Business

Qatar-Tajikistan ties to witness major boost: Minister 02 Sep 2018 - 10:01 am

DOHA: Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani has noted that the economic and investment relations between...

Qatar-German forum to discuss bilateral investment opportunities 02 Sep 2018 - 09:54 am

DOHA: The 9th edition of high-profile Qatar Investment and Business Forum will be held in Berlin, Germany on September 7. The Berlin edition...

Manufacturing PPI of July up 27.3% over last year 02 Sep 2018 - 09:36 am

DOHA: Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) has released the Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for July 2018...

IBPC Qatar leads delegation to India trade show 02 Sep 2018 - 09:20 am

DOHA: Indian Business & Professionals Council (IBPC Qatar) the apex body of Indian Businessmen and Professionals, functioning under the aegis of Embassy of...

Huawei launches Kirin 980, world’s first commercial 7nm SoC 02 Sep 2018 - 09:14 am

DOHA: Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu introduced the Kirin 980 (pictured), the system on a chip (SoC) that will bring about...

Pace of growth in ‘Asean-6’ robust: QNB 02 Sep 2018 - 08:37 am

DOHA: GDP growth in South-East Asia remained robust in the second quarter of the year despite headwinds from slower world trade and tightening...

Trump threatens to exclude Canada from new NAFTA deal 01 Sep 2018 - 07:23 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to exclude Canada from a new NAFTA agreement after negotiations to rewrite the pact ended...

Indian postmen to turn bankers with Modi's new payments bank 01 Sep 2018 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a payments bank on Saturday to turn postmen into bankers so they can offer financial...

Mannai Auto Group wins ‘Go-To-Russia Sales Challenge’ from GM 31 Aug 2018 - 02:50 am

DOHA: Mannai, the exclusive GMC dealer in Qatar, has hammered the set sales targets for last year and in doing so won the...

Supply chain transformation an enabler for business success 31 Aug 2018 - 01:14 am

DOHA: Emdad Supply Chain, a Qatari company, will organise a workshop in Doha, from September 25-27, 2018 which will be aimed to tackle...

Britain's May in Kenya to boost economic ties amid Brexit 30 Aug 2018 - 04:27 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday became the first UK leader to visit Kenya in 30 years, bringing security and...

Ryanair recognises cabin crew union in Ireland 30 Aug 2018 - 04:12 pm

London: Ryanair said Thursday it has agreed to recognise Ireland-based cabin crew who have union membership, stepping up a drawn-out process to improve...

Canada’s economy accelerates to 2.9% in the second quarter 30 Aug 2018 - 03:56 pm

Canada’s economy grew at the fastest pace in a year in the second quarter as exports surged, though a slowdown in business investment...

Qatar banks’ private sector deposits rise to QR350.8bn 29 Aug 2018 - 11:48 pm

DOHA: The total domestic private sector deposit at Qatar banks has increased by about QR7.9bn to QR350.8bn by the end of July 2018....

China-backed trade pact talks at 'critical stage': Singapore PM 29 Aug 2018 - 11:45 pm

Singapore: Talks on a China-backed free-trade pact have reached a "critical stage", Singapore's leader said Wednesday as he urged regional economic ministers to...

Argentina burns reserves, asks for early IMF help as peso crashes 29 Aug 2018 - 11:30 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's peso buckled on Wednesday, setting a record low of 34.10 per U.S. dollar after the central bank sold reserves for...

Canada stunned and worried about Trump trade threats 29 Aug 2018 - 11:30 pm

TORONTO: It started with President Donald Trump's attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There...