Business

Qatar bourse index down 42.18 points 17 Jun 2014 - 11:39 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red when trading closed yesterday at 12,520.36 points, down 42.18 points or 0.34 percent from the previous...

India imports 13.5pc more Iranian oil in May: Report 17 Jun 2014 - 11:39 pm

NEW DELHI: India imported 13.5 percent more Iranian oil in May compared with April as the country’s biggest refiner Indian Oil Corp bought...

Japan plans carbon offset scheme with India: Report 17 Jun 2014 - 11:39 pm

TOKYO: Japan is set to offer India a carbon offset scheme that would see Tokyo’s environmental technology used by the rising Asian giant...

IMF cuts US growth outlook to 2pc 17 Jun 2014 - 01:27 pm

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the IMF’s annual review of the US economy in Washington yesterday. WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund cut...

Long-term valuation of companies key to Qatar’s stock market investors 17 Jun 2014 - 01:26 pm

By Satish Kanady DOHA: An accurate assessment of long-term prospects of companies is a must for Qatar’s stock market investors for steady investment...

Russia cuts off gas supply to Ukraine 17 Jun 2014 - 01:25 pm

A Ukrainian worker turning a tap at the gas-compressor station ‘Bobrovnytska’ near Kiev. KIEV/GORKI: Russia cut off gas to Ukraine yesterday in a...

Airbus, Safran to compete with SpaceX 17 Jun 2014 - 01:24 pm

Didier Evrard (centre), Airbus A350 programme chief, with Fabrice Bregier (left), Airbus President and CEO, and Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus Group, as...

Hilton unveils Curio brand in Qatar 17 Jun 2014 - 01:21 pm

Christian Grage, Vice-President, Operations, Hilton Worldwide Arabian Peninsula (left) and Shem Kray, Deputy Managing Director, Mall of Qatar. Doha: Hilton Worldwide announced the...

Show business workers protest 17 Jun 2014 - 01:20 pm

Temporary show business workers demonstrate in front of the Palais Royal and near the Louvre, in Paris, yesterday. The show business workers are...

New Federal Reserve member 17 Jun 2014 - 01:20 pm

Former US Treasury official Lael Brainard is sworn in by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as a new member of the US central...

Shift in car financing business 17 Jun 2014 - 01:19 pm

A Honda new car lot shows vehicles available for 0.9 percent financing in Rockville, Maryland, yesterday. US banks looking to get in on...

QIB-UK offers property opportunities in London 17 Jun 2014 - 01:17 pm

DOHA: QIB-UK, a subsidiary of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), is offering unique real estate investment opportunities for premium clients looking to purchase properties...

A380 deliveries delayed again: Al Baker 17 Jun 2014 - 01:16 pm

Doha: Delivery of the first three Airbus A380 superjumbos to Qatar Airways has hit a further delay of several weeks due to unresolved...

Qatar bourse plunges again 17 Jun 2014 - 01:16 pm

DOHA: Most markets in the Gulf continued to decline yesterday because of the conflict in Iraq, while volatile Dubai led losses as construction...

Kurdish crude exports rise amid tensions 17 Jun 2014 - 01:16 pm

ANKARA: As Iraq struggles to stop an insurgency by Islamist militants, its autonomous region Kurdistan is ramping up independent oil exports, with a...

QFC Regulatory Authority appoints Eisa Abdulla as CAO 17 Jun 2014 - 01:15 pm

Doha: The QFC Regulatory Authority announced yesterday that it has appointed Eisa Ahmed Abdulla to the newly created role of Chief Administrative Officer...

Turkish Airlines buys 15 Boeing 737 MAX planes 17 Jun 2014 - 01:15 pm

WASHINGTON: US aerospace giant Boeing and Turkish Airlines yesterday finalised an order for 15 additional 737 MAX 8s, valued at $1.6bn at list...

QNET participates in Rashid Centre celebration 17 Jun 2014 - 01:14 pm

Doha: QNET, one of Asia’s most prominent direct selling companies with its regional headquarters in UAE, participated in Rashid Centre’s Hag Al Leila...