Business

Future prospects bright for natural gas: GECF 08 Nov 2020 - 08:53 am

Doha: Natural gas will outlive the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the global energy industry in the short-term, and even lead...

Banks’ credit witnesses growth in September 08 Nov 2020 - 08:49 am

Rise in economic activity in the country has led to increase in credit offtake from banks. The total domestic credit by banks in...

Overall office supply space in Doha reaches 4.9m sqm 08 Nov 2020 - 08:43 am

The overall office supply in Doha has increased to approximately 4.9 million square metres (sqm) at the end of September 30, 2020 (Q3,...

'No more bullying': fresh start to U.S.-Mexico relations eyed under Biden 07 Nov 2020 - 08:22 pm

MEXICO CITY: A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his...

Weekly property sales reach QR317.2m: Ezdan report 07 Nov 2020 - 11:06 am

Doha: The total value of real estate deals in Qatar reached QR317.2m from October 25-29, with building sale deals dominating the property sale...

GWC celebrates Qatar Sustainability Week 06 Nov 2020 - 03:12 am

GWC has celebrated Qatar Sustainability Week with the use of electronic Falcon Scooters. These scooters are being used at the GWC’s Logistics Village...

QSE index surges over 162 points 06 Nov 2020 - 02:56 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QE) index surged 162.51 points, or 1.67 percent yesterday to close at 9,889.46 points, helped by strong buying interest from...

Regeneron beats quarterly revenue estimates as COVID-19 impact eases 05 Nov 2020 - 03:09 pm

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday as easing lockdowns boosted demand for its eye drug Eylea, while the...

Pandemic puts Indonesia into recession; 1st time in 20 years 05 Nov 2020 - 02:13 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia’s economy has fallen into recession for the first time since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago as...

EU cuts 2021 economic outlook as virus spreads 05 Nov 2020 - 01:36 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union's executive commission on Thursday lowered its growth forecast for the economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic next year and...

Bank of England ramps up stimulus again to tackle COVID and Brexit hit 05 Nov 2020 - 12:21 pm

LONDON: The Bank of England increased its already huge bond-buying stimulus by a bigger-than-expected 150 billion pounds ($195 billion) as it prepared for...

Joyalukkas unveils festive promotion on jewellery 05 Nov 2020 - 09:37 am

Doha: Joyalukkas, the world’s favorite jeweler that has been adding glitter for over three decades, is now all set to make this a...

Global Finance recognises QIB’s crisis leadership 05 Nov 2020 - 09:34 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has been recognised as one of the world’s top financial and business institutions to weather the COVID-19 implications...

QC calls for activating GCC free trade talks with EU 05 Nov 2020 - 09:26 am

Doha: Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, participated in the consultive meeting between the GCC Ministers of Commerce and...

GTA extends registration period for tax portal until December 31 05 Nov 2020 - 09:23 am

Doha: The General Tax Authority (GTA) has announced a further extension for registering on the Dhareeba Tax Portal, which ends on December 31,...

Fitch affirms Commercial Bank rating at ‘A’ 05 Nov 2020 - 09:21 am

Doha: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Commercial Bank’s unchanged long-term issuer default rating at “A” with a stable outlook. The rating stems from the...