Business

Sheikh Dr Khalid (left) and Al Shaibei. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (International Islamic) recorded a solid net profit of QR204m for the...

Doha: Qatar’s bourse, which hit an all-time closing high on Tuesday, edged up again yesterday, adding another 21.76 points, or 0.17 percent, to...

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (left) with President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta (centre), Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (second from...

Cherie Blair with Badr Jafar. Doha: UAE-based conglomerate Crescent Enterprises has partnered with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to empower, mentor and...

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (third right), the Minister of Energy and Industry, Prof. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (fourth left),...

Staff members place a new Toyota Corolla car for display at Auto China 2014 in Beijing. TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota, the world’s biggest auto...

An AT&T wireless store front is pictured in San Diego, California. AT&T reported higher quarterly revenue, slightly above Wall Street’s expectations, boosted by...

BY ERIKA WIDEN Doha: The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), established in 1947, is the world’s largest developer of international standards. These standards...

DOHA: Mannai Corporation yesterday announced its first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2014 and posted QR150m, up by 73 percent...

DOHA: The forthcoming ‘Information Security Conference’, organised by Qatar Central Bank (QCB) from April 27 to 28 will discuss host of issues related...

Doha: Qatar  Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) returned to China to exhibit for the second time at ChinaPlas 2014 trade...

BEIJING: China’s factory activity shrank for the fourth straight month in April, signalling economic weakness into the second quarter, a preliminary survey showed...

DUBAI: Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Gulf’s biggest telecommunications operator by market value, has picked three banks to manage its debut Islamic bond...

LISBON: Portugal breezed through a key bond market test yesterday, enjoying sharply lower borrowing costs just weeks before it exits a €78bn rescue...

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan achieved net profit of QR432m for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared to similar...

DETROIT/WASHINGTON: General Motors’ top engineering executive, a longtime colleague and key lieutenant of Chief Executive Mary Barra, is retiring in the automaker’s highest...

BANGALORE: Japanese carmaker Toyota said employees at its strike-hit complex in southern India returned to work Tuesday, ending a five-week standoff. Unionised employees...

PARIS: French automaker Renault has frozen a project to make commercial vehicles with Russian company Zil because of the fall of the ruble,...