CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Business

UDC to award contracts worth QR3bn this year 03 Mar 2020 - 11:27 pm
Turki bin Mohammed Al Khater (centre), Chairman of United Development Company (UDC), with other Board members during the Ordinary General Assembly meeting of UDC at Mondrian Hotel yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula
Electric cars lack mainstream appeal, Peugeot CEO says 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
Carlos Tavares, PSA Group CEO-Managing Board Chairman, attends a news conference to announce  2018 results at headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, February 26, 2019. Reuters / Christian Hartmann
Target Corp. sees muted impact from virus amid aggressive shopping 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
Shopping carts are seen at a Target store in Azusa, California U.S. November 16, 2017. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
India restricts exports of common drugs on fear of coronavirus shortages 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A yellow ambassador taxi drives past the HSBC bank building in Kolkata November 5, 2013. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Vietnam plans tax breaks, land fee cuts for virus-hit firms 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters / Kham
Fed slashes rates in emergency move to thwart coronavirus outbreak risks 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm
US Federal Reserve building in Washington (AFP)
Al Rayan Investment plans to set up digital bank at AIFC 03 Mar 2020 - 12:53 am
Masraf Al Rayan headquarters.
Al Kaabi honours 214 Qatari graduates who joined ranks of QP, other energy companies 03 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, giving away a certificate of appreciation to a Qatari graduate during the event.
Minister Al Kuwari opens unique expo ‘Build Your House 2020’ 03 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari (second left), Minister of Commerce and Industry, with Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (left), the CEO of Qatar Development Bank, and other officials during the tour after the opening of ‘Build Your House 2020 Exhibition’ at QN
‘Build Your House Exhibition’ opening ceremony 03 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
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QIC to collaborate with Swiss Re 03 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
Khalifa Abdulla Turki Al Subaey (second right), the Group President of QIC Group;  Salem Al Mannai, Group CEO (right); along with the senior officials of Swiss Re, at QIC headquarters in Doha, on Sunday.
Qatar-UK trade volume reaches £6.8bn in 2019 03 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
Left, Saleh bin Majid Al Khulaifi, Acting Undersecretary for Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, addressing the opening session of the 3rd SMEs Conference yesterday. Right,  
H M Queen Elizabeth II’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle
QC keen on supporting entrepreneurs 03 Mar 2020 - 12:36 am
Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani (right), touring the exhibition at the 3rd SMEs Conference, in Doha yesterday.
QBA hosts high-level trade delegation from Georgia 03 Mar 2020 - 12:21 am
QBA Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, QBA Board members and officials posing for a photo with the visiting Minister of Georgia, Natella Turnava (fifth right), and her accompanying delegation in Doha, yesterday.
Al Kaabi meets with Georgia’s Minister of Economy 03 Mar 2020 - 12:20 am
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SMEs Conference highlights new industry trends in Qatar and UK 03 Mar 2020 - 12:20 am
FROM LEFT: Moderator Angus Scott, beIN Sport; Mathieu R Faupin, Senior Legal Consultant and Head of International Department, Al Sulaiti Law Firm; Hamad Rashid Al Naimi, Manager, Investor Relations, Investment Promotion Agency; Alpesh Patel, Ministerial a
IMF, World Bank say ready to address economic challenges of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 pm
A soldier checks the body temperature of a visitor to the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital at Yaba in Lagos, on February 28, 2020.  AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei
New York City extends war on airbnb by targeting Guesty 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm
International travelers arrive at John F Kennedy international airport in New York City, February 4, 2017. Reuters / Brendan McDermid