Business / Qatar Business

Significant increase in sales of local vegetables last year 18 Feb 2021 - 07:56 am

The Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms programmes achieved significant sales during the year 2020 compared to previous years. The sales of premium...

Dukhan Bank enhances mobile app with new services and features 17 Feb 2021 - 09:00 am

Doha: Dukhan Bank, Qatar’s leading banking player, has announced the upgrade of its mobile banking application by adding new innovative services and features....

Alijarah Holding to explore new investment opportunities 17 Feb 2021 - 08:58 am

Doha: National Leasing Holding (Alijarah Holding) held its ordinary AGM online, yesterday. The General Assembly approved the Board of Directors’ recommendation to distribute...

Qatar’s trade surplus at QR24.7bn in Q4, 2020 17 Feb 2021 - 08:56 am

Doha: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade surplus stood at QR24.7bn in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4, 2020), down from QR38.4bn recorded for...

Businesses urged to be VAT-ready 17 Feb 2021 - 08:53 am

Businesses in Qatar have been urged to prepare for the expected implementation of value added tax (VAT) in the country. Experts from global...

Barwa Real Estate reports QR1.214bn net profit in 2020 17 Feb 2021 - 08:49 am

Doha: Barwa Real Estate Group yesterday announced net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company amounting to QR1.214bn for the fiscal...

Qatar Chamber Chairman inaugurates three factories 17 Feb 2021 - 08:43 am

Doha: Chairman of Qatar Chamber Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani inaugurated yesterday three new factories which are subsidiaries of the National Paints...

QC postpones GAM to March 3 16 Feb 2021 - 09:15 am

Doha: The General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of Qatar Chamber (QC), which was scheduled to be held online yesterday, has been postponed to March...

QNB, UDC launch offer to earn double Life Rewards points at The Pearl-Qatar 16 Feb 2021 - 09:05 am

Doha: QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, launched a partnership offer with United Development Company (UDC), master developer...

GWC AGM okays cash dividend QR0.10 per share 16 Feb 2021 - 09:02 am

Doha: GWC, the leading logistics provider in Qatar, yesterday held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) online, which was chaired by GWC Chairman Sheikh...

Qatari firm’s innovative app makes restaurant seat booking easy 16 Feb 2021 - 08:53 am

Alia Fatima Lalla was one of the many persons in Qatar whose careers were adversely affected due to COVID-19 outbreak. But, instead of...

Qatar, UK to strengthen trade ties 16 Feb 2021 - 08:48 am

Doha: Minister of Commerce and Industry, H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, met yesterday with H E Ranil Jayawardena, UK Minister for...

Raffles and Fairmont hotels to open in Qatar next year 15 Feb 2021 - 05:50 pm

Doha: Katara Hospitality today announced a new partnership with hospitality group Accor with two-fold signing of Raffles and Fairmont hotels in Qatar. The...

GWC to hold online AGM today 15 Feb 2021 - 09:11 am

Doha: GWC, the leading logistics provider for the State of Qatar, will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually through Microsoft Teams today,...

QAMCO reports QR95m net profit for 2020 15 Feb 2021 - 09:08 am

Doha: Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (QAMCO), a 50 percent joint venture partner in one of the world’s most efficient, low-cost smelters that produces...

MEEZA partners with CWallet to power the blockchain-backed digital wallet services 15 Feb 2021 - 09:05 am

Doha: MEEZA has announced that it will be entering a partnership with CWallet to support the operations behind the pioneering digital wallet solution...

QNB wins 7 prestigious awards 15 Feb 2021 - 09:03 am

Doha: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has received a leading endorsement for its Private Banking capabilities...