Business / Qatar Business

Asian spot LNG prices jumped nearly 50% last week 10 Jan 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: Oil prices hit their highest level nearly a year on Friday, gaining 8 percent on the week, supported by Saudi Arabia’s pledge...

Fintech startup Cwallet secures $220,000 pre-seed funding 10 Jan 2021 - 08:40 am

Doha: Qatar-based financial technology startup, Cwallet, has closed a $220,000 pre-seed funding round from its founders and MBK Holding, now crossing the $2m...

The Group obtains two ISO certifications 10 Jan 2021 - 08:38 am

Doha: The Group Securities has obtained two ISO certifications for its information security and business continuity systems. In a statement, The Group said...

Mass COVID-19 vaccination needed for sustained global economic recovery 10 Jan 2021 - 08:33 am

Doha: As we enter 2021, the rapid development of several effective vaccines against COVID-19 are offering the promise of a durable solution to...

Qatar-GCC trade to rise in 2021 10 Jan 2021 - 08:27 am

The volume of trade between Qatar and the GCC is set to rise significantly this year, after reopening of Saudi border and normalisation...

QNB launches Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay in Qatar 09 Jan 2021 - 05:01 pm

Doha: QNB Group partnered with Garmin and Fitbit to make Garmin Pay and Fitbit Pay available to QNB customers in Qatar for the...

QE Index gains 98.6 points 08 Jan 2021 - 09:25 am

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QE) Index gained 98.62 points or 0.93 percent to close at 10,678.28 points, yesterday. The volume of shares traded...

QLM shares to start trading on QSE from January 13 08 Jan 2021 - 09:21 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) announced yesterday that it has decided to admit the shares of QLM to trading in the market as of...

Qatari banks liquidity to improve: Fitch 08 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am

Qatari banks’ funding and liquidity profiles will benefit from normalisation of relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Fitch Ratings says. “We expect Saudi...

Qatar Airways among top safest airlines 07 Jan 2021 - 09:24 am

Qatar Airways has started the new year on a positive note by adding another feather to its cap. The national carrier of the...

Growth momentum in private sector continues 07 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am

Qatar’s non-energy private sector economy ended 2020 with another above-par rate of growth, according to the December Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey data. ...

2021 would be a year of recovery for local economy: Qatar Chamber 06 Jan 2021 - 04:18 pm

Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) has issued its monthly economic newsletter for December 2020 which highlighted the most prominent trends in the Qatari economy,...

Qatar economy to grow 3% this year: Standard Chartered 06 Jan 2021 - 01:36 pm

Qatar's economy will grow 3% as the easing of a three-year-old regional dispute will help trade, tourism, and logistics, Standard Chartered said, revising...

QLM shares listing on QSE this month 06 Jan 2021 - 09:43 am

QLM Life & Medical Insurance Company QPSC (“QLM”), the leading life and medical insurance company in Qatar, said yesterday that QLM is awaiting...

Shares surge amid healing of GCC rift 06 Jan 2021 - 09:24 am

Qatar’s stock market celebrated the news of agreement between Qatar and Saudi Arabia to open airspace, land and sea borders as shares witnessed...

Normalisation of relations will help Qatar’s non-oil economy 06 Jan 2021 - 09:10 am

Normalisation of relations between Qatar and its neighbours, signaled by the imminent reopening of borders with Saudi Arabia, will help Qatar’s non-oil economy....

QIB financial literacy program reaches over 500 students 06 Jan 2021 - 09:05 am

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the largest private bank in Qatar, has announced the successful conclusion of its innovative financial literacy program ‘How Money...

Qatari talent recognised at Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2020 06 Jan 2021 - 09:01 am

Qatar’s team which comprised of three students has won the ‘Outstanding Performance’ award at the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2020, the largest...