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Qatar Stock Exchange Index closes higher 05 Oct 2026 - 04:04 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange Index closed higher on Monday, up 99.62 points, or 1.08 percent, to 9,285.05. A total of 169,438,752...

QSE index gains 0.46% in early Monday trading 05 Oct 2026 - 12:05 pm

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index extended its gains in early trading Monday, rising 0.46%, or 42.23 points, from the previous session’s...

Oil prices slip as rising Middle East exports, G7 reserves ease supply concerns 05 Oct 2026 - 11:22 am

Singapore: Oil prices slipped on Monday as a rise in Middle Eastern crude exports and the planned release of emergency reserves by Group...

Emerging energy leaders take spotlight as Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards expand recognition 05 Oct 2026 - 10:28 am

Doha, Qatar: The Al-Attiyah Foundation will introduce a Young Energy Leader Award at this year’s Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards, recognising...

QBA explores investment opportunities with Maryland Commerce Secretary 05 Oct 2026 - 10:23 am

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) hosted a luncheon in honour of the visit of The Honorable Harry Coker Jr. Maryland’s Secretary...

QCB, Euroclear to enhance Global Investors’ Access to Qatar’s government debt market 05 Oct 2026 - 10:19 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank and Euroclear announced their collaboration to establish a new international settlement link, in line with Qatar’s Third Financial...

Qatar property sales reach QR482.4m as mortgage activity tops QR1bn 05 Oct 2026 - 08:44 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s real estate market recorded mixed performance across sales, mortgage and rental activity during the week from September 27 to October...

Qatar’s new investment platform targets global capital and private-sector expansion 05 Oct 2026 - 08:26 am

Doha, Qatar: Doha Investment is expected to play a key role in bringing more international capital, technology and private-sector participation into the country’s...

Gulf-Africa economic corridor taking shape as investment opportunities expand: Prateek Suri 04 Oct 2026 - 09:56 am

Doha, Qatar: Maser Group Chairman and MDR Investments CEO Prateek Suri says deeper cooperation between African economies and the Gulf could define one...

QIIB wins Citibank’s 2026 STP award for international payments 04 Oct 2026 - 09:33 am

Doha, Qatar: QIIB has once again received Citibank New York’s ‘2026 Straight Through Processing (STP) Excellence Award’ for international payments. The recognition highlights...

Commercial Bank, Alternatif Bank support Turkish companies’ expansion into Gulf 04 Oct 2026 - 09:31 am

Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank and Alternatif Bank brought Turkish companies and key regional stakeholders together at ‘Beyond Borders: Empowering Turkish Business in the...

Global trade is shifting from globalisation to fragmentation 04 Oct 2026 - 09:30 am

Doha, Qatar: Global trade was the driving economic force of the early twenty-first century. Between 2000 and 2024 world trade in goods and...

Ports maintain growth momentum through nine months 04 Oct 2026 - 09:27 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s ports (Hamad, Ruwais and Doha) handled more than 648,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers during the first nine months...

Muscat stock exchange market cap tops OMR39b in September 03 Oct 2026 - 04:28 pm

Muscat: By the end of September, the market capitalization of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) had risen to OMR39.23 billion, an increase of...

Tesla shares jump after global car sales top estimates 02 Oct 2026 - 10:57 pm

New York: Tesla's stock jumped Friday after the electric car maker said its global sales dipped in the third quarter but were higher...

Ministry of Communications and Information Technlogy signs MoU with PwC Middle East 02 Oct 2026 - 10:52 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has signed an MoU with PwC Middle East to strengthen cooperation in strategic...

Al-Attiyah Foundation showcases its work at AIIB annual meeting in Doha 02 Oct 2026 - 10:50 am

Doha, Qatar: The Al-Attiyah Foundation engaged with hundreds of delegates at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), showcasing...

Al-Attiyah Foundation showcases its work at AIIB annual meeting in Doha 02 Oct 2026 - 10:50 am

Doha, Qatar: The Al-Attiyah Foundation engaged with hundreds of delegates at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), showcasing...