Business / Qatar Business

Qatar financial markets back in action today 29 Sep 2015 - 12:19 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Financial markets in Qatar will be back in action today after remaining close for around a week. Qatar Exchange...

Overcapacity weighing down Mena insurers 29 Sep 2015 - 12:07 am

DOHA: The influx of reinsurance capacity in the Mena region and the prevailing competitive market conditions has started putting pressure on the technical...

Porsche unveils new 911 Carrera models 29 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The 911 has been the world’s best-selling sports car for decades. Now a new generation of Porsche’s iconic models (pictured) has arrived...

Qatar Investment Authority opens New York office; commits $35bn 28 Sep 2015 - 06:50 pm

Qatar Investment Authority logo BY SATISH KANADY DOHA: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, yesterday...

Real estate transaction value hits QR45.9bn 28 Sep 2015 - 02:03 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The combined value of Qatar’s real estate transactions over the past nine months hit a record QR45.9bn ($12.6bn), a...

QCB tightening grip on banks’ overexposure 28 Sep 2015 - 01:37 am

DOHA: The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is tightening its grip on the banks to make sure they are not overexposed to the real...

APICORP maintains strong asset quality: Moody’s 28 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation’s (APICORP) asset quality and capital adequacy remain strong, despite the drop in global oil prices, announced Moody’s Investors...

Natural gas consumption of Qatar jumps 28 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s natural gas consumption has risen sharply in the past few years. Its domestic gas consumption grew by 80...

Qatar’s investment income rises by QR13.7bn 27 Sep 2015 - 09:15 am

DOHA: Qatar’s investment income has surged by 14 percent or QR13.7bn to hit QR111.8bn during the 2014/15 fiscal. It’s contribution to the country’s...

Qatar’s Port sector gains momentum 27 Sep 2015 - 02:42 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar’s port sector has witnessed healthy growth despite concern about slowdown affecting global trade. Out of Qatar’s four ports,...

Qatar’s stock market to stay strong in Q4 26 Sep 2015 - 01:28 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Oil price pressures will continue to be the biggest upside risk for Qatari stock market for the final quarter...

Opec focuses on rival mega projects 24 Sep 2015 - 01:48 am

The logo of the Opec is pictured at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. DUBAI: After almost a year of painfully low oil prices,...

Qatar ranks third in Mena in Doing Business 24 Sep 2015 - 01:46 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar has ranked third in Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in the ‘Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond...

Qatar to host Gulf Metrology Forum 24 Sep 2015 - 01:45 am

DOHA: The Doha-headquartered Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the GCC Standardisation Organization (GSO) and GULFMET...

Qatar’s retail sector gets bullish 23 Sep 2015 - 12:50 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Retail sector in Qatar is bullish now as five malls and hypermarkets have opened here in the last 10...

World’s largest gas recovery project in Qatar gets operational 23 Sep 2015 - 12:49 am

DOHA: World’s one of the largest gas recovery projects is now fully operational in Qatar. Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson...

Woqod holds plan to set up Shafaf plant 23 Sep 2015 - 12:47 am

Ibrahim Jaham Al Kuwari, CEO, Woqod, at the opening of the new Woqod service station and Fahes centre in Al Wakrah yesterday. Salim...

Impact of China bigger than expected: IMF 23 Sep 2015 - 12:41 am

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives to speak at the Brookings Institution yesterday in Washington, DC. Washington: The impact of China’s...