Business

Kuwait pledges prudent borrowing 14 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

Dubai: Kuwait will be a “prudent” borrower after raising $8bn in its first international bond sale at a lower price than other Gulf...

Astana hosts finance forum 14 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

The Islamic Finance News Forum (IFN) CIS, organized by the "Astana" International Financial Center (AIFC) in partnership with REDmoney Group, was held in...

KPMG ranked 8th most attractive employer in ME 14 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

KPMG has been ranked as the 8th most attractive employer for business students in the Middle East, based on a survey carried out...

India's reforms to support growth: QNB 14 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

QNB Group has published its India Economic Insight 2017 report. The report examines the impact of demonetisation and the government’s reform agenda on...

Doha Bank named 'Best Trade Finance Bank' in Qatar 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s largest private commercial banks, was named the Best Trade Finance Bank in Qatar at the Global Finance Awards...

US Fed begins meeting; rate hike on cards 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

Washington: The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting yesterday, after signalling it is likely to raise the benchmark interest rate as the...

Volkswagen slashes executive pay by 37% 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

Volkswagen AG slashed compensation of senior executives by 37 percent last year as the German automaker reacted to criticism of past generous pay...

Yahoo names team after verizon sale 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

Washington: Yahoo said that board member and former internet executive Thomas McInerney would lead the business that remains after the sale of its...

European banks cut back lending to riskier real estate 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

London: Banks in Europe are starting to get nervous about real estate again. The amount of money available for property investment globally has...

China's economy gets off to strong start in 2017 14 Mar 2017 - 09:44 pm

Beijing: China issued a raft of upbeat data yesterday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by strong...

Kuwait's $8 bln bonds trade near Abu Dhabi after debut issue 14 Mar 2017 - 04:54 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait’s $8 billion debut international bond issue traded close to Abu Dhabi bonds in the secondary market on Tuesday, suggesting the Gulf's...

Iran to keep oil cap at 3.8 mln barrels a day in second half 2017 14 Mar 2017 - 03:18 pm

DUBAI: Iran will keep its oil production cap at 3.8 million barrels per day in the second half of 2017, the country's oil...

Tokyo stocks down, Fed meeting in focus 14 Mar 2017 - 10:28 am

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks slipped from a 15-month high on Tuesday with investors taking their cash off the table ahead of a key US...

QCB Governor awarded honorary doctorate from Kazakh National University 13 Mar 2017 - 11:05 pm

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) hs awarded Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al-Thani an honorary doctorate...

Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange sign MoU 13 Mar 2017 - 11:04 pm

A delegation representing the Kenyan capital markets regulatory authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange yesterday visited Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and signed a...

Mena power sector saw $8.7bn worth of investments in 2016 13 Mar 2017 - 11:04 pm

M&A in the renewables sector picked up in 2016 across the Middle East and Africa after a long period of slow activity. Greenfield...

UDC’s Pearl-Qatar residential unit sale surges 13 Mar 2017 - 11:04 pm

United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, witnessed strong growth for its units in The Pearl-Qatar with sale of residential...