Business

Non-hydrocarbon sector to boost Qatar growth 04 Dec 2013 - 11:24 am

DOHA: Rent-induced inflation is expected to be one of the key challenges for Qatari economy in 2014. Driven by the huge size of...

Egypt delays IMF loan decision 04 Dec 2013 - 11:24 am

LONDON: Egypt has postponed any decision on taking a $4.8bn loan from the IMF as financial aid from Gulf states has given Cairo...

Al Mazaya to expand investments in Dubai 04 Dec 2013 - 11:23 am

DOHA: With over 85 percent ($2.8bn) of its projects concentrated in Dubai, Al Mazaya Holding has announced to boost its investment activities in...

Asia LNG buyers to meet on joint procurement 04 Dec 2013 - 11:22 am

NEW DELHI: An uncomfortable prospect for global exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will unfold in India this week — buyers from countries...

Muted response to Damac London sale 04 Dec 2013 - 11:22 am

DUBAI: Dubai luxury real estate developer Damac got a lukewarm response to its share offering in London yesterday, a sign that international investors...

Ooredoo rolls out business partner road show to strengthen ties 04 Dec 2013 - 11:22 am

DOHA: Ooredoo has rolled-out a new business partner road show this week to strengthen relationships with the country’s key businesses and support small-...

European stock markets fall 04 Dec 2013 - 11:21 am

LONDON: European stock markets fell sharply yesterday as solid US data sparked renewed talk that the Federal Reserve could soon start tapering its...

IMF calls for boosting Saudi private sector 04 Dec 2013 - 11:20 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia needs to strengthen its private sector to satisfy demand for jobs by its young population and reduce its dependence on...

Qatar Exchange index adds 5.18 points; Saudi shares decline 04 Dec 2013 - 11:20 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index added 5.18 points, or 0.05 percent, yesterday to reach 10,371.39 points from the previous closing of 10,366.21 points on...

India’s current account deficit narrows 04 Dec 2013 - 11:19 am

MUMBAI: India’s current account deficit — the broadest measure of trade — narrowed to its lowest quarterly level in four years, fuelling optimism...

Chrysler’s November sales rise 16 percent 04 Dec 2013 - 11:19 am

Detroit: Chrysler Group LLC said its US vehicle sales in November jumped 16 percent from a year before, beating analysts’ expectations. Chrysler, an...

Tehran to reassert authority at Opec 03 Dec 2013 - 10:05 am

VIENNA: Bijan Zanganeh returns this week to the same Vienna hotel suite he last occupied eight years ago as Iranian oil minister, ready...

QC welcomes Portuguese trade team 03 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

Mohammed Ahmed T Al Kawari (right) welcoming Pedro Goncalves (second left). DOHA: The Qatar Chamber (QC) yesterday welcomed the visiting Portuguese businessmen to...

Bali talks begin today, to decide fate of WTO 03 Dec 2013 - 10:02 am

A worker prepares the venue ahead of the ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of...

Hilton to go public 03 Dec 2013 - 10:00 am

The Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The New York-based investment firm that bought the Hilton hotel chain six years...

French tax hike 03 Dec 2013 - 09:58 am

Police officers riding horses stand as a convoy transporting horses drives through a motorway in Paris yesterday as part of a demonstration against...

Job cuts at Deutsche Telecom 03 Dec 2013 - 09:57 am

A man working on the booth of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom at the CeBIT IT fair in Hanover. Deutsche Telekom is planning...

Ashghal begins briefings for Qatari firms 03 Dec 2013 - 09:55 am

DOHA: Promoting Qatari companies to play a bigger role in future projects, the Public Works Authority, (Ashghal) yesterday commenced a series of industry...