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Information security conference concludes 07 Nov 2017 - 03:17 am

FROM LEFT: Dr Ahmed Bouridane, Head of Computer and Electronic Security Systems Lab, Northumbria University - UK; Toney Jennings, CEO - Encryptics; Mustapha...

Commercial Bank launches first contactless Debit Cards in Qatar 07 Nov 2017 - 03:12 am

Commercial Bank announced the launch of the first contactless Debit Cards in Qatar on the internationally accepted Visa & MasterCard NFC platform. The...

Gulf NOCs need to focus on integration of value chains 07 Nov 2017 - 03:10 am

GCC states must increase their investment in value-added oil and gas processing to support sustainable, long-term economic growth, one of Kuwait’s leading industry...

Paradise Papers expose tax haven secrets of ultra-wealthy 06 Nov 2017 - 12:25 pm

London, A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's private estate, secretly...

Cities are spending strikingly varied amounts to deliver basic services: KPMG 06 Nov 2017 - 11:10 am

City governments are spending strikingly different amounts to deliver basic city services, even within the same regions, according to Finding the courage to...

GCC IPO raised $140m in Q3 06 Nov 2017 - 11:08 am

The amount of money raised from IPOs during the third quarter of 2017 (Q3 2017) in the GCC amounted to $140m, lower by...

Real estate investors need to align with market reality 06 Nov 2017 - 11:02 am

Qatar’s leading developer SAK Holding Group has stressed the need for real estate owners and investors dealing realistically with current market challenges. The...

Aamal launches Qatar’s first ‘Bridgestone Fleet Point’ centre 06 Nov 2017 - 10:58 am

Aamal Trading and Distribution, a subsidiary of Aamal Company, has officially launched Bridgestone Fleet Point centre in Doha, bringing for the first time...

Moody’s assigns Al Rayan Bank (UK) Aa3 credit 06 Nov 2017 - 10:56 am

Al Rayan Bank (UK), the United Kingdom subsidiary of Masraf Al Rayan, has received an Aa3 rating from Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), one...

Businesses need to adopt technology trend: Dr Farnam 06 Nov 2017 - 10:41 am

Hackers are pilfering a staggering volume of data and money from companies across the world. One of the major targets of the cyber...

Hong Kong stocks open lower 06 Nov 2017 - 09:44 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks began Monday with losses, while Shanghai opened flat. The Hang Seng Index shed 1.05 percent, or 299.36 points,...

Tasdeer helps more than 250 Qatari companies to reach 28 international markets 05 Nov 2017 - 06:47 pm

Doha: Qatar Development Bank's (QDB) export agency (Tasdeer) has succeeded in helping more than 250 Qatari companies to reach more than 28 international...

Ooredoo to sponsor information security conference 05 Nov 2017 - 11:29 am

Ooredoo yesterday announced that it is the Official Telecommunications Sponsor of the two-day Information Security Conference for the Financial Sector (ISFS), set to...

QNB diamond sponsor of ISFC conference 05 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am

QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, will be the Diamond Sponsor of the 4th Information Security Conference...

Commercial security market to reach $4.8bn by 2021 05 Nov 2017 - 11:18 am

Growing demand for streamlined and IP network security systems will double the value of the Middle East’s commercial security market over the next...

Mexico announces biggest onshore oil discovery in 15 years 04 Nov 2017 - 09:22 pm

Petroleos Mexicanos announced its biggest onshore discovery in 15 years, just three months after Mexico reported the first major find by private companies,...