Business

Qatar offers growth potential for affordable hotels 01 Nov 2015 - 01:01 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s hospitality sector offers huge growth potential for affordable hotels — mainly 2-star and 3-star hotels. Currently the country’s...

Aamal’s net profit rises 23.7 percent 01 Nov 2015 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Driven by strong revenue growth and margin expansion, Aamal, one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, delivered an impressive QR366.7m total...

Qatar’s Expo Milano pavilion attracts millions 01 Nov 2015 - 12:59 am

Visitors at the Qatar Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced yesterday that more than 4 million...

RasGas seeks supplier-buyer collaboration 01 Nov 2015 - 12:58 am

RasGas CEO Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi speaking on a suppliers’ panel discussion on the inaugural day of Gastech in Singapore. DOHA: The recent...

Retaj offers innovative services for better stay 01 Nov 2015 - 12:57 am

DOHA: Retaj has launched a new mobile application to make the guests more comfortable. When staying at any Retaj hotel, the guests can...

CIArb delivers address at QICDRC 01 Nov 2015 - 12:57 am

Officials at the event. DOHA: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has welcomed the President of the Chartered Institute of...

Beema’s profits increase 01 Nov 2015 - 12:56 am

DOHA: Damaan Islamic Insurance Company (Beema) announced its results for the third quarter of 2015 after their Board of Directors meeting on the...

ARTIC’s Four Seasons in Cairo in Conde Nast Traveler’s list 01 Nov 2015 - 12:56 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company (ARTIC), the international hotel investment and hospitality subsidiary of Al Faisal Holding Company, one of Qatar’s largest...

QNB expects turnaround of Indonesian economy 01 Nov 2015 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Indonesia’s economy is slowing but could be turned around by the new government’s infrastructure programme, QNB Group noted in its “Indonesia Economic...

QIB moves to new location at City Center 01 Nov 2015 - 12:55 am

Officials at the new branch in City Center. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has moved to a new location at the City Center...

Australian minister visits Hassad Food 01 Nov 2015 - 12:54 am

Hon Ken Baston, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Nasser Mohamed Al Hajri, Chairman and Managing Director of Hassad Food, at Hassad...

RasGas Stresses Need for Far-sighted Collaboration to Maintain LNG Market Balance 01 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: RasGas Company Chief Executive Officer, Hamad Mubarak Al Mohannadi, said at Gastech, recently held in Singapore that the recent decline in liquefied...

Chinese shoe company to buy British toy store Hamleys 31 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

Hong Kong: A leading Chinese shoe company said it will buy Britain's iconic toy retailer Hamleys for £100 million ($153 million), as the...

Merkel says Volkswagen must act in transparent manner 31 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

BERLIN: The "Made in Germany" brand has not been damaged by the Volkswagen scandal, but the carmaker needs to deal with the matter...

GCC employment program embodies cooperation between public and private sectors : Official 31 Oct 2015 - 04:22 pm

Sharjah: Chairman of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al -Thani, said the GCC Employment Program aimed at...

Greek banks face 14.4-bn-euro capital shortfall, says ECB 31 Oct 2015 - 01:10 pm

The European Central Bank on Saturday said four major Greek banks would have a capital shortfall of up to 14.4 billion euros ($15.8...

Alfardan Automobiles announces 34% sales growth of MINI in Qatar 31 Oct 2015 - 11:49 am

Doha: Alfardan Automobiles, the official MINI importer in Qatar, has announced an exceptional 34 per cent year-on-year sales increase of the brand during...