Business / Qatar Business

QNB is QIBWF’s official banking partner 02 Dec 2014 - 01:13 am

Aisha Alfardan and Raed Chehaib. DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB), the country’s largest lender, has extended its support to be the “Official Banking...

Zain, LinkedIn in deal for employer branding 02 Dec 2014 - 01:12 am

Officials of Zain Group and LinkedIn at the ceremony. Doha: Zain Group, the pioneer of mobile telecommunications across the Middle East and Africa...

Barwa Real Estate sells plots for QR5.34bn 02 Dec 2014 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Company yesterday announced it sold two huge plots of land with for about QR5.34bn ($1.46bn).Both the plots of lands...

QE holds seminar on Exchange Traded Funds 02 Dec 2014 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) hosted an ETF Liquidity Provision workshop for the financial industry participants including the QE broker members, custodians and asset...

New campaign for 7up to roll out in Saudi 02 Dec 2014 - 01:04 am

Doha: The Middle East welcomes the new 7up visual identity, including a new logo design and packaging, as part of a global effort...

Qatar stocks rebound, index up 0.75 percent 02 Dec 2014 - 12:59 am

Doha: Qatar stocks rebounded yesterday with the index gaining 95.10 points when the bourse closed trading at 12,855.56 points. Qatar’s benchmark rose 0.8...

Doha Bank closer to takeover of bank unit in India 30 Nov 2014 - 11:27 pm

The Chairman of Doha Bank, Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani (third left); Managing Director Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Jabor Al...

RasGas, QP hold safety drill 30 Nov 2014 - 11:20 pm

Officials during the crisis management exercise. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) recently conducted a large-scale crisis management exercise within...

Vodafone Qatar scraps bid for Qnbn 30 Nov 2014 - 10:54 pm

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday announced its decision to scrap its bid to buy wholesale Internet provider Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn). On 2...

CSR Qatar conference begins today 30 Nov 2014 - 10:53 pm

Doha: Qatar’s ongoing efforts to align CSR best practices with the National Vision 2030 will receive a boost as the 2nd CSR Qatar,...

Qatar to spend over $70bn on projects, says report 30 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Qatari government — in the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030 —...

Qatargas wins top awards 30 Nov 2014 - 01:08 am

Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani receiving the award from Alex Botha, British Safety Council Chief Executive, at a ceremony held at...

International Islamic wins coveted awards 30 Nov 2014 - 01:04 am

International Islamic and Commerzbank AG officials during the award ceremony. DOHA: International Islamic (QIIB) has won two coveted awards from Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt...

IFA meet discusses tax issues 30 Nov 2014 - 01:04 am

Sheikh Salman bin Hassan Al Thani, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Tax of the QFC Authority adressing the meeting. DOHA: In an...

Qatar-based banks take lead in provision expenses drop in GCC 30 Nov 2014 - 12:46 am

DOHA: The provision expenses of top GCC banks declined significantly during the third quarter of 2014 (3Q,14), with Qatar taking the lead (52.8...

Qatar calls for creating Common Islamic Market 28 Nov 2014 - 12:16 am

The Minister of Economy and Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani, at the Ministerial Session of the 30th...

Qatar bourse index down by 3.72pc last week 28 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

DOHA: Qatari bourse fell on heavy selloff on latest Opec pessimism on output cut. The benchmark index plunged by 1.39 percent to finish...

Qatar world’s second infrastructure market 27 Nov 2014 - 01:57 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar is the second most attractive market in the world for investments in infrastructure. A global Infrastructure Investment Spending...