Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s IPI grows by 3.3% in May 17 Jul 2018 - 01:12 am

DOHA: Qatar’s Industrial Production index (IPI) grew by 3.3 percent or 108.5 points in May, compared to the previous month and 4.7 percent...

Lusail Plaza towers to be completed on schedule 16 Jul 2018 - 01:50 am

DOHA: The Lusail Plaza towers, the upcoming iconic towers in the ‘heart of Lusail City’, are expected to be completed on schedule. The...

Qatar CPI edges up in June 16 Jul 2018 - 01:39 am

DOHA: Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) edged up 0.4 percent in June compared to the previous month and added 0.1 percent from a...

Ministry of Economy to host workshop on dispute settlement 16 Jul 2018 - 01:39 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce in cooperation with the World Trade Organization (WTO), is organising a workshop on the dispute settlement...

Qatar Islamic Bank net profit grows by 13.8 % in H1,2018 16 Jul 2018 - 01:39 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has reported a net profit of QR1.32bn for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (H1, 18) registering...

Bridgestone and Aamal launch ‘road safety campaign’ 15 Jul 2018 - 09:01 am

DOHA: Trading and Distribution (ATD), a subsidiary of Aamal Company , one of the region’s fastest growing diversified companies and the exclusive distributor...

China bucks EM trend, easing policy as economy wobbles: QNB 15 Jul 2018 - 08:55 am

DOHA: With the US Federal Reserve delivering a steady drip-feed of interest-rate rises, most emerging markets (EMs) are tightening monetary policy in response....

ASTAD gets ISO 45001:2018 certification 15 Jul 2018 - 08:49 am

DOHA: ASTAD, Qatar’s leading project management consultancy is the first firm in the Middle East to be certified for ISO 45001:2018, Occupational Health...

Nakilat’s profits grow by 9% in first half 12 Jul 2018 - 05:39 pm

DOHA: Nakilat has recorded a net profit of QR445m for the first half of the year ended 30 June 2018, an increase of...

Barwa Bank wins WUAB award 12 Jul 2018 - 05:22 pm

DOHA: Barwa bank has been awarded for its ‘Excellence in Diversified Islamic Services and Products in Qatar’ at ‘The Arab Banks Awards &...

IIA hosts seminar on financial controls 12 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm

DOHA: Two Financial Controls professionals from Qatargas presented a session on “Development and Implementation of a Structured Framework of Internal Controls in Oil...

GDI, Seadrill in West Tucana rig deal 12 Jul 2018 - 02:42 pm

DOHA: Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest oil field service company in Qatar, has signed a...

QIIB wins WUAB’s best Islamic retail services award 12 Jul 2018 - 02:37 pm

DOHA: QIIB has been chosen for the ‘Best Islamic Retail Services in Qatar’ award by the World Union of Arab Bankers. The award,...

QNB Group’s net profit grows by 7% in H1, 2018 12 Jul 2018 - 10:23 am

DOHA: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, recorded a net profit of QR7.1bn ($1.9bn) for...

QDB and ITC step up joint support for MSMEs 10 Jul 2018 - 11:23 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) yesterday announced that they are scaling up their collaboration. As part...

Seminar on ATA Carnet kicks off at Qatar Chamber 10 Jul 2018 - 11:19 pm

DOHA: The first introductory seminar and workshop on ATA Carnet kicked off yesterday at the Qatar Chamber (QC) in the attendance of representatives...

QNB hosts students within QCDC’s summer career camp 10 Jul 2018 - 11:19 pm

DOHA: QNB hosted a number of high school students on a field visit to its Mathaf building as part of the Summer Career...

Milaha deploys flagship vessel off West African coast 10 Jul 2018 - 07:06 pm

Doha: Milaha, a Qatar-based maritime and logistics conglomerate, has announced the deployment of its liftboat, Milaha Explorer, off the coast of West Africa...