Business

‘Turkey has opportunity to realize 5G in telecom field’ 04 Mar 2018 - 06:22 pm

BARCELONA: Turkey has a great opportunity to build 5G system and latest technologies in the telecommunication field, the chief executive officer of the...

Indonesia growth to pick up in 2018: QNB 04 Mar 2018 - 11:12 am

DOHA: Growth in Indonesia has been remarkably steady for the last four years, barely diverging from the 5.0 percent level and coming in...

‘SANAD’ offers dispute free project execution 04 Mar 2018 - 11:07 am

DOHA: ‘SANAD’, the newly created and launched ‘integrated suite of contracts’ by ASTAD, ensures successful completion of construction projects by avoiding possibility of...

Nakilat expands partnership with Maran 04 Mar 2018 - 10:59 am

DOHA: Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures Inc., to include two additional LNG vessels. Maran Nakilat...

Foreign investments key asset for future: QEWC 04 Mar 2018 - 10:51 am

DOHA: Qatar’s utility major Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has said it was considering its foreign investments as very important asset for...

Indian police say gold bribes given in $2 billion bank fraud case 03 Mar 2018 - 05:46 pm

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: An official of India's Punjab National Bank received gold and diamond jewellery from a billionaire jeweller accused of being involved in...

Iraqi parliament approves 2018 budget of $88 billion 03 Mar 2018 - 04:57 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament has approved this year's budget of about 104 trillion Iraqi dinars, or nearly $88 billion. A statement says the budget,...

Banks’ private sector credit at QR463.4bn 03 Mar 2018 - 10:01 am

DOHA: Qatar banks’ assets (and liabilities) has increased QR3.1bn to QR1.366 trillion by the end of January 2018, compared to previous month; and...

'Big Bitcoin Heist': 2 held over stolen computers in Iceland 02 Mar 2018 - 10:02 pm

REYKJAVIK, Iceland: Some 600 computers used to "mine" bitcoin and other virtual currencies were stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police...

Arctic blast saps British gas supplies, price hits high 02 Mar 2018 - 04:45 pm

OSLO: British gas prices spiked again in volatile trading on Friday as an ongoing cold snap raised concerns about supplies. "Today was absolute...

Cryptocurrencies failing as money, but technology has promise: Carney 02 Mar 2018 - 04:33 pm

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are failing as a form of money and have shown clear signs of being a financial bubble, but...

QSE’s benchmark index closes higher at 8,730.06 points 02 Mar 2018 - 02:10 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 76.74 points, 0.89 percent, when the bourse closed trading at 8,730.06 points yesterday. The volume...

Liverpool vow to spend after posting profit 01 Mar 2018 - 05:32 pm

London: Liverpool have pledged to back boss Jurgen Klopp in the transfer market after their accounts returned to profit with a £39 million...

Banks and financial institutions in Qatar to be closed on Sunday 01 Mar 2018 - 12:53 pm

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced that next Sunday, March 4, will be an official holiday for all banks and financial institutions...

Woqod’s net profit grows by 9.2% to QR964m 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Woqod’s net profits for the year 2017, excluding minority interests, rose by 9.2 percent to QR964m, compared to the previous year’s QR883m....

Aamal’s gross profit for 2017 at QR545.6m 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Aamal Company, one of the Gulf region’s fastest growing diversified companies, recorded a total revenue of QR1.6bn for the year ended December...

Commercial Bank hosts Moroccan business delegation 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

Doha: Commercial Bank organised a VIP business dinner for a visiting delegation of senior businessmen from Morocco under the Association Marocaine des Exportateurs...

Quantum jump in Pakistan’s exports to Qatar 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: The post-blockade period witnessed a quantum jump in Pakistan’s exports to Qatar. The country’s export value increased 64.49 percent during the seven...