Business

Mannai reports net profit of QR166m in H1 09 Aug 2017 - 11:47 pm

Mannai Corporation reported a net profit of QR166m in the first half (H1) of 2017, down by 24.5 percent compared to QR220m in...

Strong ties between Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines Group emerge 09 Aug 2017 - 02:36 am

Latin America’s leading airline showed strong support for Qatar this week when Qatar Airways hosted the LATAM Airlines Group Board of Directors for...

Qatar Airways starts flying to Sohar in Oman 09 Aug 2017 - 02:21 am

The first Qatar Airways non-stop flight from Doha to Sohar touched down yesterday at Sohar Airport, inaugurating the award-winning airline’s newest destination in...

QSE index gains 30.93 points 09 Aug 2017 - 01:37 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 30.93 points, 0.33 percent, when the bourse closed trading at 9,373.49 points yesterday. The volume of shares...

Developed & EM markets offer best growth in equities 09 Aug 2017 - 01:36 am

Equities in Developed and Emerging Markets (EM) continue to offer best growth potential for investors seeking to take advantage of tactical investment opportunities...

IQ net profit at QR1.6bn in first half 09 Aug 2017 - 01:35 am

Industries Qatar (IQ) has reported a net profit of QR1.6bn in the first six month of this year ended June 30 (H1, 2017),...

Producer Price Index falls in June 09 Aug 2017 - 01:35 am

The Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) for June, 2017 was estimated at 51.9 points, showing a decrease of 4.1 percent compared to the...

Mwani Qatar and Muntajat sign MoU 08 Aug 2017 - 04:15 am

Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat), the marketing branch of Qatar Petroleum, and its subsidies have signed a memorandum of...

UK economy takes a hit as expenditure slumps further 08 Aug 2017 - 01:56 am

London: UK consumers cut back on spending for a third month in July as house-price growth slowed sharply, dealing yet another blow to...

Gold settles near lowest level in 2 weeks 08 Aug 2017 - 01:56 am

Gold prices settled in the early trading on Monday near its lowest level in two weeks. Spot gold was steady at $1,257.51 per...

Minister mulls quotas for electric cars in Germany 08 Aug 2017 - 01:56 am

Berlin: Germany should consider introducing binding quotas for electric cars for an automobile sector seeking to recover from a diesel emissions scandal and...

Iran signs its biggest-ever car deal with France's Renault 08 Aug 2017 - 01:56 am

TEHRAN: Iran signed the country's biggest-ever car deal on Monday to build tens of thousands of cars annually under a joint venture with...

Australian firms to explore opportunities in Qatar: Doha Bank 08 Aug 2017 - 01:55 am

Several senior business executives in Australia have expressed their keen interest to explore business and investment opportunities in Qatar at an event organised...

QSE’s main index drops 2.81 points 08 Aug 2017 - 01:55 am

Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) main index dropped marginally 2.81 points, or 0.03 percent yesterday when the bourse closed trading at 9,342.56 points. The...

Netflix acquires Millarworld 08 Aug 2017 - 01:55 am

Washington: Netflix yesterday announced it was acquiring comic book publisher Millarworld, creator of popular series including “Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman.” The first-ever acquisition by...

Greece axes flash estimates over data divergence 08 Aug 2017 - 01:22 am

Athens: Greece’s statistics agency yesterday said it would no longer publish flash estimates of its growth figures after wide divergences in data called...

Ghana to limit fiscal deficit to 5% of GDP 08 Aug 2017 - 01:22 am

Ghana is considering passing a law that will restrict government’s fiscal deficit to not more than 5 percent of GDP, the country’s Senior...

TFI completes acquisition of German firm 08 Aug 2017 - 01:22 am

The First Investor (TFI), a subsidiary of Barwa Bank Group and the leading Qatari closed shareholding investment banking firm, announced the completion of...