Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s car market 'grew 8pc' in 2014; SUVs on top gear 04 Oct 2015 - 08:49 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s passenger car market has clocked 8 percent growth last year. According to industry sources, the passenger car market...

Alshaya to bring over 30 global brands to Mall of Qatar 03 Oct 2015 - 05:58 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s largest leisure, entertainment and shopping complex, Mall of Qatar has signed a leasing agreement with M H Alshaya Co, one of...

QIIB Gets STP Awards 2014 for Cash Management and Trade 03 Oct 2015 - 02:01 pm

Doha: Qatar International Islamic bank QIIB has won the prestigious STP Awards for Cash Management and Trade for 2014 from Commerzbank. At a...

QCB Governor rules out raising interest rate 03 Oct 2015 - 09:33 am

DOHA: The Governor of Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al-Thani ruled out an interest rate hike in the State...

Audi registers impressive growth in Qatar 03 Oct 2015 - 12:26 am

Anthony Kwan, Marketing Manager, Q-Auto. Salim Matramkot BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Q-Auto, the official dealer for Audi in Qatar, has registered impressive growth...

S&P forecasts weak earnings for banks 02 Oct 2015 - 02:30 am

DOHA: The knock-on effects of lower oil prices on the growth and asset quality, could weaken the earnings of GCC banks over the...

Ministry, private sector hail Qatar’s top ranking in WEF index 02 Oct 2015 - 02:28 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman, QBA, (third right) with other QBA members and officials after the press meet yesterday. Baher Amin...

GCC’s invested capital jumps to $380bn in five years: GOIC 01 Oct 2015 - 09:28 am

DOHA: The GCC industrial base has witnessed a major expansion over the past five years with the total number of its manufacturing factories...

QNBFS corners maximum value in brokerages 01 Oct 2015 - 09:27 am

DOHA: The QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) emerged as the topper in Qatar’s brokerage business in September 2015, by grabbing 25.66 percent of the...

Sage ME makes its mark in Qatar IT Software market 01 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

DOHA: Sage Middle East (Sage ME), a business management software provider, has seen huge success in the Qatari market throughout the 2015 fiscal...

Qatar economy posts 4.8pc growth in Q2 01 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices rose 4.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015, helped...

New Nissan Maxima ‘to reinvent sedan segment’ 01 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

Nissan Middle East Managing Director Samir Cherfan with the all-new Nissan Maxima 2016. DOHA: Nissan has unveiled the all-new, game-changing Nissan Maxima 2016...

Stable macroeconomy is Qatar’s strength: WEF 01 Oct 2015 - 01:02 am

DOHA: Stable macroeconomic environment, driven by public budget surpluses and low government debt, is Qatar’s main strength, cited World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest...

Qatari stocks rebound to wrap up worst quarter 01 Oct 2015 - 01:01 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari stocks climbed yesterday, rebounding at the end of the worst quarter of the year. Powered by banking sector,...

Ministry recalls Lenovo laptop batteries 30 Sep 2015 - 04:05 pm

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced the recall of Lenovo Laptop Batteries (2010- 2011) due to overheat. The ministry said...

Qatar leads in MENA in Global Competitiveness Index rankings 30 Sep 2015 - 03:37 pm

GENEVA: Qatar has moved up two places to occupy 14 position globally in the latest Global Competitiveness Index as compared to its last...

Qatar’s D-SIBS banks to maintain more capital 30 Sep 2015 - 12:27 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s ‘systematically important’ banks are required to maintain additional capital charge from next year. Effective from 2016, the domestic...