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Woqod to start engine oil production unit in Mesaieed 01 Jan 2015 - 12:16 am

Woqod’s lubricant products. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) to establish an engine oil production factory in Mesaieed Industrial City, according to...

Infiniti introduces world’s first light painting using cars 31 Dec 2014 - 05:21 am

Dubai: Infiniti Middle East has brought to life a ground-breaking, world’s first performance of light painting with cars – Inspired Light by Infiniti....

Qatar’s third quarter GDP estimated at QR193bn 31 Dec 2014 - 05:14 am

DOHA: Qatar’s nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimate for third quarter (Q3) of 2014 stood at QR193.08bn (about $53bn), up 4.1 percent compared...

GIS board to have four private sector members 30 Dec 2014 - 12:58 am

GIS Vice-Chairman Saeed Mubarak AI Mohannadi (third right) with other board members during the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of the company yesterday. Kammutty...

QNB wins two customer experience awards 29 Dec 2014 - 01:53 am

QNB official receiving the award. Doha: QNB has won two prestigious awards, “Best Customer Experience — Overall Bank in Qatar”, and “Best Customer...

Al Khaliji gives lessons on private banking at QU 29 Dec 2014 - 01:49 am

Doha: Al Khalij Commercial Bank’s Head of Private Banking Arfat Qayyum addressed students of Qatar University — College of Business and Economics, during...

IBB gets nod to change name to Al Rayan Bank 29 Dec 2014 - 01:32 am

DOHA: Islamic Bank of Britain plc (IBB), the UK’s sole wholly Shariah-compliant retail bank, yesterday announced that formal shareholders’ approval has been granted...

Rouble rout may spell further trouble: QNB 28 Dec 2014 - 01:15 am

Doha: The capital flight from developing economies has accelerated, most spectacularly from Russia. A toxic mix of falling oil prices and international sanctions...

QE index gains 1,267.40 points past week 26 Dec 2014 - 04:08 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 1267.40 points, or 11.33 percent past trading week when the bourse closed yesterday at 12,449.05 points. The index...

Opec won’t cut output even at $20: Saudi 24 Dec 2014 - 12:33 am

RIYADH: Opec will not cut oil production even if the price drops to $20 a barrel and it is unfair to expect the...

RasGas, KOGAS team up on CSR project for Korean city 24 Dec 2014 - 12:29 am

Caption DOHA: As part of its ongoing CSR programme, RasGas and Korea-based KOGAS held a special event to mark the opening of the...

MPHC board will discuss dividends on Jan 7 24 Dec 2014 - 12:16 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) yesterday announced that the Board of Directors of the company will hold a meeting on January 7...

GIS board meet on Jan 7 dividend payout 24 Dec 2014 - 12:16 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services Company yesterday announced that its board of directors will held a meeting on January 7, 2015 (Wednesday) to discuss...

Gulf markets’ rebound stalls; QE index down 1.91pc 24 Dec 2014 - 12:15 am

Doha: Most Gulf stock markets fell yesterday, ending a rally of several days, after the Brent oil price pulled back to near $60...

Oryx Industries signs pact with Al Hodaifi Rocks 23 Dec 2014 - 01:14 am

Officials shake hands after signing the agreement. DOHA: Oryx Industries, a major producer of construction materials based in Fujairah, has signed a new...

IBQ rewards winner of thanq 23 Dec 2014 - 01:13 am

The International Bank of Qatar (ibq) has declared Gez Garai as the December winner of the bank’s monthly prize draw for the ibq...

Non-hydrocarbon sector spurs Qatar’s growth 23 Dec 2014 - 12:58 am

DOHA: Qatar’s dynamic non-hydrocarbon sector is increasingly driving the country’s economy. Qatar’s economic growth rate rose to 5.7 percent year-on-year in the second...

Oil prices likely to rebound in the second half of 2015, says survey 23 Dec 2014 - 12:58 am

LONDON: Crude oil prices are likely to bottom out in the first half of 2015, until a possible slowdown in US shale production...