Business / Qatar Business

Qatargas sells first LNG cargo to Pakistan 05 Apr 2015 - 02:04 am

The LNG cargo ship. DOHA: Qatargas sold its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Pakistan State Oil Company Ltd (PSO). The...

Qatar Exchange index ends in the green 03 Apr 2015 - 08:43 am

DOHA: Qatar’s bourse ended the week in green, after rising 1.46 percent or 168 points to 11,699. Barring Insurance, the entire sector indices...

Initial designs of ‘Mozoon Towers’ project completed 03 Apr 2015 - 08:42 am

DOHA: Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company yesterday announced that its subsidiary Mozoon Real Estate, has completed the initial designs of “Mozoon Towers”...

Rail network to boost cross-border trade 03 Apr 2015 - 12:54 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: The upcoming high-tech rail network being developed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region will not...

Hitachi Data Systems, CGC join hands 02 Apr 2015 - 01:47 am

Participants at the event in Doha. Doha: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) — a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd— hosted an event...

Porsche unveils new Boxster Spyder in NY 02 Apr 2015 - 01:46 am

The new Boxster Spyder. Doha: Porsche is beginning the 2015 convertible season by celebrating the world premiere of the new Boxster Spyder at...

PPP projects in Qatar see major interest 02 Apr 2015 - 01:09 am

DOHA: The Qatari Government is showing an increasing appetite to enter into public private partnerships (PPPs) to deliver infrastructure projects and drive growth...

QIIB opens new corporate branch 02 Apr 2015 - 01:02 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (centre), Chairman and Managing Director of QIIB, along with other officials, during the inauguration...

QE index opens month lower, reverses three-day rally 02 Apr 2015 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks pulled lower by a sell-off in the Telecoms and Banking sectors yesterday. Snapping a three straight bullish sessions, the market...

Four Qatar CEOs feature in Top 25 02 Apr 2015 - 12:58 am

Kyle Whitehill, Vodafone Qatar CEO, receiving the award. DOHA: Twenty-one Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of companies in Qatar have featured in the Top...

GBM to bring latest technology into Qatar 02 Apr 2015 - 12:56 am

Officials at the function to celebrate GBM’s 25th anniversary. DOHA: Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s leading provider of customised IT solutions, is...

Qatar Shell wins Reyada entrepreneurial support award 02 Apr 2015 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Qatar Shell was recognised at the Reyada Award ceremony for the company’s outstanding support to Qatari entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises...

Qatar Rail Holds Management Summit 01 Apr 2015 - 06:37 pm

DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) held a management summit for its senior leadership team, where the company reviewed progress reports and performance's...

Qatar First Bank interested in Indian healthcare sector investment 01 Apr 2015 - 02:04 am

Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri, Chairman of Qatar First Bank (centre), during the annual general meeting with other board members in...

Oil slide, weak earnings push QE down in Q1 01 Apr 2015 - 02:02 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: A combination of oil price slides, projected weak quarterly earnings and geopolitical tensions pushed Qatari stocks down 4.78 percent...

Qatari firms, Shandong in $5bn deal 31 Mar 2015 - 04:42 am

Li Xiangping, Chairman, Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group (second left) with Liu Cheng Zhang (left), vice chairman, Shandong Dongming Petrochemical; Sheikh Nasser bin Khalid...

Sheikh Faisal firm signs JV with Aiana 31 Mar 2015 - 04:32 am

Dignitaries at the signing ceremony. DOHA: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Al Sawari Holding and Qatari Business Association, and Amruda...

With blog, Bernanke has new platform to make old argument 31 Mar 2015 - 04:31 am

New York: Ben Bernanke (pictured) launched a blog yesterday, giving the former Federal Reserve chairman a new pulpit from which to make an...