Business

QNB offers its customers chance to win Jaguar Prestige 22 May 2016 - 01:52 am

DOHA: QNB yesterday announced launch of a new campaign providing all customers a chance to win a brand new 2016 Jaguar XF Prestige...

GCC construction sector faces liquidity pressures: MEED 22 May 2016 - 01:52 am

File picture used for representation DOHA: The GCC construction market is facing downward pressure from cuts in government spending, increased overseas competition and...

QDB and Qatar Shell to announce six tender opportunities for SMEs 22 May 2016 - 01:49 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Qatar Shell will announce six new specific tender opportunities for local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to...

China's HNA to buy up to 20 percent of Portugal's TAP 21 May 2016 - 05:12 pm

Lisbon: Chinese aviation and tourism giant HNA will buy up a stake of up to 20 percent of Portuguese national airline TAP, a...

Kuwaiti oil price up USD1.04 to USD42.88 pb 21 May 2016 - 03:23 pm

Kuwait: The price for Kuwaiti oil went up Friday by USD 1.04 to settle at USD 42.88 per barrel (pb) after being at...

QNB reviews causes of oil prices recovery 21 May 2016 - 02:50 pm

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group's weekly analysis reviewed the reasons behind the recent recovery of oil prices which have had a volatile...

G7 warns of Brexit 'shock' to global economy 21 May 2016 - 12:45 pm

Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) and Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank Jens Weidmann (L) hold a press conference after the ...

Bedaya Centre and Qatar Shell honour volunteer mentors 21 May 2016 - 02:38 am

Volunteer mentors and teachers with the officials. DOHA: Bedaya Centre and Qatar Shell have recognised volunteer mentors and teachers, for contributing to the...

Egypt to become ‘energy self-sufficient’ by 2020 21 May 2016 - 02:35 am

Siemens and its partners celebrate an important milestone at the Beni Suef power plant project in Egypt, as the first four H-class gas...

How do bank payments work in the euro zone? 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

FRANKFURT: Cyber attacks on banks from Bangladesh to Ecuador are raising questions about the security of the global payment system and one of...

Oil hits 2016 peaks on fading supply glut fears 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

London: World oil prices soared this week to 2016 highs as Canadian and Nigerian supply problems and sliding US production helped reduce the...

New listings vital for deepening stock market 20 May 2016 - 04:38 am

Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (third left), CEO of Qatar Exchange, discussing stock market-related issues with representatives of brokerage firms. DOHA: New listings...

Qatar Chamber keen to empower private sector 20 May 2016 - 04:36 am

DOHA: Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Chamber, said yesterday that chamber’s efforts being exerted over the past years have...

Qatar Exchange index falls 127.46 points past week 20 May 2016 - 04:11 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) index lost 127.46 points, or 1.28 percent, during the past trading week after the bourse closed at 9,813.96 points...

Be prepared to stabilise pound on Brexit, top FX players advise BoE 19 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

By Patrick Graham LONDON: If Britain opts to leave the EU on June 23, the Bank of England should be prepared to intervene...

Oil drops below $48 on Fed hike speculation, fading support from outages 19 May 2016 - 12:05 pm

By Alex Lawler LONDON: Oil fell below $48 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar and as a surprise increase in...

Philippine economy grows 6.9 percent in first quarter 19 May 2016 - 09:01 am

MANILA, Philippines: Officials say the Philippine economy grew faster than expected at 6.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period a...

German pharma giant Bayer bids to acquire Monsanto 19 May 2016 - 08:56 am

The logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the Bayer Healthcare subgroup production plant in Wuppertal February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/File Photo Berlin: ...