Business

QNB issues Formosa bonds in US dollars 21 Apr 2019 - 07:30 am

QNB Group announced another successful completion of a Formosa bond issuance under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme, dual listed on the...

QFBA awards powerful leader certificate to Al-Meera official 21 Apr 2019 - 07:27 am

Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has awarded its first powerful leader certificate to Khalid Jassim Al Jassim, Security, Fire & Safety Manager...

QR2m mega prize up for grabs as Doha Bank unveils 16th edition of Al Dana scheme 2019 21 Apr 2019 - 07:24 am

Doha Bank, one of the largest private commercial banks in Qatar, has announced the launch of Al Dana 2019 scheme. To celebrate the...

China’s economy responding to healthy policy stimulus: QNB 21 Apr 2019 - 07:20 am

After several months in the doldrums, China’s economy is stabilising as it starts to respond to fiscal and monetary stimulus. The impulse is...

In first, New York caps climate emissions from buildings 19 Apr 2019 - 09:33 pm

NEW YORK: New York's skyline is getting a green makeover under a bill adopted on Thursday that imposes massive cuts to the planet-warming...

Female managers do not close gender pay gap 19 Apr 2019 - 09:33 pm

LONDON: Women are just as likely to earn less than men when they work under a female supervisor or in a company with...

Street vending legalization in Los Angeles offers migrants hope, but also challenges 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm

Los Angeles: A chorus of street vendors' pitches ring out on a hot spring day in downtown Los Angeles. "Avocados, avocados from Michoacan,"...

Will the Benettons use Alitalia to fly in from the cold? 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm

MILAN/ROME: Italian transport group Atlantia could join a rescue of loss-making flag carrier Alitalia to try to win favour with the government and...

Total plans to use artificial intelligence to cut drilling costs 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm

Total SA plans to start a digital factory in the coming weeks to tap artificial intelligence in a bid to save hundreds of...

Ukraine tycoon crows "I won" after PrivatBank nationalisation ruled illegal 19 Apr 2019 - 03:28 pm

KIEV: Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky won a major victory on Thursday in his battle with the government over the nationalisation of the country's...

Celebration of Japan's new era big opportunity for business 19 Apr 2019 - 02:19 pm

TOKYO: Japan is getting ready for its biggest celebration in years with the advent of the Reiwa era of soon-to-be emperor Naruhito. That...

QSE index gained 89.12 points last week 19 Apr 2019 - 10:34 am

Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 89.12 points, or 0.87 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,348.19 points. Trading...

QICCA set to update arbitration rules 19 Apr 2019 - 10:18 am

The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) is set to update its arbitration rules and is considering the inclusion of emergency...

Putin seeks to reassure visiting French business leaders 18 Apr 2019 - 11:34 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure top French business leaders in the Kremlin Thursday as they met following the arrests of...

Back on trend? H&M makes AI, loyalty drive to ride fashion cycle 18 Apr 2019 - 04:30 pm

BERLIN/STOCKHOLM: When H&M boosted its shares last month by reporting a rise in the sale of full-price garments, it wasn't just a tribute...

Russia says to limit oil exports to Ukraine 18 Apr 2019 - 03:50 pm

Moscow: Russia announced Thursday it would ban some oil exports to Ukraine and limit coal exports from June, in an announcement made just...

Ukraine reverses nationalization of tycoon's bank 18 Apr 2019 - 02:59 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: A Ukrainian court has ruled that the 2016 nationalization of a major bank owned by a powerful tycoon was illegal. The...

CWEIC Global Advisory Council 18 Apr 2019 - 12:14 am

Adeeb Ahamed, MD, Twenty14 Holdings, with Lord Marland of Odstock, Chairman of Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) in London. Adeeb Ahamed was...