Business

Al Jaida highlights promise of Islamic Finance at World Economic Forum 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida, Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has highlighted the promise of the growing Islamic financial sector...

Anti-fraud programs in banks crucial, says BLOM Bank Qatar official 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

It is crucial for banks to have effective anti-fraud programs in place, especially since the banking and financial services sector has been identified...

Qatar’s global role helps promote it as leading investment destination 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar’s international presence plays a significant role in promoting the country as a destination for business, investment and the source of Qatari-manufactured...

Qatar participates in Russian–Arab Business Council 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar participated in the 12th session of the Russian–Arab Business Council, and the 4th international ARABIA-EXPO exhibition. The events explored business and...

Ministry organises workshop to examine patent applications 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the GCC Intellectual Property Training Center, is organizing a training workshop on the...

QNB records QR3.6bn net profit for first quarter; total assets up 6% 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

DOHA: QNB, one of the leading banks in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia (MEASEA) region, recorded a net profit of QR3.6bn...

GCC contract awards remain sluggish in first quarter 10 Apr 2019 - 01:21 am

An analysis of contracts awarded in the first 10 weeks of the year does not appear to support the theory, the market should...

Pad Women: the all-female business easing period poverty in Sri Lanka 09 Apr 2019 - 11:17 pm

COLOMBO: Every month, Fathima Rifka used to suffer the embarrassment of rinsing out the rags she used during her period at a public...

Fighting online child abuse gets boost from eBay billionaire at UK forum 09 Apr 2019 - 11:03 pm

LONDON: As pressure mounts on social media companies over child grooming and sex abuse imagery, a U.S.-based not-for-profit set up by Hollywood actors...

Almost half UK companies failed to narrow gender pay gap 09 Apr 2019 - 11:03 pm

LONDON: Nearly half of all major British companies have failed to reduce their gender pay gap over the last year, data released on...

First female boss vows to shake up Bangladesh's fashion factories 09 Apr 2019 - 09:35 pm

CHENNAI, India: The first woman to head one of Bangladesh's biggest garment associations said on Tuesday she would boost female leadership as most...

StanChart to pay $1 billion to end sanctions probes 09 Apr 2019 - 06:20 pm

Standard Chartered Plc agreed Tuesday to pay more than $1 billion to resolve a long-running investigation into its handling of transactions that violated...

GCC capital market issuance should bounce back: S&P 09 Apr 2019 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Despite strong interest in credit ratings from previously unrated GCC-based corporates in new industries such as consumer goods, health care, and education,...

QSE stock split effective June 9: QFMA 09 Apr 2019 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) announced that the enforcement date of the decision of stock split of the companies listed at Qatar...

Hyundai’s Santa Fe named ‘Best Design Mid-Size SUV’ by Arab Motors magazine 09 Apr 2019 - 01:04 am

DOHA: The All-New 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe, distributed in Qatar by Skyline Automotive, was named the Best Design Mid-Size SUV in 2019 by...

675 building permits issued in February 2019 09 Apr 2019 - 01:04 am

Building and construction activities in Qatar gained momentum in the month of February 2019 compared to the corresponding month last year. Some 675...