Business

Qatar’s trade surplus grows by 12.9% 28 Nov 2017 - 12:15 am

Driven by a higher volume of oil and gas exports, Qatar’s combined export value rose by 11.9 percent in October on year-on-year. The...

Doha Bank hosts ‘employee recognition awards’ event 28 Nov 2017 - 12:15 am

Doha Bank, appreciated and recognised outstanding performances of its employees by recently celebrating the monthly Employee Recognition Awards. Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of...

Canada PM Trudeau aims to boost trade on China trip 27 Nov 2017 - 07:33 pm

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to China next week to bolster trade ties as North American continental trade talks fizzle....

Turkish lira will normalise soon, Erdogan says 27 Nov 2017 - 04:18 pm

ANKARA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that an artificial inflation in exchange rates would normalise soon, after...

Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks start week with losses 27 Nov 2017 - 12:06 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares fell on Monday, while Shanghai lost almost one percent as dealers in China fret over a crackdown on...

Tokyo stocks snap three-day winning streak 27 Nov 2017 - 09:57 am

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks snapped a three-day winning streak Monday with profit-takers reversing early gains ahead of the release of key economic data in...

Qatalum to support ‘Made in Qatar 2017’ expo 27 Nov 2017 - 09:45 am

Qatar Aluminium Limited (Qatalum) is supporting the ‘Made in Qatar 2017’ exhibition as a silver sponsor, according to Qatar Chamber (QC). The expo,...

Vodafone & GWC develop innovative digital customer service solution 27 Nov 2017 - 09:43 am

Vodafone Qatar and GWC brought together their expertise to launch an innovative digital solution for enhanced customer experience. Vodafone’s Logistics department and GWC’s...

Tokyo stocks open higher 27 Nov 2017 - 09:40 am

Tokyo: Tokyo shares opened higher on Monday, taking a positive lead from rallies on Wall Street last week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index...

‘Business Continuity’ key to risk mitigation 27 Nov 2017 - 09:40 am

The ‘Business Continuity and Risk Management’ provisions in companies and government entities, especially organisations of strategic importance, should be given more emphasis to...

QNB debit cards enhanced with e-shopping feature 27 Nov 2017 - 09:36 am

QNB, the leading bank in the Middle East and Africa region, further enhanced its debit cards feature by introducing International e-commerce transactions on...

QLC encourages Qataris to join Cambridge MBA 27 Nov 2017 - 09:34 am

Dr Jane Davies, Director of the Cambridge MBA, addressed an introductory session on Cambridge MBA at an event hosted by Qatar Leadership Centre...

Iraq and Kuwait near agreement on price for gas exports 26 Nov 2017 - 12:51 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Iraq and Kuwait have reached a preliminary agreement on a price for gas exports, Kuwaiti oil minister Issam Al-Marzouq told a...

Ministry forms committee to address procurement disputes 26 Nov 2017 - 09:35 am

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has formed a grievance redressal committee and a small court for the quicker resolution of procurement related disputes,...

Doha bank hosts Qatar-Mexico knowledge sharing session 26 Nov 2017 - 09:30 am

Doha Bank, one of the largest private commercial banks in Qatar, hosted a knowledge-sharing session to explore business and investment opportunities in Mexico...

Commercial Bank CEO sees huge opportunities for Asean countries in Qatar 26 Nov 2017 - 09:26 am

Commercial Bank Group CEO Joseph Abraham has said there are huge untapped opportunities available for Asean exports in Qatar. Delivering a key note...

Qatar’s non-oil exports surge by 8.59% 26 Nov 2017 - 09:20 am

The total value of Qatar’s non-oil exports in October 2017 reached QR1.7bn, registering a remarkable increase of 8.59 percent compared to QR1.57bn in...