Business

EU expected to start moderate economic recovery 09 May 2021 - 10:07 am

The Euro area has faced challenges with the ongoing global economic recovery. After a 6.6 percent GDP contraction in 2020, the region is...

COVID-19 acts as catalyst for new digital business models 09 May 2021 - 09:43 am

Doha Bank has been a strong advocate for collaborating through partnerships and Fintechs in addition to supporting startups. This strategy has proven to...

S&P provides full alignment opinion on QNB’s Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Framework 09 May 2021 - 09:32 am

S&P Global Ratings said yesterday that Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)’s (QNB) Green, Social, and Sustainability Bond Framework is fully aligned with the four...

LNG demand remains resilient in 2020 09 May 2021 - 09:21 am

Despite the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic the global demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has remained resilient last year, Yury Sentyurin, Secretary General,...

Vodafone among 10 best workplaces in Qatar 09 May 2021 - 09:16 am

Vodafone Qatar has announced that it has been named in the LinkedIn Top Companies list of the ten best workplaces to grow a...

Explainer: Did US hiring slow because of a ‘labour shortage’? 08 May 2021 - 05:57 pm

Washington: The anticipation for the US jobs report for April, released Friday morning, was high. Most experts agreed that after a yearlong pandemic,...

Consumer appetite in MENA for digital payments takes off: Mastercard 07 May 2021 - 09:30 am

As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As...

Huawei Cloud, Bespin Global partner to provide cloud and intelligence to Qatar enterprises 07 May 2021 - 09:26 am

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, today announced its partnership with Bespin Global, a...

Stream, watch anytime from Huawei’s AppGallery 06 May 2021 - 10:07 am

With the increase in video consumption during the Holy month of Ramadan, AppGallery, Huawei’s official app distribution platform and one of the top...

Female leaders see COVID-19 as catalyst for gender equality 06 May 2021 - 09:58 am

KPMG yesterday released a new edition of its flagship publication: “The Global Female Leaders Outlook – Qatar Edition”, which sheds a special light...

Academia-industry interplay to be celebrated by GECF, Global Energy Association 06 May 2021 - 09:54 am

Academia and industry share a symbiotic relationship. Academia produces graduates who are absorbed by industry. Industry, on the other hand, looks to academia...

Over QR1.99bn real estate deals in April 06 May 2021 - 09:53 am

Qatar’s real estate sector witnessed deals worth over QR1.99bn in April compared to QR2.57bn in March this year, according to the Real Estate...

QNB receives Most Promising Commercial Cards Program in MEA region award 06 May 2021 - 09:49 am

QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, recently received the award for “The Most Promising Commercial Cards Program...

Qatar named guest country for SPIEF 2021 in Russia 06 May 2021 - 09:43 am

The Qatari delegation is expected to be among the largest business delegations to attend the upcoming St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021...

Pandemic accelerated digital transformation in financial sector 06 May 2021 - 09:31 am

Banks, Fintechs and consumers have been riding the digital transformation wave for a few years but with COVID-19 pandemic going digital is not...

Turkish lira eases slightly, cenbank seen holding policy rate 06 May 2021 - 09:27 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira eased slightly on Thursday ahead of the central bank's rate-setting meeting, in which it is expected to maintain its benchmark...