Business

Estithmar Holding announces that its subsidiary Elegancia Healthcare has established a branch in Iraq 14 Aug 2023 - 02:51 pm

Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. announced that its subsidiary “Elegancia Healthcare W.L.L.” has established a branch of its company in Iraq, as part of the...

Mastercard to buy stake in MTN’s $5.2 billion fintech unit 14 Aug 2023 - 12:08 pm

MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest wireless carrier, said Mastercard Inc. agreed to take a minority stake in its financial-technology business, which the company...

QSE index closes 0.39 percent higher 14 Aug 2023 - 08:39 am

Doha, Qatar:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index yesterday closed at 10,777.99 points. QSE showed an increase of 42.36 points, or 0.39 percent....

634 building permits issued in July 2023 14 Aug 2023 - 08:36 am

Doha, Qatar:Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday that 634 building permits had been issued during the month of July in various municipalities...

Gulf International Services reports net profit of QR281m for H1, 2023 14 Aug 2023 - 08:33 am

Doha, Qatar:Gulf International Services (“GIS” or “the Group”; QE ticker: GISS), yesterday reported a net profit of QR281m for the six-month period ended...

Qatar’s growing healthcare market welcomes foreign investment 14 Aug 2023 - 08:32 am

Doha, Qatar: The growing healthcare market of Qatar welcomes foreign investment. The social and economic changes in the country has received foreign investors’...

QNB receives three prestigious awards from The Digital Banker 14 Aug 2023 - 08:29 am

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, received three prestigious awards from The Digital Banker’s “Middle...

Vodafone Qatar demonstrates strong performance in CRA quality of service audit 14 Aug 2023 - 08:24 am

Doha, Qatar:Vodafone Qatar has been recognised for the quality of its network performance in the recently published Quality of Service (QoS) Audit of...

QIB announces new Misk Account Millionaire 14 Aug 2023 - 08:17 am

Doha, Qatar:Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) maintains its commitment to rewarding customers through the Misk Account product. The Bank announced the new Misk Account...

QNB Group receives "Best Digital Bank in The Middle East" from The Digital Banker 13 Aug 2023 - 05:24 pm

Doha: QNB Group received three prestigious awards from The Digital Banker's "Middle East and Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2023" as an acknowledgment...

Global economy to grow 2.6% in 2023 13 Aug 2023 - 08:21 am

Doha, Qatar:Early in the year, negative narratives from investors and analysts dominated the global macro agenda. This followed a particularly arduous 2022, when...

Qatar’s recruitment sector provides robust opportunities 13 Aug 2023 - 08:18 am

Doha, Qatar:The manpower industry is poised to offer tremendous opportunities in Qatar by meeting clients’ expectations and delivering high-quality service said an official....

Oil rises for 7th week on record demand forecast 13 Aug 2023 - 08:16 am

Doha, Qatar:Oil prices edged higher last Friday after the International Energy Agency forecast record global demand and tightening supplies, propelling prices to the...

Dukhan Bank announces August Thara’a draw winners 13 Aug 2023 - 08:15 am

Doha, Qatar:Dukhan Bank announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners for Thara’a, its Shariah compliant savings account, at the...

Over 4,000 apartments, villas added in Q2 12 Aug 2023 - 09:31 am

Doha, Qatar:According to a recent report by ValuStrat, the residential stock during the second quarter of the year was estimated at 341,140 units,...

McDonald’s franchisees that fail inspections have a quicker path to recovery 11 Aug 2023 - 06:51 pm

McDonald’s Corp. is streamlining the process for franchisees who’ve failed inspections to get back in compliance, which should make it quicker for operators...

Alphabet’s $118 billion cash pile poses a new problem 11 Aug 2023 - 05:17 pm

Alphabet Inc. is facing a new and, by most accounts, welcome problem - how to spend its rapidly expanding pile of cash. The...

Amazon cracks down on employees who stay away from office 11 Aug 2023 - 04:25 pm

Amazon.com Inc. is cracking down on US workers who have ignored its return-to-office guidelines, in the latest example of companies attempting to reduce...