Business

Qatar Chamber and QBIC sign agreement 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Director-General, Qatar Chamber; and Aysha Al Mudahka, CEO, QBIC, at the MoU signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC)...

IPO volatility persists in GCC and activity low: PwC 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The IPO performance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 remained relatively sluggish in terms of...

Qatar exchange index snaps losing streak and rises 1.29% 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar exchange (QE) benchmark index snapped a five-day losing streak and added 1.29 percent driven by blue chips. Foreign investors were the...

Domasco launches all-new CMC Z7 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Domasco officials with the all-new CMC Z7 yesterday. Doha: Doha Marketing Services Company WLL (Domasco), the authorised distributor for the CMC brand in...

Remittances from Qatar and GCC grow in Q3 ’15 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File picture used for representation. Reuters By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Remittances from Qatar and GCC countries have continued to grow despite the sharp...

QNB Group holds annual strategy conference 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

QNB Group CEO Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari and other top executives at the annual strategy conference yesterday. DOHA: QNB has held its annual...

Hopes high as Minister opens Project Qatar 2016 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani with Abdul Rahman Al Ansari, CEO of Qatar Industrial Manufacturing...

Saudi Binladin Group says delayed wages paid to 10,000 staff 09 May 2016 - 05:19 pm

A migrant worker, who works for Saudi Binladin Group, looks for his name as he asks with others for a final settlement over...

Bahrain's railway project to kick off in Q1 2017 09 May 2016 - 02:44 pm

Manama: Bahraini Minister of Transportation and Communications Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, in a statement to a newspaper today, said that the detailed...

Greek lawmakers pass painful reforms to attain fiscal targets 09 May 2016 - 10:39 am

Greek Presidential Guards perform as protesters cast shadows during a demonstration outside the parliament building in central Athens, Greece where lawmakers were discussing...

New Saudi minister is believer in reform and low oil price 09 May 2016 - 10:03 am

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Khalid al-Falih speaks to the media at the company's booth during Petrotech 2014 (a petrochemicals conference) at the...

UAE cabinet approves creation of central Islamic finance authority 09 May 2016 - 09:43 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ cabinet has approved the creation of a centralised sharia authority that will monitor and set standards for Islamic...

Crude prices up on Canada fires, Saudi oil minister replacement 09 May 2016 - 09:41 am

Alberta wildfire near Canada's massive oil sands deposit has forced producers to shut production. REUTERS/Chris Wattie Singapore: Crude prices extended gains in Asia...

Ezdan Holding set to open two hotels 09 May 2016 - 07:22 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group will soon open two hotels - Ezdan Palace and The Curve Hotel - a move that...

Oil demand and supply set to balance by year-end: NBK report 09 May 2016 - 07:22 am

DOHA: Oil markets are looking to the second half of 2016 for demand and supply to balance. A more meaningful adjustment to the...

Doha top-ranked in achieving smart city goals 09 May 2016 - 07:21 am

Norm Gilsdorf, President for Honeywell’s Middle East, Russia and Central Asia regions, speaking in Doha. By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Doha ranked number one...

Malaysia to meet Qatar’s growing appetite for timber 09 May 2016 - 07:18 am

Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari, with the Director-General of the Malaysian Timber Council, Dr Jalaluddin Harun, at the...