Business

QNCC net profit at QR425.3m 01 Mar 2013 - 06:47 am

Doha: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) yesterday announced the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net...

Nissan sales in China fall 01 Mar 2013 - 06:46 am

Nissan’s new Teana model in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s January-February sales in China may have fallen 20 percent year-on-year, its...

EU to cap banker bonuses, tighten rules 01 Mar 2013 - 06:46 am

BRUSSELS: The European Union has agreed new rules that will cap bankers’ bonuses, blamed by critics for helping to drive the global financial...

European stocks higher amid mixed US data 01 Mar 2013 - 06:45 am

LONDON: European equity markets rose yesterday as dealers brushed aside lower-than-expected growth in the United States to focus on upbeat jobs data in...

Asia has world’s most billionaires: Survey 01 Mar 2013 - 06:45 am

BEIJING: Asia has more billionaires than any other continent, a survey by a China-based wealth magazine showed yesterday, apparently overtaking North America for...

Bailed-out Bankia posts €19bn loss 01 Mar 2013 - 06:44 am

MADRID: Bailed-out Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of ¤19bn ($25bn) in 2012, it said in an earnings statement yesterday. It said...

Qatar Oman Investment Co profit rises 01 Mar 2013 - 06:44 am

Doha: Qatar Oman Investment Company announced the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net profit of...

Qatar’s investment in Britain totals QR124bn 28 Feb 2013 - 08:56 am

Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Second Deputy to the Chairman of Qatari Businessmen Association, with Lord Alderman Roger Gifford, the Mayor...

Credible data key to energy investment: Al Attiyah 28 Feb 2013 - 04:45 am

From left: Rob Gardner, Corporate Strategic Planning Economic & Energy Manager at ExxonMobil Corporation, Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy...

Bombardier Global 5000 to be displayed at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 28 Feb 2013 - 04:44 am

Abu Dhabi: Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of award-winning Qatar Airways, will be exhibiting at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo next...

Barwa Bank wins two awards 28 Feb 2013 - 04:40 am

Steve Troop, CEO of Barwa Bank, with the prestigious award at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower in Dubai. Doha: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s fastest...

Qatar well-positioned to face ‘shale revolution’: Dr Al Sada 28 Feb 2013 - 04:39 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar has played down the possible impact of the so called ‘US shale revolution’ on the Middle East’s conventional...

QIIB to pay charges for transferring accounts 28 Feb 2013 - 04:38 am

DOHA: The Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has announced to pay (bear) the transfer charges levied on customers of other banks who are...

Qatar 2022 team ends US trade trip 28 Feb 2013 - 04:34 am

The Secretary-General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, Hassan Al Thawadi (left), with the US Ambassador to Qatar Susan Ziadeh and the Mayor...

Etihad buys three Heathrow slots from Jet Airways 28 Feb 2013 - 04:33 am

NEW DELHI: Shares in Jet Airways surged as much as 19.7 percent yesterday after TV channel ET Now cited unidentified sources as saying...

European shares bounce back after Italy wobble; US stocks rise 28 Feb 2013 - 03:43 am

LONDON/Dubai: European shares found firmer footing yesterday, having tumbled lower in the previous session after the inconclusive Italian election, as investors used the...

China has till June for trade deal: EU 28 Feb 2013 - 03:43 am

BRUSSELS: China has until June 7 to negotiate a deal with the European Union on state subsidies for solar panels and mobile telephone...

Ryanair to appeal EU veto of Aer Lingus merger 28 Feb 2013 - 03:42 am

DUBLIN: Budget airline Ryanair will appeal yesterday’s decision by Europe’s anti-monopoly watchdog to block its third takeover bid for Aer Lingus , potentially...