LONDON: European stock markets and the euro steadied yesterday as traders reacted to a drop in eurozone industrial production and awaited a key...
LONDON: European stock markets and the euro steadied yesterday as traders reacted to a drop in eurozone industrial production and awaited a key...
JAKARTA/WELLINGTON: Bracing for more turmoil if the US Federal Reserve scales back its economic stimulus next week, Indonesia hiked interest rates to shore...
ISLAMABAD: The Interna-tional Monetary Fund warned Pakistan yesterday that economic growth could be worse than expected next year due to strict austerity measures...
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits appeared to drop to a near seven-and-a-half year low last week but...
PARIS: An increase in output should help cushion oil markets seized by tension over a possible conflict in the Middle East, the IEA...
From left: Matthew Martin, Banking and Finance Editor at Meed; Yusuf Saeed, Acting AGM for Global Structured Finance, Group Corporate & Institution Banking...
by Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s mammoth infrastructure development activity and its ambitious desire to expand its financial sector offer the country an opportunity...
DOHA: The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) would soon come out with a slew of regulations that would help increase the total number...
DUBAI: Net profit growth at commercial banks in the United Arab Emirates is expected to accelerate to about 20 percent in 2013, while...
DOHA: Qatar posted a trade balance of QR33.8bn in July 2013, down 2.6 percent year-on-year. However, the trade balance of goods showed a...
LONDON: World oil prices rose yesterday, despite news of falling US crude reserves, as the market focus remained on Syria, dealers said. Brent...
A general view of the port of Barcelona yesterday. “We cannot spend money on airports and empty trains and not invest in the...
BEIJING: Plans for a $13bn refinery and petrochemical complex in east China have stalled over finding a suitable site for the plant, which...
DOHA: A high-level representative delegation from Qatar will participate in the upcoming Kazan Summit 2013 to be held from October 2 to 3...
DOHA: The real estate markets of the GCC countries, including Qatar are forecast to witness positive growth in September which will accelerate the...
MOSCOW: Abu Dhabi plans to invest $5bn in Russian infrastructure in a venture to be set up with the country’s state-backed private equity...
MUMBAI: A year since India reduced foreign investment barriers to its retail sector to spur flagging economic growth, confusing rules and political uncertainty...
Doha: Qatar Exchange was slightly down yesterday 8.31 points or 0.09 percent to 9,587.95 points from the previous closing of 9,596.26 points. The...