Business / Qatar Business

Hochtief ViCon bags key Qatar BIM deals 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Hochtief ViCon, one of the leading service providers in the field of virtual construction and Building Information Modeling (BIM), has been awarded...

Siemens gets $520m Kahramaa order 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Siemens, the global technology powerhouse, has won a €470m ($519.9m) deal from Qatar General Water & Electricity Corporation (Kahramaa). As part of...

Credit to private sector up QR14.2bn 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Qatar banks’ assets (and liabilities) have increased by QR42.1bn, up 4.1 percent to QR1.06 trillion in June 2015 from QR1.02 trillion...

New IKEA catalogue with 1,500 new products launched in Qatar 18 Aug 2015 - 05:16 pm

DOHA: IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer, a member of Al-Futtaim group of companies, today launched its annual catalogue with some 1,500 new products....

Qatar Exchange market cap shrinks by QR5bn 18 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Fresh fall in oil prices pulled Qatari stocks further down yesterday. The entire sector indexes ended in the red, led by telecom...

QPMC unloads 4.6m tonnes of Gabbro in first half 18 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC), the creator of strategic stockpile of aggregates for the Government-led projects, have unloaded an estimated 4.6...

KAFA’A extends T&C efforts for banks 17 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: KAFA’A, the Training & Competency (T&C) framework incepted by the Qatar Finance Business Academy (QFBA) and mandated by Qatar’s Financial Markets Development...

Qatar Rail unveils architectural opportunities for Metro stations 17 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Mohamed Timbely, Senior Director, Architecture and MEP at Qatar Rail, addressing the function. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the...

Hamad Port welcomes second commercial vessel 16 Aug 2015 - 05:31 pm

DOHA: Hamad Port welcomed its second commercial vessel on August 13, 2015, according to the planned schedule, carrying the second shipment of cranes...

Qatar Airways announces increase in services to Dhaka, Asmara 16 Aug 2015 - 04:41 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced a significant increase in its services to Bangladesh and Eritrea as part of continuing its rapid growth across...

China may manage three issues with yuan move 16 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: China surprised markets by devaluing its currency by the most in over two decades. On August 11, the People’s Bank of China...

Mannai’s gross profit up by 30pc 16 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Mannai Corporation QSC, announced its half year results for the period ended June 30, 2015. Mannai Group revenue increased by 11 percent...

Europe’s SIG buys Drywall Qatar 16 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: SIG PLC, a leading distributor of specialist building products in Europe has acquired a majority shareholding in Drywall Qatar. SIG PLC is...

Qatar Chamber, Chinese team talk trade relations 16 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC) and a delegation representing China’s Ningxia Province yesterday discussed joint means of promoting mutual economic and trade relations, and...

Qatari businesses keen to enhance cooperation with Chinese 15 Aug 2015 - 04:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s private sector has expressed its keenness to enhance bilateral economic cooperation with Chinese businesses to benefit from their experience, especially in...

Qatari market stages relief rally 14 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatari stock market staged a relief rally, snapping a three straight weeks of bearish trend. Driven by real estate and banks, the...

IBQ’s thanq winner 13 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

International Bank of Qatar (ibq) official honouring Qatar Airways Captain Athanasios Kolovos as the winner of the monthly prize draw for the bank’s...

Almotahajiba gets ISO certification 12 Aug 2015 - 11:02 pm

Officials of Almotahajiba Factory, a garment factory under Al Siddiqi Holding, with the ISO 9001:2008 certification. It is the first and only readymade...