Business

Ooredoo, Brightstar sign deal for supply chain management 18 Oct 2015 - 12:30 am

Officials at the signing ceremony. DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday announced a new agreement with Brightstar Corp to work together on end-to-end supply chain management...

Qatar Exchange holds rights issues awareness meet 18 Oct 2015 - 12:29 am

Nasser Abdulla Abdalghani of Qatar Exchange addressing investors and brokers at the office.Abdul Basit DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) held a meeting to discuss...

SEZs to attract health sector investments 18 Oct 2015 - 12:28 am

DOHA: The Special Economic Zones being developed by Qatar’s Economic Zones Company (Manateq) are expected to attract heavy investments in health sector. The...

Commercial Bank participates in IMF, World Bank meetings 18 Oct 2015 - 12:28 am

Officials at the meet. DOHA: Commercial Bank has taken part in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank...

Ooredoo closer to 600 Mbps Supernet speed 18 Oct 2015 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Ooredoo, Nokia Networks and Netgear have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind speed test using LTE-AdvancedCat.11 on the Ooredoo Supernet, achieving a peak data...

Global growth expected to remain low: QNB 18 Oct 2015 - 12:26 am

DOHA: Activity in emerging markets (EMs) is forecast to slow for the fifth consecutive year, while the recovery in advanced economies is projected...

Vodafone recognises future leaders 18 Oct 2015 - 12:25 am

Participants at the ceremony. DOHA: The future leaders of Vodafone Qatar have recently been recognised at a ceremony which celebrated the completion of...

Home Centre celebrates 20th year 18 Oct 2015 - 12:25 am

Home Centre brand ambassador Nancy Ajram with CEO Médéric Payne and Director of Landmark Group AartiJagtiani at the cake cutting ceremony. Doha: Home...

Volkswagen considers cutting temporary worker numbers -works council 17 Oct 2015 - 06:53 pm

Workers clean a Volkswagen logo at a dealership near the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain, on October 16. BERLIN: Volkswagen is considering...

Gulf company to build 4.5-bn euro Bosnian 'tourist city' 17 Oct 2015 - 05:43 pm

A Dubai-based developer signed a 4.5-billion euro ($5.1-billion) contract on Thursday to build a "tourist city" in Bosnia, which has become a magnet...

GFH to acquire $125m industrial real estate portfolio in US 17 Oct 2015 - 11:55 am

DOHA: Bahrain-based Islamic investment banking firm GFH Financial Group has agreed to acquire an industrial real estate portfolio in the United States in...

Jury hits Apple with $234m tab in chip patent case 17 Oct 2015 - 10:26 am

SAN FRANCISCO: A US jury on Friday declared that Apple owes $234 million in damages for infringing on mobile chip technology patented by...

Strong demand for retail space in Qatar: Official 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s retail sector is likely to see opening of 12 new malls in the next four years. It will...

CEOs of oil firms pledge to curb gas flaring 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser (left) talks with Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne during a press conference following a meeting of the Oil and...

Qatari stocks extend weekly rally, Mazaya plans to boost capital 16 Oct 2015 - 02:32 am

DOHA: Qatari bourse extended its weekly rally for the fourth straight round yesterday, ending 0.15 percent up from the previous week, to settle...

GFCE up 10pc to QR29bn in Q2 16 Oct 2015 - 02:28 am

DOHA: The government final consumption expenditure (GFCE) of Qatar for the second quarter of 2015 (Q2, 2015) has been estimated at QR29.70bn as...

Gulf Warehousing rights share opens Sunday 15 Oct 2015 - 05:13 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange-listed Gulf Warehousing Company's (GWC) rights share subscription, at the rate of one for four held shares, opens October 18...

Mazaya Qatar considering possibility of increasing capital 15 Oct 2015 - 12:24 pm

DOHA: Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Company disclosed its financial statements for the period ended on September 30, 2015, showing that the net...