Business

Qatar invests $5.24bn in global real estate in H1 17 Nov 2015 - 01:02 am

DOHA: Qatar was ranked among top 10 in terms of outflow into global direct real estate in a report by CBRE Group. Outflows...

Ooredoo Group signs new agreement with Ericsson 17 Nov 2015 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a ‘frame agreement’ for the supply of radio, core and transmission solutions, as well as related...

Ooredoo signs frame agreement with Ericsson 16 Nov 2015 - 06:12 pm

Doha: Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed today a frame agreement for the supply of radio, core and transmission solutions, as well as...

Marriott buys Starwood Hotels for $12.2 billion 16 Nov 2015 - 04:21 pm

New York: US-based Marriott International said Monday that it has purchased Starwood for $12.2 billion, creating the world's largest hotel chain bringing together...

Paris attacks weigh on Airline, travel stocks but impact seen short-lived 16 Nov 2015 - 12:12 pm

Asian stocks tumbled following terror attacks in Paris. EPA Singapore: Airline and travel-related stocks tumbled in Asia Monday following the deadly terror attacks...

African telecoms giant MTN wins respite over huge Nigerian fine 16 Nov 2015 - 10:23 am

Johannesburg: South African telecoms giant MTN has won a respite on the payment of a massive $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company...

Gold rises on safe-haven bids after Paris attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 10:17 am

A Jordanian goldsmith places gold chains for display at his jewellery shop in Amman, Jordan July 27, 2015. Reuters By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE...

Turkish investments in Malaysia totalled US$241 million 16 Nov 2015 - 10:05 am

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shake hands before the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey 15 November 2015....

Egypt's unemployment rate falls to 12.8% in Q3 16 Nov 2015 - 09:45 am

Cairo: Egypt's unemployment rate fell to 12.8 % in the three months ending September 30th from 13.1% in the same period a year...

Japan's economy contracts for second quarter in row 16 Nov 2015 - 09:35 am

Tokyo: The Japanese economy shrank an annualized real 0.8% in the July-September period for the second straight quarterly contraction, dragged down by a...

Hong Kong stocks open lower after Paris horror 16 Nov 2015 - 08:24 am

Hong Kong: Shares in Hong Kong tumbled in early trade Monday as nervousness set in following the weekend terror attacks in Paris, while...

Oil prices up on geopolitical tensions sparked by Paris attacks 16 Nov 2015 - 08:01 am

Singapore: Oil prices climbed in Asia Monday on geopolitical tensions sparked by the deadly terror attacks in Paris but analysts said a global...

Paris attacks seen causing short-term global markets drop 16 Nov 2015 - 04:44 am

A woman holding an umbrella looks at an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo September 8, 2015. Reuters/Issei Kato By...

Qatar to develop projects with international standards: PM 16 Nov 2015 - 12:34 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani addressing the Conference on Information and Communications Technology...

G20 promises to tackle uneven economic growth 16 Nov 2015 - 12:33 am

Leaders pose for the photo at G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, yesterday. BELEK: The heads of the world’s 20 largest economies pledged to...

Minister announces definition for SMEs 16 Nov 2015 - 12:32 am

Minister of Information and Communication Technology H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber opening the Global Entrepreneurship Week with QCB Governor Sheikh Abdullah...

CEOs discuss Islamic finance sector issues 16 Nov 2015 - 12:24 am

Participants at CEO Roundtable on Islamic Finance organised by the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies. DOHA: The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS),...