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Commercial Bank plans expansion 19 Mar 2015 - 01:37 am

Commercial Bank’s Annual General Meeting yesterday. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Commercial Bank yesterday revealed its aggressive expansion plans, which include opening up of...

Belgian trade delegation to visit Doha 19 Mar 2015 - 01:36 am

From left: The Economic & Commercial Attache Charlotte Struye; Director General of Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA), Marc Bogaerts; Ambassador Christophe Payot; and...

Milaha to increase foreign ownership 19 Mar 2015 - 01:35 am

Chairman Sheikh Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani (centre), Vice Chairman Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Thani (left) and Board member Sheikh...

Mannai gets CIMA Premier Partner Accreditation 19 Mar 2015 - 01:32 am

Officials of Mannai and CIMA Doha: Mannai Corporation, one of the largest conglomerate companies in Qatar, has become the first organisation in the...

Fitch raises QIIB’s credit rating to ‘A +’ from ‘A’ 19 Mar 2015 - 01:31 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of International Islamic (QIIB) to ‘A+’ from ‘A’. The outlook on QIIB’s...

Only half of world’s adults have bank accounts, region better 19 Mar 2015 - 01:29 am

The Founding Dean of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), Dr Hatem El Karanshawi (centre), Professor and Director, Center for Islamic Economics and...

Tourism adds $7.6bn to Qatar’s economy 19 Mar 2015 - 01:08 am

Qatar Airways pavilion at ATM 2015. Doha: Arabian Travel Market’s 2015 roadshow series arrived in Qatar yesterday to meet with key industry players...

LG G3 Best Smartphone of the Year 19 Mar 2015 - 01:07 am

BARCELONA: The LG G3 smartphone from LG Electronics (LG) was named Best Smartphone of the Year by the GSMA at the Global Mobile...

Khalefa Al Mesalam appointed as QIB Human Capital Group head 19 Mar 2015 - 01:06 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has promoted Khalefa Saif Al Mesalam as new Head of Human Capital. Al Mesalam had already been working...

Qatar won’t review currency peg 19 Mar 2015 - 12:16 am

GCC Central Bank Governors during the meeting. DOHA: Qatar remains fully committed to its currency peg to the US dollar and is not...

Qatari stocks tumble on fresh oil drop 19 Mar 2015 - 12:15 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari stock market took a nosedive yesterday, after US crude futures slipped and Brent edged down. The Qatar Exchange...

QNCC to raise production by 12 percent 18 Mar 2015 - 01:32 am

Salem Butti Al Naimi, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar National Cement Company, with other board members during the Annual General Meeting in...

Qatar-based banks post strongest growth in total assets in Q4, 2014 18 Mar 2015 - 01:30 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar-based banks witnessed the strongest growth in terms of total assets in the region during the fourth quarter of...

QNB Group closes syndication of $3bn loan facility 18 Mar 2015 - 01:27 am

DOHA: QNB Group has successfully closed syndication of its $3bn three-year senior unsecured term loan facility. The syndication was well supported by 20...

Aamal to replace Medicare in QE main index 18 Mar 2015 - 01:25 am

DOHA:Aamal will replace Medicare in Qatar Exchange (QE) main index effective from April1 2015. The National Leasing will be removed from QE Al...

Barwa Bank wins STP award 18 Mar 2015 - 01:24 am

Bank officials with the award. Doha: Barwa Bank, a Qatar-based Shariah-compliant service provider, received a prestigious award from Standard Chartered Bank for Straight...

Oil price slump an opportunity for Gulf: Experts 18 Mar 2015 - 01:22 am

DOHA: The 5th edition of Doha Energy Forum concluded with the energy leaders reaching on a consensus that the outlook for the energy...

Gulf Air hosts Moscow media team 18 Mar 2015 - 01:20 am

Following the launch of its direct Moscow service in the second half of 2014, Gulf Air recently hosted a number of Russian media...