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Oil pact could quickly sop up market glut: IEA 13 Dec 2016 - 12:05 pm

Paris: A pact by leading producers to cut output could quickly begin sopping up the glut on the oil market that has weighed...

Qatar Airways in talks to change Airbus order 12 Dec 2016 - 03:56 pm

Doha: Qatar Airways is renegotiating with Airbus to change an order for up to 80 A320 neo planes to the larger A321 neos,...

Italy's largest bank sells unit to bolster capital buffers 12 Dec 2016 - 01:57 pm

MILAN: Italian bank UniCredit has agreed to sell one of its units for 3.8 billion euros ($4 billion), helping it raise cash and...

Oil soars as non-OPEC producers agree on caps 12 Dec 2016 - 10:17 am

Singapore: Oil soared Monday following a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC producers to join the cartel in capping output, in a...

HIA commits to reduce carbon emissions 12 Dec 2016 - 06:31 am

Hamad International Airport (HIA) is celebrating its successful renewal of the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme by announcing a...

Sasol bags ‘Best Initiative on CSR in the Energy Sector in Qatar' award 12 Dec 2016 - 06:27 am

South African energy gaint Sasol has bagged the ‘Best Initiative on CSR in the Energy Sector in Qatar’ award for its ongoing Qatar...

Commercial Bank hosts National Day events 12 Dec 2016 - 06:24 am

Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private bank, has officially begun a host of Qatar National Day celebrations with traditional activities honouring Qatari heritage at...

Nakilat bags two prestigious awards 12 Dec 2016 - 06:24 am

Nakilat has won the ‘Ship Operator’ Award and ‘The Hutchison Ports Environment’ Award at the Lloyd’s List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards...

QFC launches redesigned website 12 Dec 2016 - 06:20 am

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), the onshore business and financial organisation, announced yesterday the launch of its newly redesigned website qfc.qa The refurbished...

Doha Bank campaigns to promote green banking 12 Dec 2016 - 06:18 am

Doha Bank has launched a new campaign that aims to promote green banking practices and encourage customers to switch to paperless accounts by...

Minister meets US delegation 12 Dec 2016 - 06:17 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, yesterday met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern...

Vodafone Qatar launches Sustainability Report 12 Dec 2016 - 06:16 am

Vodafone Qatar yesterday launched its second Sustainability Report 2015-2016 accredited by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the international governance body for corporate sustainability...

Qatar and Saudi indexes gain after agreement on output cut 12 Dec 2016 - 06:15 am

Dubai: Stock markets in Saudi Arabia and Qatar posted broad-based gains yesterday after Opec and non-Opec oil producers, a day earlier, reached their...

Iran signs contract to buy 80 Boeing planes: official 11 Dec 2016 - 01:38 pm

Tehran: Iran Air said Sunday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency...

Qatar to merge LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas 11 Dec 2016 - 11:13 am

Updated with more details from the press conference DOHA: Qatar will merge state-owned liquefied natural gas producers Qatargas and RasGas Co Ltd, the...

S'HAIL announces launch of shipping company 11 Dec 2016 - 12:44 am

S’HAIL Shipping & Maritime Services, a Qatari private shareholding company has announced the decision to set up Qatar's first private shipping and maritime...

QICDRC receives delegation from UAE's DIFC courts 11 Dec 2016 - 12:41 am

The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) welcomed a delegation from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts comprising Judge Ali...

Doha Bank inaugurates representative office in Dhaka 11 Dec 2016 - 12:40 am

Doha Bank yesterday announced it inaugurated the Bank's Bangladesh representative office in Dhaka. The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of Qatar's...