Business / Qatar Business

Low oil prices to weigh on banking sector 03 Mar 2015 - 12:30 am

DOHA: The significant drop in oil prices could lead to higher credit losses and lower liquidity for banking systems in Qatar. Exposure to...

Qatar stock index edges up 0.04pc 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index closed slightly higher by 5 points, or 0.04 percent, when it closed yesterday at 12,450.34 points from the...

Entrepreneurship key to development 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

DOHA: The Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani said yesterday that entrepreneurship will play an important...

Salman Al Muhannadi is Group CEO of Barwa 03 Mar 2015 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group announced the appointment of Salman Mohamad Ahmad Al Hasan Al Muhannadi as its CEO. Salman Al Muhannadi has...

Doha Bank introduces first Tablet banking 03 Mar 2015 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Doha Bank announced yesterday another innovation in the banking industry to enhance customers’ experience with a digitised account opening solution, another proud...

Doha to Host BADEA Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday 02 Mar 2015 - 07:00 pm

DOHA: Doha will host on Wednesday the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa...

Wartsila and N-KOM sign MoU 02 Mar 2015 - 01:43 am

Chandru Rajwani (centre right) and Seppo Hautajoki (centre left) at the MoU signing event. DOHA: Wartsila and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) have...

Mannai working on two foreign acquisitions 02 Mar 2015 - 01:37 am

DUBAI: Qatari investment firm Mannai Corporation is working on two acquisitions as part of a drive to expand the proportion of its revenue...

MPHC sees lower sales volume and earnings 02 Mar 2015 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petroch-emical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, yesterday projected a lower sales volume and earnings for 2015. In a...

QE index falls 02 Mar 2015 - 01:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index dropped 26.62 points when the bourse closed at 12,445.34 points. The transport index gained 0.41 percent (2,441.06 points), industries...

Decline in value of hydrocarbon exports squeezes trade surplus 02 Mar 2015 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Qatar’s trade surplus shrank by a sizeable 48.3 percent in January 2015 from a year ago as the value of its exports...

QPMC to highlight role in quality construction materials supply at GEF 02 Mar 2015 - 01:18 am

QPMC Chief Executive Officer Eisa Al Hammadi DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) will highlight its role in supplying quality aggregates and sand...

Little spillover effects from uncertainties in Greece 02 Mar 2015 - 01:11 am

The Greek national flag flutters over a kiosk in Athens yesterday. Deal with European creditors on bailout plan cheers markets: QNB DOHA: QNB...

India’s new gold scheme may hit Qatar market 01 Mar 2015 - 12:55 am

Gold bars on display. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: India’s new “gold monetisation scheme”, announced by country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his annual...

Primary construction materials supply set to face pressure 01 Mar 2015 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Delivering quality projects on time with minimum future maintenance cost is the key challenge Qatar’s constructing sector will be facing in the...

QTA, QDB to establish Tourism Incubation Zone 28 Feb 2015 - 11:59 pm

Officials after signing the agreement. DOHA: As part of efforts to promoting local tourism sector, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Development Bank...

Qatar Exchange CEO attends WFE meetings in London 27 Feb 2015 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured), CEO of Qatar Exchange (QE), yesterday participated in the Working Committee and Board meetings of the...

DBCQ gets new chairman 27 Feb 2015 - 12:31 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: The Dutch Business Council Qatar’s (DBCQ) annual general meeting, held at the residence of the Ambassador...