Business

Industries Qatar net profit surges by 56% in H1 09 Aug 2018 - 02:11 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), one of the region’s industrial giants with interests in the production of a wide range of petrochemical, fertilizer and...

Despair as crippling drought hammers Australian farmers 09 Aug 2018 - 12:04 am

Murrurundi, Australia: A crippling drought is ravaging vast tracts of Australia's pastoral heartlands, decimating herds and putting desperate farmers under intense financial and...

German Ryanair pilots to join European strikes on Friday 08 Aug 2018 - 02:15 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Germany's Ryanair pilots will join an unprecedented wave of strikes against the no-frills carrier across Europe on Friday, escalating a...

QIB named Qatar’s ‘Best Consumer Digital Bank’ 08 Aug 2018 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic Bank, has been recognised as “Qatar’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Award 2018” by the Global...

KPMG in Qatar appoints new partner to lead tax practice 08 Aug 2018 - 12:54 am

DOHA: KPMG in Qatar, one of the leading professional services providers in the world, has recently appointed a new Partner, Barbara Henzen (pictured),...

Qatar’s Nebras to transform power generation industry 08 Aug 2018 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Nebras Power, a joint venture of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), and Qatar Holding, will play a leading role in the...

Ras Girtas wins coveted awards in UK 08 Aug 2018 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Ras Girtas Power Company (RGPC) has won first place in two major safety awards, winner of prestigious ‘RoSPA Electricity Industry Sector Award’...

Commercial Bank contactless cards reach ‘100,000 taps’ milestone 07 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

DOHA: Commercial Bank has announced that customers using their newly released contactless Credit and Debit Cards have made 100,000 taps at their favourite...

Commercial Bank contactless cards reach ‘100,000 taps’ milestone 07 Aug 2018 - 09:53 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank has announced that customers using their newly released contactless Credit and Debit Cards have made 100,000 taps at their favourite...

Qatar Chamber, Oman’s SIPC team explore ways to enhance trade ties 07 Aug 2018 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC), held a meeting yesterday with a delegation from Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC), where they discussed ways and mechanisms...

MPHC first half net profit surges by 42% to QR666m 07 Aug 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and one of the region’s premier diversified petrochemical conglomerates, reported a net...

Al Emadi meets Jordan’s Minister of State for Investment Affairs 06 Aug 2018 - 11:38 pm

Minister of Finance H E Ali Shareef Al Emadi (right), welcomed a Jordanian delegation led by Muhannad Shehadeh, Jordan’s Minister of State for...

Doha Bank wins ‘Most Outstanding Business Bank’ award 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

DOHA: Doha Bank has received the 2018 Corporate Excellent Award from CV Magazine for ‘Most Outstanding Business Bank’ in Qatar. This prominent award...

New wave of mega liquefied natural gas projects is approaching 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

LONDON: A new race to build multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants is gaining momentum after a long hiatus in investments as...

Indra Nooyi exit thinning the ranks of US female CEOs 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

Indra Nooyi is stepping down as chief executive officer of food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc., handing the reins to a top lieutenant...

Qatar’s new business growth hits 9-month high: QFC data 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon private sector started the third quarter on a solid footing, according to the latest QFC Qatar PMI data. A survey-record...

Cryptocurrencies set to emerge as new asset class 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm

DOHA: With the introduction of some financial derivative and legal tools in the US and other markets with regard to Cryptocurrencies trading, Bitcoin...