Business

Security solutions by GBM at Milipol Qatar 31 Oct 2016 - 03:46 am

Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s number one provider of IT solutions, will be present at the 11th edition of Milipol Qatar, to...

Nakilat to take over Q-Max LNG carrier from Shell 31 Oct 2016 - 03:39 am

Nakilat has announced the management takeover of Q-Max LNG carrier Mozah from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO). This is the...

Ezdan Group’s net profit exceeds QR1.29bn by Q3 31 Oct 2016 - 03:33 am

Ezdan Holding Group, one of the country’s leading real estate majors, has reported that its net profit has exceeded QR1.29bn by the end...

Workforce safety top priority in Qatar: Dr Al Sada 31 Oct 2016 - 03:21 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Opec President has reinforced that the country cannot compromise...

Siemens installs first IDS at Qatar Steel 31 Oct 2016 - 03:20 am

A new Siemens Integrated Drive System (IDS) at Qatar Steel’s Rolling Mill No.1 will raise annual output by up to 3.7 percent and...

Ooredoo Group 9-month net profit up 4% 31 Oct 2016 - 03:17 am

Driven by strong contributions from Qatar, Oman, Indonesia, Algeria and Maldives, Ooredoo Group’s net profit attributable to its shareholders increased by 4 percent...

EU, Canada sign delayed trade deal 30 Oct 2016 - 08:16 pm

Brussels: The EU and Canada finally signed a landmark free trade deal seven years in the making on Sunday, after overcoming last-minute resistance...

Britain wants tariff-free trade for motor industry after Brexit 30 Oct 2016 - 07:03 pm

LONDON: Britain told Nissan it would aim for tariff-free trade with Europe for the motor industry after Brexit, persuading the Japanese company to...

Non-OPEC yet to pledge concrete oil output steps after meeting OPEC 29 Oct 2016 - 08:01 pm

VIENNA: Non-OPEC producers made no specific commitment on Saturday to join the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in limiting oil output levels...

Moldova struggles to reform economy hit by money laundering, theft 29 Oct 2016 - 11:39 am

Chisinau: Europe's poorest country Moldova -- politically torn between former Soviet master Russia and the West --- has seen its economy ravaged by...

US challenges China's imports of North Korean coal amid UN sanctions 29 Oct 2016 - 09:21 am

BEIJING: China's imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday, adding that a U.S....

QCB sees lower ‘perception risks’ for banks 28 Oct 2016 - 10:58 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s Banking Stability Index (BSI), the risk index constructed based on five risk factors in the banking sector including soundness, fragility, liquidity,...

OPEC officials debate thorny issue of how to implement supply cut 28 Oct 2016 - 06:30 pm

VIENNA: OPEC officials began talks in Vienna on Friday aimed at working out details of their oil supply-cut agreement, which they concede is...

EU privacy watchdogs warn WhatsApp on privacy policy, Yahoo on breach 28 Oct 2016 - 12:17 pm

BRUSSELS: European privacy watchdogs said on Friday they had sent letters to WhatsApp over its sharing of information with parent company Facebook and...

Oil prices edge lower on doubts over production cut deal 28 Oct 2016 - 12:06 pm

LONDON: Oil prices edged lower on Friday and were set for the biggest weekly losses in six weeks over doubts about whether OPEC...

British Airways owner cuts profit forecast on pound slump 28 Oct 2016 - 10:33 am

London: British Airways' owner lowered on Friday its annual earnings forecast for a second time since Britain voted for Brexit, blaming the latest...

Hyundai Engineering says wins $727 mln deal from Saudi Aramco 28 Oct 2016 - 09:37 am

SEOUL/KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: Hyundai Engineering and Construction has signed a contract to build a project for Saudi Aramco's Uthmaniyah plant for 833.10 billion...