Business

Facebook's cryptocurrency faces pre-G20 examination 26 Jun 2019 - 05:44 pm

London: Heading into the G20 summit, Facebook is on notice from powerful regulators including the Fed chief that its plans for a global...

China bans imports of Canadian meat products 26 Jun 2019 - 05:06 pm

TRENTON, Canada: As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Wednesday for the G20 Summit in Japan, China fired another salvo in deteriorating relations...

China renews demand on Canada for Huawei executive's release 26 Jun 2019 - 02:03 pm

BEIJING: China on Wednesday renewed a demand that Canada release a top executive of tech giant Huawei a day after announcing a suspension...

QCB data shows solid growth in domestic credit 26 Jun 2019 - 09:19 am

Qatar banks’ total deposits rose to QR670bn for the first quarter of 2019, up 4.5 percent compared to the previous quarter’s QR641bn. The...

Hassad acquires equity stake in Sunrise Foods International 26 Jun 2019 - 09:16 am

Hassad, Qatar’s leading investor in the food sector, announced yesterday that it is acquiring a significant minority equity stake in Sunrise Foods International,...

Ebn Sina Medical signs warehouse automation deal with Italy’s GPI 26 Jun 2019 - 09:11 am

Ebn Sina Medical - a fully owned subsidiary of Aamal Company, one of the region’s fastest growing diversified companies – has recently signed...

Qatar & South Korea to collaborate on ITS tech for 2022 World Cup 26 Jun 2019 - 08:59 am

Qatar and South Korean governments will work closely to build an efficient Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology which will be used in Qatar...

Margaret Franklin appointed CEO and President of CFA Institute 26 Jun 2019 - 08:55 am

CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, yesterday announced the appointment of Margaret Franklin (pictured), CFA, as its new CEO and President,...

US-Qatar Business Council and QAI conclude US outreach trip 26 Jun 2019 - 08:50 am

The US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC) and the Qatar-America Institute (QAI), completed a two-day outreach trip to the city with Nasser Allenqawi, Consul General...

Alfardan Premier Motors launches flagship Jaguar Land Rover showroom 26 Jun 2019 - 08:46 am

Alfardan Premier Motors Co., the official retailer of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in the State of Qatar, added another feather to its cap...

New Petrochemicals Complex to adopt cutting-edge technology 26 Jun 2019 - 07:00 am

H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum (QP)...

Indonesia media exec says company talking to Disney; tycoon founder denies 25 Jun 2019 - 09:22 pm

JAKARTA: The director of the investment arm of Indonesian media group Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) said on Tuesday the group was in talks...

Surging corn prices put us wheat back in the feed trough 25 Jun 2019 - 09:22 pm

A looming shortfall in U.S. corn production after a historical spat of wet weather means wheat is back on the menu at cattle...

Global trade slumps in april as trade war dragged on 25 Jun 2019 - 08:11 pm

Global trade stumbled in April as the tariff war between the U.S. and China showed few signs of ending, figures released Tuesday showed....

Oil rises above $58 as taunts and threats heat US-Iran tension 25 Jun 2019 - 07:36 pm

Oil rallied as the U.S. and Iran heated up their rhetoric in a standoff that threatens to engulf the heart of global oil...

Mitsubishi to buy Bombardier regional-jet unit for $550 Million 25 Jun 2019 - 04:02 pm

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. agreed to buy Bombardier Inc.’s CRJ regional-jet program for $550 million in cash, extending a push into commercial aircraft...

Cross-border lending to Qatar expands 25 Jun 2019 - 08:36 am

The annual growth rate of cross-border lending to the Middle East and developing Africa remained strong, despite decelerating slightly to 8 percent at...