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Weekly Commodity Update : Agriculture sector helps deliver strong start to February 10 Feb 2014 - 02:36 pm

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The commodity sector witnessed a strong beginning to February with most of the gains...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: ECB inaction, US job data trigger uncertainties in markets 10 Feb 2014 - 02:34 pm

After the liquidation that hit equities and currencies, emerging markets on Tuesday and following a rocky Thursday when the European Central Bank left...

Ashghal using mobile labs to ensure quality 10 Feb 2014 - 06:11 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is set to launch mobile laboratories to conduct on-the-spot quality checks at its project sites. The state-of-the-art...

Woqod International plans expansion 10 Feb 2014 - 03:16 am

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah during the inauguration of Woqod Tower in West Bay. (Shaival Dalal) BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Woqod...

Qatar Shell signs supply contract with QGER 09 Feb 2014 - 09:19 am

Officials posing for a group picture. DOHA: Qatar Shell and Qatar German Gasket Factory (QGER) signed a five-year supply contract, adding another new...

Chicago Auto Show 09 Feb 2014 - 09:16 am

The Mercedes-Benz 2015 SLS AMG GT Final Edition on display at the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois. Only 350 of the 583-horsepower...

OMV output target on track in Libya 09 Feb 2014 - 09:16 am

The Austrian oil and gas group OMV logo is pictured next to traffic lights at a fuel station in Vienna. OMV’s production in...

Auto expo 09 Feb 2014 - 09:10 am

Performers dance in front of the Datsun redi-Go car at the 12th Indian Auto Expo in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New...

Panama Canal, consortium in bid to rescue project 09 Feb 2014 - 09:08 am

PANAMA CITY/MADRID: The companies working to widen the Panama Canal and the waterway’s administrator on Friday each made new proposals aimed at reviving...

Indonesia’s economy grows 09 Feb 2014 - 09:07 am

A worker processes nickel at a nickel smelter of PT Vale Tbk, near Sorowako, Sulawesi island. Indonesia’s economy in 2013 grew at its...

Monte Paschi foundation in stake sale talks with Qatar 09 Feb 2014 - 09:01 am

MILAN: The Qatar sovereign fund is in talks with the main shareholder of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to buy a 15-20...

Maruti halts production of first small car 09 Feb 2014 - 09:00 am

NEW DELHI: India’s Maruti Suzuki said yesterday that it had halted production of its iconic first small car, the Maruti 800, which revolutionised...

S&P cuts outlook on Turkey’s ratings 09 Feb 2014 - 08:59 am

ISTANBUL: Standard & Poor’s cut its outlook on Turkey’s ratings to negative from stable on Friday, saying that it saw risks of a...

Most commodity prices rise despite poor US data 09 Feb 2014 - 08:59 am

LONDON: Oil and metals prices rose last week but gains were capped by poorly-received data out of the United States and China, the...

QNB Group ranked best brand value in Mena last year 09 Feb 2014 - 08:59 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group has consolidated its position as the best brand value in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)...

QP’s business planning forum begins today 09 Feb 2014 - 08:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) will be holding its business planning forum starting today, at Al-Mirqab Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel Doha. HE...

QFBA launches 2014 Calendar 09 Feb 2014 - 08:54 am

Doha: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) yesterday launched its 2014 Calendar. The academy offers a year-round calendar courses in banking, insurance, finance,...

Salah Jaidah to open Oxford Islamic Banking Society 09 Feb 2014 - 08:54 am

DOHA: Salah Jaidah, Chairman of Islamic Finance and Vice Chairman of MENA at Deutsche Bank and Chief Country Officer for Deutsche Bank Qatar,...