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Germany plans tax relief for green energy 12 Nov 2014 - 11:38 pm

BERLIN: Germany plans €1bn ($1.3bn) in tax concessions to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and lift sales of electric cars, in an...

Hyundai, Kia to triple green car range by 2020 12 Nov 2014 - 11:38 pm

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp plan to triple their number of fuel-efficient cars by 2020, addressing concerns about the...

Foreign oil firms to demand lucrative terms from Iran: Total 12 Nov 2014 - 11:37 pm

ABU DHABI: Iran will have to offer attractive terms to draw investment by international oil companies because the firms have become more risk-averse...

Emir announces series of steps for private sector 12 Nov 2014 - 08:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressing the 43rd ordinary session of the Advisory Council yesterday. DOHA: The Emir...

Brent slips below $81 on growing US supplies 12 Nov 2014 - 08:18 am

NEW YORK: Oil prices continued to seek a bottom yesterday amid worries about growing US supplies, with benchmark Brent crude hitting a four-year...

Total brings together its worldwide employees in Qatar 12 Nov 2014 - 08:12 am

Participants at the Total Integration Days in Qatar. DOHA: Doha is hosting a cohort of over eighty new employees from Total’s affiliates worldwide,...

NoufJewellery debuts at Fifty One East 12 Nov 2014 - 08:11 am

Nouf Al Meer (left) at the opening of her jewellery shop in Doha yesterday. Baher Amin Doha: NoufJewellery, the creation of Qatari jewellery...

APEC endorses China’s free trade ‘roadmap’ 12 Nov 2014 - 08:09 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the APEC summit in Beijing yesterday. BEIJING: An Asia-Pacific...

Nissan gets new head in Saudi 12 Nov 2014 - 08:08 am

Doha: Samir Cherfan (pictured), managing ddirector of Nissan Middle East, has been appointed managing director, Nissan Saudi Arabia. The Japanese automaker has ambitious...

Lloyd’s meeting 12 Nov 2014 - 08:06 am

Lloyd’s of London staff hold their annual Remembrance Day service at the Lloyd’s Building in the City of London yesterday.

Global firms flock to China’s fast-growing aviation market 12 Nov 2014 - 08:05 am

Participants in front of a Bombardier Challenger 300 (right) and Bombardier Challenger Global 6000 business aircraft on display at the Airshow China 2014...

Alibaba Singles’ Day sales break past $8bn 12 Nov 2014 - 08:03 am

Alibaba Group CEO Jonathan Lu (left) and Alibaba Group COO Daniel Zhang at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, yesterday. HANGZHOU: E-commerce...

Qatar’s investment spending reaches 30.4pc of GDP in Q2 12 Nov 2014 - 07:59 am

DOHA: Qatar’s investment spending reached 30.4 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2014 (Q2, 14), compared with 27.9 percent a year...

QIB unveils latest security features for Visa payments 12 Nov 2014 - 07:59 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced a new security enhancement for authenticating online payments for all its Visa Credit Card payments. QIB...

Qatar Steel holds training 12 Nov 2014 - 07:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Steel recently conducted a series of sustainability training workshops for its employees providing an understanding about what it means for Qatar...

QE attends Berlin Economic Forum 12 Nov 2014 - 07:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) participated in the Berlin Economic Forum held in the German capital from November 8 to 10. Rashid bin Ali...

Qatar Stock index closes lower 12 Nov 2014 - 07:57 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index was slightly down by 32.66 points, or 0.24 percent, when trading closed at 13,755.74 points yesterday. The market...

G20 states spend $88bn in fossil fuel exploration subsidies 12 Nov 2014 - 07:57 am

LONDON: Leading world economies are spending $88bn a year in fossil fuel exploration subsidies, sapping investment from low-carbon alternatives and increasing the risk...