Business / Qatar Business

LNG ship orders pour in: Wood Mackenzie 17 Sep 2018 - 01:33 am

DOHA: With an unprecedented wave of new LNG supply projects coming on stream, 33 new LNG ships have been ordered globally so far...

Boosting economic ties with Cote d’Ivoire 17 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

Qatar Chamber officials and Qatar businessmen led by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (front row, seventh right), Chairman of QC,...

Qatar-Sri Lanka economic ties enter defining moment 16 Sep 2018 - 08:40 am

DOHA: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Qatar, A S P Liyanage, has said the bilateral relations between Qatar and Sri Lanka in terms of...

QIMC is Diamond Sponsor for ‘Made in Qatar 2018’ 16 Sep 2018 - 08:37 am

DOHA: The Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) will be the Diamond Sponsor for the upcoming ‘Made in Qatar 2018’ exhibition. The expo, scheduled...

First Finance Company opens new branch at ‘Mawater City’ 16 Sep 2018 - 08:34 am

DOHA: First Finance Company (FFC) has announced the opening of its new branch located at “Mawater City,” Area 1, opposite Aqua Park, Building...

World trade volume rebound weakens: QNB 16 Sep 2018 - 08:15 am

DOHA: After more than four years in the doldrums, world trade volumes have rebounded strongly over the last two years. However, recently, important...

Fall in global airline profits seen as oil costs rise, says IATA 15 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The airline financial data for Q2 2018 reaffirm the signs of a fall in profitability observed by IATA last month. The EBIT...

QSE benchmark index gains 195.12 points last week 14 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 195.12 points, or 1.99 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,021.96 points....

Prime Minister honours factory and company owners for increasing production 13 Sep 2018 - 04:42 pm

Doha: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani attended a ceremony to honour a...

Qatar Chamber issues first ATA Carnet 13 Sep 2018 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC) yesterday announced that it has issued the first ATA Carnet to Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum after...

QCB’s forex reserves rise to $45.4bn 13 Sep 2018 - 12:17 am

DOHA: Qatar’s fiscal account turned to a surplus in first quarter of 2018 (Q1,18) as revenue rose in line with higher oil prices....

Qatar records rare trade surplus with US in July 13 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Braving the ongoing blockade and other economic challenges, Qatar has recorded a trade surplus with the US in July this year, which...

Qatar Petroleum signs 3-year naphtha feedstock deal with India’s Haldia Petrochemicals 12 Sep 2018 - 12:45 pm

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum has signed a 3-year sale agreement to supply India’s Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) in West Bengal, with a total of 600,000...

QSE benchmark index inches towards 10,000 mark 12 Sep 2018 - 04:16 am

DOHA: As stocks mostly fell around the region yesterday, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) benchmark index extended the rally gaining 0.42 percent to...

QINVEST named Best Investment Bank in Qatar 12 Sep 2018 - 04:16 am

DOHA: QINVEST, Qatar’s leading private investment group and one of the region’s most prominent Islamic financial institutions, yesterday announced that it has been...