Business

IMF sees Brexit damage to British growth 04 Oct 2016 - 04:11 pm

London: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its 2017 growth forecast for Britain, blaming Brexit, and warning the damage could be greater...

India's central bank cuts interest rates to six-year low 04 Oct 2016 - 12:46 pm

Mumbai: India's central bank cut interest rates to a six-year low of 6.25 percent Tuesday, citing a good monsoon, in its first monetary...

QSE to introduce margin trading tomorrow 04 Oct 2016 - 08:38 am

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) will introduce margin trading tomorrow in an effort to boost liquidity on the bourse, its chief executive...

Boosting insurance sector a top priority: QCB 04 Oct 2016 - 02:21 am

DOHA: The Development of insurance sector is on the top of the agenda of Qatar Central Bank (QCB). The Central Bank is working...

Qatar outperforms GCC peers in progress scores 04 Oct 2016 - 02:15 am

DOHA: Qatar has showed the strongest progress scores in terms of income and governance compared to its regional peers and the rest of...

SEAshore Electromechanical opens first outlet in East Industrial Area 04 Oct 2016 - 02:07 am

DOHA: SEAshore group’s SEAshore Electromechanical has opened their first showroom in Milaha Capital building located in East Industrial Area. The ribbon cutting was...

Ashraf Abu Issa is ‘Businessman of the Year’ 04 Oct 2016 - 02:03 am

DOHA: Ashraf Abu Issa, Chairman and CEO of Abu Issa Holding that oversees over 100 sister companies operating around the globe under the...

Saudi abandons Islamic calendar for govt pay 03 Oct 2016 - 07:18 pm

Riyadh: Saudi government workers will be paid according to the Gregorian calendar instead of the Islamic Hijri calendar, making the working month longer...

Toyota rolling out $400 mug-sized talking robot 03 Oct 2016 - 12:47 pm

Tokyo: Toyota said Monday it will start selling a mug-sized robot called Kirobo Mini as a chatty companion for its human owners. The...

Oil prices stable on planned OPEC cut 03 Oct 2016 - 11:58 am

Singapore: Brent crude oil prices steadied above $50 a barrel on Monday, supported by a planned production cut by exporter club OPEC, but...

Deutsche Bank races against time to reach US settlement 03 Oct 2016 - 09:40 am

Frankfurt: Deutsche Bank is throwing its energies into reaching a settlement before next month's presidential election with US authorities demanding a fine of...

Britain's finance sector at odds over Brexit lobbying 03 Oct 2016 - 09:32 am

London: Large banks in Britain have clashed with other parts of the financial sector about who should be leading efforts to lobby the...

Qatar’s growth stays on track despite volatility 03 Oct 2016 - 03:13 am

DOHA: Despite risk perceptions, Qatar’s macroeconomic fundamentals are strong. The country still maintains the same ratings as it did in June 2014 when...

Al Meera to open five new shopping centres soon 03 Oct 2016 - 03:11 am

Doha:Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Al Meera) announced yesterday it is planning to launch five new shopping centres in succession, starting with Bu...

Mideast commercial security market set to grow 03 Oct 2016 - 03:07 am

DOHA: The Middle East market for security, safety, and fire protection is on track for double digit growth over the next four years,...

Land Rover’s All-New Discovery event breaks Guinness record 03 Oct 2016 - 03:05 am

DOHA: Land Rover has revealed the All-New Discovery seven-seat SUV by breaking a Guinness World Record for the largest LEGO structure ever built....

IBPN delegates participate in investor’s summit in New Delhi 03 Oct 2016 - 03:04 am

DOHA: Indian Business and Professional Network (IBPN), the apex body of Indian Businessmen in Qatar led a high profile business delegation participated at...

IMIA delegates visit Khalifa International Stadium 03 Oct 2016 - 03:01 am

DOHA: The delegates attending the 49th International Engineering Insurance Association (IMIA) Conference, which kicked off here today, visited the construction site of the...