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Oil demand growth to halve in 2024: IEA 19 Jan 2024 - 10:55 am

Paris: World Oil supply will continue to rise this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday, as it predicted that demand growth would...

QSE welcomes Active Asset Management Initiative between QIA, Ashmore Group 19 Jan 2024 - 10:54 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) welcomes the partnership announced between Qatar Investment Authority and Ashmore Group plc (Ashmore) launching an Active Asset...

Consumer price index up 1.65% in Dec to 109.98 points 19 Jan 2024 - 10:53 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) of December 2023 recorded an increase by 1.59 % on an annual basis, reaching 109.98 points,...

Health-tech startup employs AI to increase business service efficiency 19 Jan 2024 - 10:51 am

Doha, Qatar:Dieture, a mobile app-based healthy meal prep start-up for food lovers is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce labour hours, human...

Qatar joins Fourth Industrial Revolution Network 19 Jan 2024 - 10:50 am

Doha, Qatar:The World Economic Forum (WEF) has signed a collaboration agreement with the State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Finance, to...

Realty deals worth QR1.521bn inked in December 2023 19 Jan 2024 - 10:48 am

Doha, Qatar:Real estate trading in Qatar has crossed QR1.5bn in December 2023. According to the real estate data from the Ministry of Justice,...

Chemical giant Bayer confirms 'significant' cuts in Germany 18 Jan 2024 - 11:57 am

Berlin: Pharmaceutical giant Bayer confirmed late Wednesday that it will be making "significant" cuts to its workforce in Germany by the end of...

QIB launches new Sustainable Deposit 18 Jan 2024 - 09:31 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has launched a new Sustainable Deposit, an innovative fixed-term option tailored for corporates...

badrgo announces ‘Shop at Lulu, ride with badrgo’ campaign 18 Jan 2024 - 09:30 am

Doha, Qatar: badr Technology the founding company of, new, Qatari-owned, ride-hailing service app badrgo, has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lulu...

QC, Czech Federation of Industry review enhancing cooperation realtions 18 Jan 2024 - 09:29 am

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Chamber hosted yesterday the business delegation accompanying the President of the Czech Republic, who is currently visiting the state....

QCB Governor meets Rwanda’s Minister of State for Public Investment and Resource Mobilization 18 Jan 2024 - 09:29 am

Davos: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani met yesterday with Rwanda's Minister...

Finance Minister meets Italian counterpart 18 Jan 2024 - 09:27 am

Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, met with the Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy H E Giancarlo...

QIIB successfully issues $500m ‘Oryx’ sustainable sukuk 18 Jan 2024 - 09:23 am

Doha, Qatar: QIIB announced the successful issuance of its $500m sustainable “Oryx” sukuk for a period of five years, as part of the...

QIC Group sponsors Katara International Exhibition for Kahraman 18 Jan 2024 - 09:22 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Insurance Group (QIC Group), the leading insurer in Qatar and the MENA region is the official insurance sponsor of the...

Ahlibank net profit surges 8.4% to QR837m for 2023 18 Jan 2024 - 09:14 am

Doha, Qatar:Ahli Bank (ABQK) is pleased to announce a net profit of QR837m for the year ended 2023 (2022:- QR772m), an increase of...

Minister of Finance attends Gulf Economies session 18 Jan 2024 - 09:10 am

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance, H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, participated at the session titled Gulf Economies organised on the sidelines...

ECB's Lagarde says summer rate cut 'likely' 17 Jan 2024 - 12:55 pm

Davos, Switzerland: The European Central Bank could start cutting interest rates this summer, president Christine Lagarde said Wednesday, while stressing that any such...