Business / Qatar Business

Qatargas 2 signs 15-year LNG deal with Pakistan 11 Feb 2016 - 02:27 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of...

Qatar’s hospitality sector to see major growth this year 11 Feb 2016 - 02:25 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s hospitality sector is expected to see total count of room keys rising to 23,000 by the end of...

Education and housing push up inflation rate 11 Feb 2016 - 02:24 am

DOHA: Education, house rents, water & electricity pushed up Qatar’s inflation rate by 2.8 percent in January from a year ago. Latest consumer...

Economy Ministry’s mobile app wins ‘best mobile-govt service award’ 11 Feb 2016 - 02:23 am

A ministry official receiving the award. DOHA: Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, has honoured Qatar’s Ministry...

Ooredoo supports WEF’s gender gap report 11 Feb 2016 - 02:22 am

DOHA: The Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a disproportionately negative impact on the economic prospects of women, although the emphasis on talent brought...

GWC wins leading logistics service provider award 11 Feb 2016 - 02:22 am

The Peninsula DOHA: GWC, Qatar’s top logistics provider, has once again been named the Leading Domestic Logistics Service Provider of the Year 2016...

Qatar and Saudi ministers discuss investment plans 10 Feb 2016 - 02:32 am

H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, with Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce...

Over 40% Qataris prefer ‘running own businesses’ 10 Feb 2016 - 02:30 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Over 40 percent of young Qataris prefer to become entrepreneurs and run their own businesses as their ideal job...

Economy Minister meets SAGIA Deputy Governor 09 Feb 2016 - 12:26 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani with Deputy Governor of Saudi General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Prince...

QIMC annual net profit rises 4.9% to QR168.8m 09 Feb 2016 - 12:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) has announced the financials for 2015 and reported a net profit of QR168.8m ($46.35m) for the full...

Oil and gas capex drops 26%; BofA Merril Lynch projects another 10% cut in 2016 09 Feb 2016 - 12:24 am

DOHA: Global oil and gas capital expenditures (Capex) dropped by 26 percent in 2015, and is expected another round of cuts this year...

Qatari banks show resilience in 2015 09 Feb 2016 - 12:22 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Banks in Qatar have bucked the slowdown concerns by posting growth in their net profits. Six out of eight...

Microsoft and Ooredoo join for bundled promotions 09 Feb 2016 - 12:21 am

FROM LEFT: Ooredoo’s Senior Business and Sales Director Ronan Royce, Microsoft Qatar GM Naim Yazbeck, and Microsoft Middle East and Africa Chief Marketing...

OCB Oilfield acquires 100% of Kuiper International 09 Feb 2016 - 12:19 am

DOHA: Gulf Capital, one of the leading alternative investment firms in the Middle East, announced yesterday that its portfolio company OCB Oilfield Services,...

Minister visits industrial zones in Saudi 09 Feb 2016 - 12:18 am

H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, and other officials at the meeting. DOHA: A Qatari delegation,...

Call for family-owned businesses to get listed 08 Feb 2016 - 04:48 pm

Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Concerns over the loss of privacy and loss of autonomy are the twin major...

QP and Chevron in exploration deal in Morocco 08 Feb 2016 - 02:13 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has reached an agreement with Chevron Morocco Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to acquire a 30 percent...