Business / Qatar Business

Award for Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Co 08 Feb 2016 - 02:03 am

Officials at the award ceremony. DOHA: Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Co (SAQ) was recognised as the top performing insurance company in the...

SPE Qatar holds talk on well technology 08 Feb 2016 - 02:02 am

Michael Gunningham (left), SPE Programme Chair, with the presenter Brian Schwanitz, Welltec. DOHA: SPE Qatar Section held their first meeting of 2016 with...

QBA hosts Swedish business delegation 08 Feb 2016 - 02:01 am

DOHA: The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) organised a meeting with a delegation of Swedish businessmen that included Max Bjuhr, Ambassador of Trade and...

Call for family-owned businesses to get listed 08 Feb 2016 - 02:00 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Concerns over the loss of privacy and loss of autonomy are the twin major reasons that prevent family-owned businesses...

Lulu expands in Oman and opens 16th hypermarket 08 Feb 2016 - 01:58 am

Shaikh Muhna bin Saif bin Salim Al Lamki, Governor of North Al Batinah, opens the 16th Lulu hypermarket in Suwaiq, Oman, in the...

UM Sports launched in Qatar 08 Feb 2016 - 01:58 am

DOHA: Award-winning agency UM MENA, yesterday announced the launch of UM Sports in Doha; a specialised dedicated sports unit dedicated to connecting brands...

Ooredoo Myanmar secures $300m funding from Asian Development Bank, IFC 07 Feb 2016 - 04:00 pm

DUBAI: Qatari telecom operator Ooredoo said on Sunday its unit in Myanmar had secured $300 million in funding from the Asian Development Bank...

Qatar will act to maintain liquidity if needed: QCB chief quoted 07 Feb 2016 - 01:30 pm

DUBAI: Authorities in Qatar will use fiscal policy and money market operations if needed to prevent low oil and gas prices from causing...

Qatar economy sustainable in long-term: Experts 07 Feb 2016 - 02:18 am

FROM LEFT: QFC CEO and Board Member Yousuf Mohammed Al Jaida, Amwal CEO Fahim Alghussein, Doha Bank Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman, and...

NBK wins top awards at Qatar Motor Show 07 Feb 2016 - 02:17 am

Khalid Shaaban, General Manager, Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, and other officials with the award. Doha: Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the exclusive dealers of...

Oberoi Group offers luxury onboard on Nile 07 Feb 2016 - 02:14 am

Doha: Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the exclusive dealers of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, accomplished huge success in Qatar Motor Show 2016, one of the...

Arbitration cases on the rise in Qatar 07 Feb 2016 - 02:12 am

Arbitration, at the opening of Energy disputes conference in Doha. By Sachin Kumar DOHA: More companies in Qatar are opting for out-of-court settlement...

Strong consumption to lift US growth above potential: QNB 07 Feb 2016 - 02:11 am

DOHA: Despite the fourth quarter slowdown, strong consumption will lift US growth around 2 percent in 2016, slightly above potential. The US economy...

Combined credit of Qatar banks surges by 19.5% 07 Feb 2016 - 02:11 am

By Satish Kanady The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar banks’ combined credit facilities surged 19.5 percent to QR740bn in November on year-on-year. Qatar Central Bank’s...

Toyota net profit jumps to $16bn 06 Feb 2016 - 01:18 am

Visitors gather next to a Toyota Camry vehicle on display at the company’s showroom in Tokyo yesterday. Tokyo: Toyota yesterday said its nine-month...

Qatar to tap global debt market to plug deficit 06 Feb 2016 - 12:55 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar is turning to international debt markets to shore up its finances pressured by low energy prices. The country...

Venezuela oil minister calls Qatar meeting ‘productive’ 05 Feb 2016 - 02:28 am

Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with his Venezuelan counterpart Eulogio Antonio Del Pino Diaz yesterday...

Industries Qatar reports QR4.4bn net profit 05 Feb 2016 - 02:25 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar, one of the region’s industrial giants with interests in the production of a wide range of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel...