Business

‘The Big 5 Qatar’ expo to host over 200 exhibitors 05 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The 2018 edition of “The Big 5 Qatar” expo will host over 200 exhibitors, live product demonstrations, and 40+ free-to-attend education workshops....

Retaj & Ihome ink deal to operate new resort in Turkey 05 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Retaj Hotels & Hospitality, a subsidiary of the Qatar-based Retaj Group, has signed an agreement with Turkish real estate developer Ihome Insaat...

Qatar and Turkey sign unique partnership agreement 05 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar and Turkey signed yesterday a comprehensive and unique commercial and economic partnership agreement to expand and boost cooperation in a wide-range...

TMQ renews supply agreement with QAC 05 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Total Marketing Qatar (TMQ) renewed the supply agreement with Qatar Automobiles Co. (QAC), the authorised distributor of Mitsubishi Motors and FUSO in...

QIIB wins ‘Al Dhameen Best Partner Bank Award’ 04 Sep 2018 - 11:15 pm

DOHA: QIIB has won the ‘Al Dhameen Best Partner Bank Award’ instituted by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) for local banks that provide tremendous...

At $1 trillion, Amazon is still not its stock price 04 Sep 2018 - 11:15 pm

Sept. 28, 2001, marked this century’s nadir for the stock price of Amazon.com Inc. Air was gushing out of the dot.com bubble, the...

German car market surges as manufacturers face emissions crunch 04 Sep 2018 - 03:17 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Registrations of new cars on German roads leaped 25 percent in August, official data showed Tuesday, ahead of the introduction...

QDB announces ‘best partner bank awards’ 04 Sep 2018 - 10:43 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) yesterday announced the “Best Partner Bank Award” for the banks that are supporting the small and medium-sized enterprises...

Qatar’s access to TIR system to boost international trade 04 Sep 2018 - 10:37 am

DOHA: Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem Al Thani (pictured), Chairman of Qatar Chamber, has invited the companies specialised in the transport sector and wishing...

QFBA launches sixth cohort of Kawader programme 04 Sep 2018 - 10:25 am

DOHA: Following the overwhelming success of its previous Kawader runs and the graduation of the fifth cohort of ‘Kawader’ participants earlier this year,...

Qatar Central Securities Depository issues August report 04 Sep 2018 - 10:13 am

Doha: Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD), in its lates report for the month of August detailed its main procedures which included custody, recording,...

US-China trade row not to impact GCC for now 04 Sep 2018 - 10:07 am

DOHA: The ongoing US-China trade war will have no immediate effect on the Gulf countries as the region is not directly involved or...

Argentina announces new taxes, ministry cuts amid turmoil 03 Sep 2018 - 06:42 pm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentina's President Mauricio Macri announced new taxes on exports and the elimination of several ministries on Monday in a bid...

QIB launches new one year profit-free financing scheme 03 Sep 2018 - 03:22 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), country’s leading Shariah-compliant banking services provider, announced yesterday the launch of a new salary transfer promotional campaign—‘Free for...

Demand for World Bank financing in Mena rises 03 Sep 2018 - 03:22 am

DOHA: The World Bank responded to strong demand from countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region (Mena) for development finance, global...

Qatar plans huge investments in Germany: Report 03 Sep 2018 - 03:22 am

FRANKFURT: Qatar plans to invest billions of dollars more in Germany and will broaden its focus to the country’s medium-sized companies, business newspaper...

Germany dismisses Bild report on VW petrol cars, no indication of fraud so far 02 Sep 2018 - 03:55 pm

FRANKFURT: Germany's Transport Ministry said on Sunday there was no fresh news in a Bild am Sonntag report that Volkswagen engineers told investigators...