged Wednesday to accept a "unified approach" to break the deadlock over taxing the global revenues of...

Trump's fast-tracking of oil pipelines hits legal roadblocks 09 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm

NEW YORK: The Trump administration's effort to cut red tape and speed up major energy projects has backfired in the case of the...

Nissan reassigns former Ghosn aide and whistle-blower 09 Oct 2019 - 06:38 pm

Nissan Motor Co. reassigned Hari Nada, an executive who worked under former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and played a key role in his downfall....

PayPal writes down $228 million on investments after Uber 09 Oct 2019 - 06:23 pm

PayPal Holdings Inc. will report a $228 million loss on investments before taxes in the third quarter, driven in large part by a...

British Airways launches new Turkish route after Thomas Cook collapse 09 Oct 2019 - 06:23 pm

LONDON: British Airways announced the launch of a new flight from London's Gatwick Airport to the Turkish resort of Antalya on Wednesday, once...

Banks face major challenges from tech giants: QCB Governor 09 Oct 2019 - 09:56 am

Predicting a major shake-up in the global banking industry operations, Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani...

Qatar-Mexico trade volume rises by 33% to $263m in 2018 09 Oct 2019 - 09:44 am

The bilateral trade between Qatar and Mexico increased by 33 percent from $199m in 2017 to $263m in 2018, said Qatar Chamber’s First...

QDB, UBI to host World Incubation Summit 2019 09 Oct 2019 - 09:35 am

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has announced its strategic partnership with UBI Global in hosting the World Incubation Summit 2019, which will be held...

Youngsters learn social entrepreneurship at Tatawwar 09 Oct 2019 - 09:26 am

Social entrepreneurship is gaining traction in Qatar and more young people are aspiring to be part of this growing ‘impact movement’. Mahmoud Sawalha...

Huawei Mate 30 Pro wins highest rating from DxOMark 09 Oct 2019 - 09:22 am

The innovative SuperSensing Cine Camera is ranked number one in overall camera performance and highest photo score on the DxOMark scoreboard Huawei received...

Doha Bank announces winners of Al Dana 6th Draw 09 Oct 2019 - 09:17 am

Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar, has announced the winners of Al Dana 6th Draw for 2019 at its...

Qatar’s non-energy private sector signals returning growth momentum: QFC 09 Oct 2019 - 09:09 am

The September Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey of Qatar’s non-energy private sector economy signaled returning momentum at the end of the third quarter,...