Business / Qatar Business

TPP-IIS deal to deliver health record system 26 Jul 2016 - 01:57 am

FROM LEFT: Mark Melvin, Director of TPP Middle East, Ajay Sharma, British Ambassador to Qatar, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Jabor Al...

GE upgrades two gas turbines in Egypt to improve efficiency 26 Jul 2016 - 01:57 am

The Nubaria power plant in Egypt. By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: GE, one of the world’s leading engineering and tech giants, yesterday announced that...

Qatar to grow 3.9% on buoyant non-oil 26 Jul 2016 - 01:55 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: High public investment will continue to underpin Qatari economic growth specially in the non-hydrocarbon sector. Coupled with output gains...

Vodafone Qatar to set foreign investment threshold at 49% 26 Jul 2016 - 12:21 am

Vodafone Qatar’s Chairman Rashid Al Naimi (centre) along with other officials at the ordinary and extraordinary general assembly of Vodafone Qatar yesterday. By...

Qatar’s industrial sector improves by 2.5% in May 26 Jul 2016 - 12:01 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The general monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of Qatar’s Industrial Sector for May 2016 was estimated at 44.9 points,...

Ezdan Mall, ELAN Media sign ad partnership 26 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group and ELAN Media, the media arm of ELAN Group have recently signed a partnership where ELAN Media will be...

QNB wins Consumer Service Innovation Award 26 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: QNB has won the Consumer Service Innovation Award at the 10th annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards held in London recently. The...

QFBA wins International Arch of Europe Award 25 Jul 2016 - 02:31 am

Officials at the award ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) was recently presented the 2016 International Arch of Europe Award in...

Sri Lanka’s Amana Bank partners with Al Zaman Exchange 25 Jul 2016 - 02:26 am

Hazim Hamza, Chairperson Sri Lanka Muslim Professionals’ Forum – Qatar (SLMPQ), accepting his remittance receipt from Al Zaman Exchange Doha Branch Manager Juwaiz...

Qatar’s domestic public debt falls by QR14.9bn in June 25 Jul 2016 - 02:25 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s total domestic public debt fell by QR14.9bn in June to reach QR375.7bn. Qatar banks’ investments in securities outside...

GCC’s $900m LED market on track for double-digit growth 25 Jul 2016 - 02:24 am

Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, the organiser of Light Middle East. DOHA: Increased demand for energy efficient lighting solutions in...

GCC debt issuance picks up in first half 25 Jul 2016 - 02:23 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Supported by stable oil prices, a dovish Fed, and limited global volatility, GCC debt issuance picked up in the...

Domasco opens 18th retail unit at Al Meera, Jeryan Al Nejaima 25 Jul 2016 - 02:23 am

Officials at the Domasco retail unit at Al Meera in Jeryan Al Nejaima. Doha: Doha Marketing Services Company W.L.L. (Domasco) inaugurated their 18th...

Qatar’s global remittances hit $10.4bn in 2015 25 Jul 2016 - 02:18 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: Remittances from Qatar have shown strong year-on-year growth with global transfers out of the country standing at $10.4bn last...

GWC net profit surges 15% to QR101.3m in H1 24 Jul 2016 - 01:36 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: GWC, Qatar’s leading logistics provider, recorded a net profit of QR101.3m for the first half of 2016 (H1, 16),...

Italian banks’ NPL to impact wider economy: QNB 24 Jul 2016 - 01:35 am

DOHA: The large stock of bad loans is giving troubles to Italian banks. Non-performing loans (NPLs) amount to nearly a fifth of the...

QIC Insured introduces Insurance-on-Call service 24 Jul 2016 - 01:34 am

DOHA: QIC Insured, the retail arm of QIC — Qatar’s leading insurer just introduced a new service —Insurance-on-Call. With this unique service, customers...