Business

In China, Macron urges openness, pitches France Inc. 09 Jan 2018 - 09:03 pm

BEIJING: President Emmanuel Macron offered to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to China’s booming markets on Tuesday,...

Finance Minister: Qatar's Islamic Banks is the third largest contributor to global growth in Islamic Banking 09 Jan 2018 - 12:10 pm

Doha: HE Minister of Finance Ali Shareef Al Emadi said that Qatar's Islamic Banks is the third largest contributor to global growth in...

Aamal announces three major projects 09 Jan 2018 - 12:48 am

DOHA: Aamal Company, one of the region’s fastest growing diversified companies, yesterday announced that via Senyar Industries Qatar Holding W.L.L.,one of Qatar’s leading...

Minister receives French official 09 Jan 2018 - 12:36 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, yesterday met with Pascal Lamy, former WTO Director General. Lamy...

Arcapita acquires US firm for over $100m 09 Jan 2018 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Arcapita, the global investment firm, announced yesterday that is has acquired a controlling interest in MC Sign Company (MC Sign), the leading...

Aamal to import pharma products from Turkey 09 Jan 2018 - 12:26 am

DOHA: Aamal Company and its fully owned subsidiary, Ebn Sina Medical, announced yesterday distribution agreement with Turkish Company CinnaGenIlaç. The deal involves importing...

Property developers continue to power Qatar stock market 09 Jan 2018 - 12:26 am

Doha: Qatar stock market’s benchmark index jumped past 8,900-mark yesterday, the index’s fastest run to a fresh gain of 224.62 points in the...

GoPro shares dive as it cuts staff, exits drone market 08 Jan 2018 - 06:55 pm

New York: Shares of GoPro plunged by about 25 percent Monday after it announced it was slashing its workforce and exiting the drone...

Lufthansa to hire 8,000 workers in 2018 08 Jan 2018 - 04:48 pm

German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it plans to hire more than 8,000 people in 2018, the latest step in a relentless push...

Supporting small business success 08 Jan 2018 - 12:10 pm

Chief Business Officer Mahmud Awad explains why Vodafone Qatar is committed to encouraging Qatar’s budding entrepreneurs Supporting the growth and success of small...

Hong Kong stocks open higher 08 Jan 2018 - 09:48 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares rose again on Monday morning, putting the benchmark index on course for a tenth successive gain following more...

Asian markets mostly up at start of week but Hong Kong struggles 08 Jan 2018 - 09:33 am

Hong Kong: Most Asian markets rose on Monday following yet more records on Wall Street but Hong Kong turned lower after nine days...

Hong Kong shares marginally down at break 08 Jan 2018 - 09:27 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session slightly lower on Monday as profit-taking after nine straight gains offset another record lead...

Qatar initiates plans to accelerate growth 08 Jan 2018 - 01:14 am

DOHA: Qatar is witnessing a remarkable development towards building a fast-growing and accelerated economy. It is implementing an ambitious development program that has...

Investors upbeat on Qatari economy 08 Jan 2018 - 01:08 am

DOHA: The robust and vibrant Qatari economy enjoys the confidence of international investors. Despite the unjust blockade against Qatar, it continued to remain...

Japan welcomes bitcoin & other cryptocurrencies 08 Jan 2018 - 01:02 am

Tokyo: Known as “Miss Bitcoin” on Japanese social media, Mai Fujimoto says she invests all of her savings in the virtual currency that...

Qatar stocks extend strong new year start 08 Jan 2018 - 12:57 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks extended its new year’s best start yesterday further pushing the benchmark index up 1.40 percent to 8,751.20 points. The market...

QNB FS emerges topper in brokerage businesses 07 Jan 2018 - 11:04 am

DOHA: QNB Financial Services (QNB FS), the brokerage arm of QNB Group, has ranked top in Qatar’s brokerage businesses, after grabbing 27.81 percent...