Business

Power, water sector open to pvt investors 25 Mar 2013 - 01:01 am

The President of Kahramaa Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari touring the exhibition during the Qatar Alternative Energy Investors Summit at the St Regis...

Al Sada meets ConocoPhillips CEO 25 Mar 2013 - 12:58 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada...

QFBA launches latest training programme 25 Mar 2013 - 12:57 am

Top officials of QFBA, QFCA and PWC during the launch of ‘Project Taddreb’ on Wednesday. DOHA: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) recently...

QP stand a hit at Italy meet 25 Mar 2013 - 12:56 am

Delegates at the QP stand during the OMC 2013 conference in Italy. Ravenna, Italy: Qatar Petroleum (QP) participated in the 11th Offshore Mediterranean...

$17bn road projects up for grabs 25 Mar 2013 - 12:56 am

DOHA: The 4th annual Qatar Transport Conference scheduled for May 28 and 29, will provide a comprehensive guide to Qatar’s multi-billion dollar projects...

QInvest launches world’s first Shariah-compliant account platform 25 Mar 2013 - 12:48 am

DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, announced the launch of the QInvest Managed Account Platform (QMAP). QMAP is the world’s first open architecture...

Barwa Bank net income up 41pc in 2012 25 Mar 2013 - 12:47 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant banking service provider, has recorded a net income of QR345m for 2012, up 41 percent...

Airbus-Boeing battle takes off in Indonesia 25 Mar 2013 - 12:46 am

A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger jet takes off while another taxiing at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta. JAKARTA: A new rivalry between the...

Eurogroup talks delayed as Cyprus fights EU, IMF demands 25 Mar 2013 - 12:46 am

BRUSSELS: Negotiations among Eurogroup finance ministers on Cyprus were put back by two hours yesterday as Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades dragged out talks...

New Delhi plans reinsurance fund to cover refiners using Iranian oil 25 Mar 2013 - 12:45 am

NEW DELHI: India plans to set up a fund to back local insurers providing cover for refiners processing Iranian oil after companies warned...

QSA releases PPI figures for Q4 2012 25 Mar 2013 - 12:45 am

DOHA: The Producer Price Index of Industrial (PPI) sector for Q4, 2012 stood at 170.2 showing an increase of 2.8 percent as compared...

BRICS leaders to open development bank 25 Mar 2013 - 12:45 am

DURBAN, South Africa: Leaders from the BRICS emerging nations are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival western-dominated institutions at a...

Chinese appetite makes peanuts the new ‘gold’ in Senegal 25 Mar 2013 - 12:25 am

DINGUIRAYE, Senegal: High walls protect a Chinese peanut warehouse in central Senegal, where the product is becoming the new “gold” for farmers bypassing...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: US dollar loses momentum as Cyprus situation improves 25 Mar 2013 - 12:21 am

The US Dollar lost some momentum by the end of the week after recording the highest level in few months against the Euro,...

Asset management business picking up 24 Mar 2013 - 01:15 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: After facing the 2008 financial crisis shake-up, the GCC’s Asset Management Industry is slowly picking up, and Qatar is...

LNG storage 24 Mar 2013 - 01:13 am

A general view of storage facilities of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company during an aerial tour by Royal Dutch Shell, in Bonny, yesterday.

Al Meera completes rights issue 24 Mar 2013 - 01:13 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the process to increase the company’s capital by 100...

Delta Doha to open $50m facility soon 24 Mar 2013 - 01:12 am

DOHA: Delta Doha, a leading Qatar based oilfield engineering equipment design and manufacturing company, announced that it would open its $50m new facility...