Business / Qatar Business

Qatar and Spain working to strengthen economic relations 10 Jul 2019 - 12:53 am

DOHA: Ambassador of Spain to Qatar, Belen Alfaro Hernandez and Ibtihaj Al Ahmadani, Board Member of Qatar Chamber, and the President of the...

Qatar Chamber to bolster ties with Iraqi counterpart 09 Jul 2019 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC) is looking to strengthen its cooperation with the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce. Qatari and Iraqi businessmen are...

Ahlibank holds blood donation drive in partnership with HMC 09 Jul 2019 - 01:04 am

Ahlibank, one of the leading financial institutions in Qatar, has organised a blood donation campaign at its Head Office in Al Sadd in...

Qatar Central Bank’s forex reserves rise to $52.7bn 09 Jul 2019 - 12:49 am

Qatar Central bank’s (QCB) foreign exchange (FX) reserves rose to reach $52.7bn in May. As the fiscal account surplus widened to 3.4 percent...

Budget hotels register solid growth 08 Jul 2019 - 10:02 am

Concerted efforts in boosting Qatar’s hospitality industry’s performance have yielded positive results. Despite the unjust blockade, which has now entered into the 25th...

Yusuffali claims top spot on Forbes list 08 Jul 2019 - 09:35 am

Forbes Middle East unveiled the 7th Top Indian Leaders in the Middle East recognising the achievements of the Arab world’s most successful Indian...

QCSD completes stock split of all QE listed companies 08 Jul 2019 - 09:27 am

Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD) has completed the stock split of all joint stock companies listed in Qatar Exchange, so that the nominal...

QIIG announces achievement of ISO 27001 certification 08 Jul 2019 - 09:16 am

Qatar Islamic Insurance Group (QIIG) has announced the achievement of ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management. By achieving this internationally recognised certification,...

GCC market to benefit from India’s gold duty hike 08 Jul 2019 - 09:05 am

With India set to hike customs duty on gold and other precious metals, buying gold from the GCC will be cheaper compared to...

GECF LNG exporters to benefit from US-China trade war 07 Jul 2019 - 09:22 am

The Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is seeing huge opportunities for its LNG exporting member-countries to secure new demand in 2019-2020, as...

QIIB launches ‘Contactless Payments Service’ 07 Jul 2019 - 09:12 am

QIIB has announced the launch of its Contactless Payment Service across all Credit and Debit cards in line with the latest banking technologies,...

QR1.37bn real estate deals in May 07 Jul 2019 - 09:10 am

The combined value of real estate deals in May 2019 stood at QR1.37bn from a total number of 331 transactions signed across all...

QIB and Mastercard bring back Summer Campaign 07 Jul 2019 - 09:05 am

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched the 2019 edition of its annual summer campaign in collaboration with Mastercard, entitled “Win Weekly this Summer...

QICCA hosts trainees from MoJ 07 Jul 2019 - 09:02 am

The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) hosted a number of trainees from the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at...

ICAI celebrates platinum jubilee of ‘CA Day’ 07 Jul 2019 - 08:52 am

The Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of “CA Day” by organising a CPE...

QSE index gained 122.04 points last week 05 Jul 2019 - 09:10 am

Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) main index gained 122.04 points, or 1.17 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,566.52 points. Trading...

QFC Regulatory Authority fines directors of wealth management firm for ‘serious misconduct’ 04 Jul 2019 - 12:05 pm

Doha: Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has banned directors of an insurance brokerage company that is primarily involved in selling long-term savings...