Business

By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN DOHA: The Philippine government will vigorously push for the realisation of  $1bn joint investment fund which was a commitment...

PARIS: Valentino, the Italian fashion brand recently snapped up by Qatar, continues to enjoy strong demand and plans a new global expansion phase,...

Doha: Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector for the second quarter (Q2) of 2012....

Abu Dhabi: The Qatar Fertilizer Company (Qafco) has renewed a contract with Honeywell to provide safety and automation systems for Qafco’s existing plants,...

DOHA: Qatalum recently celebrated the production of one million tonnes of liquid metal sent to its casthouse, a milestone achieved through dedicated teamwork...

Doha: Qatar Paving Stones (QPS), a subsidiary of Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), marked the receipt of its ISO certification with a grand...

DOHA: Qatar-UAE Exchange, in alignment with International Customer Service Week (September 30 to October 4), celebrates its customers with special events and gifts,...

DOHA: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) continues to impress as it received yet another Arabian Business Achievement Award, the third consecutive award in the...

DOHA: More than 75 InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) sales colleagues from hotels across India, Middle East and Africa arrived in Doha for a...

By Krishna N Das and Swetha Gopinath Chinese solar companies are being forced to speed up plans to move a big chunk of...

By Simon Johnson Global regulators have a peculiar way of assessing the soundness of big banks: Ask bankers how risky their investments are,...

By Paul Taylor Buying unlimited quantities of bonds is sometimes described as a central bank’s nuclear option, deploying an overwhelming force that threatens...

ZURICH: Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore said yesterday they had agreed on new terms for their tie-up to create a...

DOHA: Atos an international information technology company and Worldwide IT Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games yesterday launched its branch...

BERLIN/PARIS: Airbus parent EADS  and arms group BAE Systems must restructure a $45bn merger, a top shareholder said, as a government source threatened...

  DOHA/DUBAI: Barwa Bank, a Qatari lender part-owned by Qatar Holding, plans an initial public offering on the Doha stock exchange and is being...

DOHA: The Qatari bourse gained 26.57 points (or 0.31 percent) last month over August 2012 as trading closed at 8,510.21 points on September...

ATHENS: Greece will bring forward painful budget cuts to end a decade of primary deficits while grappling with a sixth year of recession,...