Business

Minister calls for bolstering Qatar-Belgium trade 26 May 2016 - 01:59 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani speaking at the second round of Qatar-Belgium Economic Forum in...

QNB signs contract with Football star Xavi as brand ambassador 26 May 2016 - 01:58 am

Yousef Darwish, QNB’s GM – Group Communications, with international star soccer player Xavi Hernandez. DOHA: QNB has announced the signing of a contract...

QFCA facilitates NU-Q study on investments 26 May 2016 - 01:56 am

Qatar Financial Centre Authority officials with NU-Q students who conducted the study. DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority has supported an independent...

Ezdan Holding launches training courses 26 May 2016 - 01:55 am

Dr Moussa Al Awwad, (left) Chief Operating Officer honouring one of the participants of training courses. DOHA: Human Resources and Administration Department in...

Zanzibar Tourism woos visitors from Gulf region 26 May 2016 - 01:54 am

Zanzibar Tourism Commission and Regency Travel & Tours officials. DOHA: The Zanzibar Tourism Commission in conjunction with Regency Travel & Tours and HTT...

QNB’s Finansbank acquisition a strategic move: Moody’s 26 May 2016 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) planned acquisition of Turkish lender Finansbank AS offers considerable advantages for the group, but the large acquisition in...

TRL supports Qatar’s green buildings initiative 26 May 2016 - 01:52 am

DOHA: Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), a transport consultancy and research firm, has expressed its support for the initiatives implemented by the Qatari government...

Malabar Gold launches ‘win up to 10 kilos of gold’ promotion 26 May 2016 - 01:52 am

DOHA: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the prominent jewellery retailer, unfolded the details of its much awaited campaign to celebrate the onset of summer....

Woqod’s nod to scrap minimum shares requirement 26 May 2016 - 01:51 am

DOHA: The shareholders of Qatar Fuel (Woqod) yesterday approved all the agenda on the Extra Ordinary General Assembly meeting, including changes in the...

Apple must outsource locally to open stores in India: report 25 May 2016 - 06:36 pm

(file photo / AFP) By Siddhartha Singh and Saritha Rai India’s finance minister has ratified a decision that Apple Inc. must meet local...

Chevron, Shell said among bidders to operate Qatar oil field 25 May 2016 - 04:51 pm

By Mohammed Aly Sergie Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total SA, ConocoPhillips and Maersk Oil Qatar submitted bids to operate Qatar’s biggest...

Qatar's Texas LNG venture expects to begin exports by 2021 25 May 2016 - 04:38 pm

A man looks as the world's biggest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker Duhail as she crosses through the Suez Canal. (file photo/Reuters) DOHA:...

Microsoft to stop smartphone manufacturing, 1,850 jobs could go 25 May 2016 - 04:03 pm

Microsoft's Finnish headquarters in Espoo. (AFP / Lehtikuva / Vesa Moilanen) HELSINKI: Microsoft Corp announced more big cuts to its smartphone business on...

Taiwan says it has no schedule for resuming China trade talks 25 May 2016 - 12:46 pm

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) meeting in Taipei, TaiwanMay 25, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TAIPEI: Taiwan’s new government...

India's Tata Steel considers bids for British assets 25 May 2016 - 12:38 pm

Tata Steel factors in the UK. AFP Mumbai: Britain's business minister Sajid Javid met Tata Steel bosses in Mumbai ahead of a crunch...

Outsourcing firm Serco forecasts higher full-year profit 25 May 2016 - 11:49 am

By Esha Vaish British outsourcing firm Serco Group Plc forecast 2016 profit ahead of current market expectations, benefiting from several contracts running for...

Oil nears $50 as US inventories fall 25 May 2016 - 10:12 am

Singapore: Oil prices edged towards $50 a barrel in Asia Wednesday after a larger-than-expected dip in US stockpiles resulting from wildfires that have...