Business

Ghanim Al Muftah named QFC brand ambassador 18 Jun 2015 - 01:56 am

Ghanim Al Muftah. Doha: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) announced that Ghanim Al Muftah will be their newest Brand Ambassador. Joining the QFC’s...

Ezdan holds workshop for staff 18 Jun 2015 - 01:53 am

Doha: Ezdan Holding Group has organised a five-day workshop entitled “Project Management Professional” (PMP), which included a variety of themes such as: the...

Qatar’s R&D allocation hits QR3.25bn 18 Jun 2015 - 01:52 am

DOHA: Qatar’s gross domestic expenditure on the country’s research and development (R&D) sector hit QR3.25bn, according to data released by the Ministry of ...

Qatari bourse index gains 10.73 points 18 Jun 2015 - 01:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 10.73 points, or 0.09 percent, when the bourse closed yesterday at 11,884.28 points compared to 11,873.55 points on...

Total supports Innovation Day at Qatar varsity 18 Jun 2015 - 01:44 am

Doha: Total sponsored Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) at Qatar University (QU) in their recent ‘Innovation Day’ event. The event was aimed to stimulate...

60,000 transactions hit by IT failure at RBS 18 Jun 2015 - 01:44 am

LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland warned some customers will have to wait until Saturday to receive payments after 600,000 transactions were hit by...

Australia, China sign free trade deal 18 Jun 2015 - 01:43 am

Canberra: Australia and China signed a landmark trade deal yesterday after a decade of talks, providing a boon for growth and jobs by...

Euro shakes off Greece woes in Asian markets 18 Jun 2015 - 01:26 am

Hong Kong: The euro edged up in Asia yesterday despite Greece hitting out at its creditors as its debt reform talks remain in...

Britain preparing for 'growing' Greek default risk: official 17 Jun 2015 - 06:52 pm

London--Britain is getting ready for a possible Greek default and exit from the eurozone given the "growing" risks, a finance ministry spokeswoman said...

Fed expected to signal rate hike later this year 17 Jun 2015 - 06:50 pm

Washington--A year after the Federal Reserve pointed to mid-2015 -- now -- for its first rate hike in nine years, the US central...

Greek central bank warns of eurozone and EU exit 17 Jun 2015 - 06:42 pm

Athens--The Greek central bank warned for the first time on Wednesday that the country could suffer a "painful" exit from the eurozone and...

European stocks fall before Fed decision 17 Jun 2015 - 06:32 pm

London--Europe's main stock markets fell on Wednesday with all eyes fixed on the US Federal Reserve and the outcome of its interest rate...

US stocks open higher ahead of Fed policy announcement 17 Jun 2015 - 06:25 pm

New York--Wall Street stocks opened higher Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement that could offer clues on when the US central...

South African inflation creeps up to 4.6 percent 17 Jun 2015 - 06:21 pm

Johannesburg--South Africa's annual inflation rate rose slightly in May to 4.6 percent from 4.5 percent the previous month, official figures showed Wednesday, driven...

Deutsche Telekom in talks with Comcast on sale of T-Mobile US: report 17 Jun 2015 - 06:13 pm

Frankfurt--Deutsche Telekom is in talks with US cable company Comcast about a potential sale of T-Mobile US, German monthly Manager Magazin reported on...

QDB launches home-based businesses national program for SMEs 17 Jun 2015 - 04:37 pm

DOHA: As part of efforts to promote the SMEs sector, Qatar Development Bank (QBD) today announced the launch of a Home-based Business National...

Ukraine creditors baulk at proposed 'haircut' as deal deadline looms 17 Jun 2015 - 03:57 pm

Kiev--Ukraine's biggest private creditors mounted a firm defence Wednesday of their refusal to accept a debt write-off that could keep the impoverished but...

Germany's Schaeuble has little hope of Greece deal Thursday: lawmaker 17 Jun 2015 - 03:30 pm

Berlin--German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told lawmakers that he was not hopeful that Greece and its creditors could reach agreement on the release...