Business

BMW posts record net profit of 8.7 bn euros for 2017 08 Mar 2018 - 04:05 pm

Berlin: German luxury carmaker BMW said Thursday its 2017 net profit soared 26 percent to a record 8.7 billion euros ($10.7 billion), driven...

World's oldest central bank has hit a dangerous inflation wall 08 Mar 2018 - 01:54 pm

Sweden’s Riksbank isn’t getting the inflation it needs in order to raise interest rates and get itself back in shape for the next...

Rolls-Royce back at Geneva Show as ‘World’s Best Car’ 08 Mar 2018 - 01:39 pm

GENEVA: This year’s Geneva Motor Show sees Rolls-Royce return to Switzerland only six months after the world’s media confirmed New Phantom as ‘The...

Jaguar owner wants to hire women in India but fewer are working 08 Mar 2018 - 01:35 pm

Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors Ltd. had just about 200 women on the shop floor three years ago. Now, it has 10...

KIF 2018 to showcase opportunities for foreign investors 08 Mar 2018 - 01:34 pm

DOHA: The Kuwait Investment Forum 2018 (KIF 2018) to be held on March 20 and 21 in Kuwait City will put the spotlight...

CIPS Qatar chapter holds AGM 08 Mar 2018 - 01:27 pm

DOHA: The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Qatar Branch recently brought together their members and other senior procurement staff in Qatar...

QIB launches new Investor Relations App 08 Mar 2018 - 01:24 pm

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched an Investor Relations (QIB IR) app for Android and iOS smartphones and has revamped the Investor...

Air cargo off to a robust start in ’18 08 Mar 2018 - 01:21 pm

DOHA: Middle Eastern carriers’ freight volumes increased 4.4 percent year-on-year in January 2018, the slowest growth of all regions. Capacity increased 6.3 percent....

QBIC kicks off fresh wave of LeanStartup 08 Mar 2018 - 01:09 pm

DOHA: Qatar Business Incubation Centre (QBIC)- owned by Qatar Development Bank (QDB)-launched their 10th wave of the LeanStartup Programme yesterday. QBIC celebrated this...

Doha Bank gets approval to issue Debt Notes 08 Mar 2018 - 12:01 pm

DOHA: Doha Bank yesterday received shareholders’ approval to issue debt notes ‘bonds’ using the Bank’s Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme valuing up...

Qatar Central Bank sells QR900m of T-bills 08 Mar 2018 - 11:57 am

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank sold QR900m ($247.25m) of Treasury bills with maturities of three, six and nine months, it said yesterday. It sold...

Iberdrola sets up innovation hub in Qatar 08 Mar 2018 - 11:50 am

DOHA: Qatar Investment Authority CEO Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani and the Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán jointly opened the...

Al Duhail take on Al Kharaitiyat with eye on QSL ‘Falcon Shield’ 08 Mar 2018 - 12:00 am

Doha: Al Duhail are having a dream season not just in Qatar but in Asia as well. They are on the verge of...

Trump offshore oil plan threatens millions of jobs: report 07 Mar 2018 - 06:18 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump's plans to allow offshore oil drilling along virtually the entire US coastline threaten millions of jobs and billions in...

Dollar peg serves well for Qatar: IMF 07 Mar 2018 - 01:58 pm

DOHA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Qatar’s currency peg to the US dollar remains appropriate for the country. The peg...

Japan seeks Qatar’s support for World Expo bid 07 Mar 2018 - 01:56 pm

DOHA: Qatar Chamber director-general Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi met on Tuesday with a Japanese delegation led by the special envoy of the...

Ahlibank and QGIRCO launch Bancassurance 07 Mar 2018 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: Ahlibank, a leading Qatari-owned financial institution, and Qatar General Insurance and Re-Insurance Company announced a Bancassurance agreement for the distribution of QGIRCO’s...