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Qatar Development Bank projects funding reaches QR3.5bn 12 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

DOHA: HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar...

China’s August inflation dips to 2pc 12 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

BEIJING: Chinese consumer prices rose 2 percent in August on-year, official data showed yesterday, inflation in the world’s second-largest economy slipping to a...

QE index up 102.84 points last week 12 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 102.84 points, or 0.74 percent, past week when the bourse closed yesterday at 14,088.82 points. Trading value during...

Oil hits 17-month low at $98 11 Sep 2014 - 01:00 am

LONDON: Oil dropped to a 17-month low close to $98 a barrel yesterday as rising supplies and weak demand helped extend losses into...

Al Sada to participate in GCC petroleum meeting 11 Sep 2014 - 12:57 am

DOHA: H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (pictured), the Minister of Energy and Industry, yesterday left for Kuwait as the head...

Qatar businesses firmly optimistic 11 Sep 2014 - 12:55 am

FROM LEFT: Yousef Mohammed Al Jaida, Deputy CEO of QFC Authority, Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Thani, Board Member, Qatari Businessmen Association, Sarah...

Focus on evolving insurance rules 11 Sep 2014 - 12:54 am

KPMG officials Adeel Mushtaq, David Kirk and Yacoub Hobeika, at a seminar on Insurance Regulations in Doha yesterday. Salim Matramkot DOHA: KPMG in...

Ezdan Holding launches website 11 Sep 2014 - 12:53 am

Senior officials of the company at the launch. DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group yesterday launched its official website at a ceremony attended by senior...

WEF meeting in China 11 Sep 2014 - 12:51 am

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (left) and Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) attend the World Economic Forum’s...

Santander’s patriarch Botin dies 11 Sep 2014 - 12:51 am

Flags fly at half-mast near the entrance of the Santander’s offices in Boadilla del Monte outside Madrid yesterday. Emilio Botin, one of Spain’s...

Gold nears 7-month low on Fed rate hike fears 11 Sep 2014 - 12:49 am

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell 0.7 percent yesterday, trading near its lowest in seven months at just over $1,240 an ounce, pulled down by...

GCC fertiliser industry strengthening food security 11 Sep 2014 - 12:49 am

Doha: The GCC’s export-oriented fertiliser industry is set to play a key role in fortifying global food security, says a new report by...

Massive demand for Sharjah’s debut sukuk 11 Sep 2014 - 12:48 am

DUBAI: The emirate of Sharjah attracted massive demand at its first international debt sale yesterday, drawing investor orders worth more than ten times...

Venezuela in dilemma over hiking cheap petrol prices 11 Sep 2014 - 12:48 am

CARACAS: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro is mulling a politically risky move to raise highly subsidised gasoline prices in Venezuela for the first time...

Russia, Iran plan new trade, investment deals 11 Sep 2014 - 12:48 am

TEHRAN: Russia and Iran, both targeted by international sanctions squeezing their economies, set the stage yesterday for a strategic partnership aimed at vastly...

Taiwan, China reopen free trade talks amid protest 11 Sep 2014 - 12:47 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan and China resumed talks yesterday at an undisclosed location on a goods free trade agreement, sparking a protest against secrecy by...

Warning on Canada housing boom 10 Sep 2014 - 11:20 pm

A sold sign is displayed in front of a house in Toronto. Experts ranging from Fitch Ratings and Morningstar to the International Monetary...

UK electricity crisis 10 Sep 2014 - 11:19 pm

A farmer works in a field surrounded by electricity pylons in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, in central England, yesterday. Britain risks an electricity crisis this winter...