Business

SA ready to share World Cup expertise with Qatar 11 Oct 2016 - 02:10 am

DOHA: South Africa can share its expertise and experience it acquired from hosting the football World Cup in 2010 with Qatar, which will...

QNB net profit grows by 11% to QR9.7bn 11 Oct 2016 - 02:09 am

DOHA: QNB Group, the region’s largest lender, reported a net profit of QR9.7bn ($2.7bn) for the nine months ended September 2016, a 11...

Qatar most active issuer of long-term sovereign sukuk 11 Oct 2016 - 02:07 am

DOHA: Representing more than 60 percent of total issuances since 2010, Qatar remains the most active issuer of long-term sovereign sukuk in the...

RasGas honours long-serving employees 11 Oct 2016 - 02:06 am

DOHA:RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) recently held a Long Service Awards ceremony to thank 550 employees for their five, 10, 15 and 20 years’...

Ooredoo experts address Cyber Summit sessions 11 Oct 2016 - 02:05 am

DOHA:Ooredoo representatives are taking part in discussions at the Cyber Defence Summit, which began here yesterday at The Westin Doha Hotel, Qatar. The...

Ziad Salameh is Cisco’s West Region MD 11 Oct 2016 - 02:03 am

DOHA: Cisco Middle East has announced the appointment of Ziad Salameh (pictured) as Managing Director of its West Region. In his new position,...

Turkey calls on world to share energy for peace 10 Oct 2016 - 04:39 pm

ISTANBUL: Energy projects will offer a solution to disputes, the elimination of terrorism and foster global peace in the Middle East as long...

Putin says Russia ready to join measures to limit oil production 10 Oct 2016 - 04:13 pm

Istanbul: President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that non-OPEC member Russia was ready to join measures to limit oil production, saying that this...

Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmstrom win Nobel prize in economics 10 Oct 2016 - 01:54 pm

STOCKHOLM: British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel prize in economics for their contributions to contract theory, shedding light...

UK, Finland-born economists win 2016 Nobel Prize for Economics 10 Oct 2016 - 12:55 pm

STOCKHOLM: UK-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for "their contributions to contract theory", the Royal Swedish ...

Oil eases off four-month high as speculators doubt deal to cut output 10 Oct 2016 - 12:21 pm

LONDON: Oil eased off four-month highs on Monday as doubts over oil producers reaching a meaningful output cut deal brought some speculators to...

World got cannier at using energy last year-IEA 10 Oct 2016 - 11:01 am

LONDON: Global energy efficiency, or the amount of gross domestic product squeezed from a given unit of energy, improved by 1.8 percent last...

Asian traders cautious, Samsung Note 7 crisis returns 10 Oct 2016 - 10:52 am

Hong Kong: Asian investors trod warily in holiday-thinned trade Monday and the dollar climbed after last week's drop on below-par US jobs data,...

QFBA announces ‘Future CEO Program’ 10 Oct 2016 - 03:56 am

DOHA: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), in partnership with The CEO Institute, has announced the kickoff of the ‘Future CEO’ program in...

Halul Offshore wins HSE Excellence Award 10 Oct 2016 - 03:55 am

DOHA: Halul Offshore Services Co., the offshore marine services arm of Milaha (Qatar Navigation),won the ‘Excellence in Health, Safety & Environment Award’ at...

GCC bond market to maintain momentum 10 Oct 2016 - 03:52 am

DOHA: The GCC region’s bond market, which saw record sales in the first half of 2016, is expected to continue experiencing an increase...

Dolphin Energy’s community investment exceeds $5m 10 Oct 2016 - 03:51 am

DOHA: The development of the Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS), the successful operation of three new export gas compressors and the drafting of...

GE signs Digital Power Plant agreements with Lalpir Power in Pakistan 10 Oct 2016 - 03:33 am

DOHA: GE signed agreements to provide advanced digital industrial software solutions to Lalpir Power Ltd. and Pakgen Power Ltd., operators of Nishat Group’s...