Business

Egyptian pound continues nosedive against US dollar 01 Nov 2016 - 03:02 pm

CAIRO: The Egyptian pound (EGP) lost yet more ground against U.S. currency by the end of October, with the exchange rate exceeding 18...

China manufacturing indices at highest in 2 years 01 Nov 2016 - 12:57 pm

Beijing: Factory activity in China expanded last month at its fastest pace in more than two years, official and private figures showed Tuesday,...

Bank of Japan delays inflation goal in blow to 'Abenomics' 01 Nov 2016 - 10:13 am

Tokyo: Japan's central bank on Tuesday again pushed back the timeline for hitting its inflation goal, the latest policy change that has raised...

Commercial Bank hosts Career Fair Day 01 Nov 2016 - 12:32 am

Commercial Bank hosted Career Day with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to promote the Qatari employment opportunities in the bank. Commercial...

QSE listed companies profit at QR 31.2bn 01 Nov 2016 - 12:31 am

With the end of disclosure period for the third quarter of 2016, forty three companies out of the forty four listed companies at...

IIA Qatar gets QFC licence 01 Nov 2016 - 12:28 am

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority has issued a licence to The Institute of Internal Auditors Qatar to provide professional services. Raed Al...

Qatar Stock Exchange CEO to attend 56th WFE meetings 01 Nov 2016 - 12:27 am

RASHID bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) will participate in the 56th General Assembly and Annual Meetings of the...

Nebras to buy Engie’s stake in Indonesia 01 Nov 2016 - 12:25 am

Qatar’s Nebras Power plans to acquire a 35.5% stake held by French utility Engie in Indonesia’s largest independent power producer PT Paiton Energy...

Ooredoo data centre turns 10 this year 01 Nov 2016 - 12:18 am

Ooredoo’s Qatar Data Centre (QDC) will mark ten years of service at the end of 2016, and the company is set to launch...

Gulf Air conducts training course 01 Nov 2016 - 12:15 am

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently commenced a five-month training course for the airline’s global network of representatives...

Group GM of CGC 01 Nov 2016 - 12:14 am

Consolidated Gulf Company (CGC), a leading integrated technology solution provider in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Haitham Ahmad (pictured) as...

Qatar Petroleum establishes Ocean LNG Limited 01 Nov 2016 - 12:07 am

Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced yesterday the establishment of Ocean LNG Limited, for the purpose of marketing its future international LNG supply portfolio sourced...

QICCA sees rise in dispute cases 01 Nov 2016 - 12:06 am

Construction and real estate sectors have sent the maximum number of cases to Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA). The Centre...

Gulf single currency inevitable: Oman central bank chief quoted 31 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm

DUBAI: The creation of a single currency in the Gulf Arab region has become inevitable and is only a matter of time, the...

EY holds seminar on IFRS 31 Oct 2016 - 03:59 am

EY has organised its annual International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Tax Update seminar. Over 100 finance professionals attended the seminar from the...

$15.5bn investments in Dubai property sector 31 Oct 2016 - 03:57 am

The International Property Show (IPS), a leading property event held annually for international and local investors and market players, delivered about billions of...