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Fu Chengyu to receive 2019 Al Attiyah Award 23 Apr 2019 - 09:46 am

Fu Chengyu (pictured), the former Chairman of Sinopec Group, ranked third in the Fortune 500, is this year’s recipient of The Honorary Lifetime...

QIB celebrates Earth Day 2019 23 Apr 2019 - 09:42 am

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), marked Earth Day 2019 by distributing 600 free plants, to its customers in collaboration with Al Sulaiteen Agricultural and...

QC postpones GAM to May 12 23 Apr 2019 - 09:39 am

The general assembly meeting (GAM) of Qatar Chamber (QC) has been postponed to May 12 due to lack of quorum of members who...

Doha Bank launches Qatari buyout loan campaign 23 Apr 2019 - 09:33 am

Doha Bank has launched its Qatari Buyout Loan Campaign, which offers interest rates as low as zero percent and other exciting rewards. The...

Nakilat signs MoU with Ministry of Public Health 23 Apr 2019 - 09:28 am

Nakilat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to implement a Workplace Wellness Program. Under the...

Over 500 exhibitors to showcase offerings at 16th Project Qatar 23 Apr 2019 - 09:23 am

The 16th Project Qatar will open with more than 500 exhibitors from 34 countries at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) from...

IQ posts QR0.7bn net profit for first quarter of 2019 23 Apr 2019 - 09:20 am

Industries Qatar (IQ), one of the region’s industrial giants with interests in the production of a wide range of petrochemical, fertilizer and steel...

QFB gets nod to 50% reduction in Board of Directors’ share capital 23 Apr 2019 - 09:14 am

The shareholders of Qatar First Bank (QFB) gave their approval for a special resolution related to 50 percent reduction in share capital of...

Qatar Petroleum launches largest ship building programme in the history of LNG industry 22 Apr 2019 - 04:03 pm

Doha: Qatar Petroleum today issued an ‘invitation to tender’ for the reservation of ship construction capacity required for the LNG carrier fleet for...

QIB awards more than 110 ‘Misk Account’ holders 22 Apr 2019 - 12:16 am

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has awarded more than 110 ‘Misk Account’ holders during the past 25 weeks, with weekly winners taking home QR10,000...

Qatar keen on women empowerment 22 Apr 2019 - 12:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Chamber Board Member Ibtihaj Al Ahmadani has participated as honoured guest in the high-level conference on “Women Leaders & Health: Empowering...

Doha Bank’s Al Dana draw winners take home over QR3m in cash prizes 22 Apr 2019 - 12:16 am

Doha Bank has announced the winners of its Al Dana savings scheme draw, including the mega raffle draw, which witnessed seven of the...

Nakilat net profit rises 9% to QR236m for first quarter 22 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

DOHA: Nakilat reported a net profit of QR236m for the first quarter of this year ended March 31, 2019, up 9 percent compared...

GWC posts QR59.5m net profit in Q1 22 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

DOHA: GWC, Qatar’s leading logistics provider, has reported a net profit of QR59.5m for the first quarter of this year ended March 31,...

Qatar Petroleum signs 10-year naphtha deal with Thailand SCG 22 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum, for and on behalf of Qatar Petroleum for the Sale of Petroleum Products Company (QPSPP), has concluded a 10-year sales...

QIIB net profit grows by 5.1% to QR266m in Q1 22 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

DOHA: QIIB, one of the leading shariah-compliant lenders in Qatar, reported a net profit of QR266m for the first quarter of this year...

GDI signs drilling services contract with North Oil Company 22 Apr 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services Q.P.S.C. (GIS) yesterday announced that its fully-owned subsidiary company, the Gulf Drilling International (GDI), has recently signed a three-year...

Barwa Bank and ibq complete legal merger 21 Apr 2019 - 06:46 pm

Doha: Barwa Bank has announced the official completion of its legal merger with International Bank of Qatar (ibq). The merger, which brings two...