Business / Qatar Business

Premier to open SWF meet today 20 Nov 2014 - 01:18 am

DOHA: The domestic and international role of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) will be the focus of this year’s annual meeting of the International...

Flexibility key to keeping ahead in LNG market: RasGas official 20 Nov 2014 - 01:11 am

RasGas Chief Marketing and Shipping Officer Khalid Sultan R Al Kuwari speaking at the CWC World LNG Summit in Paris. DOHA: RasGas Company...

QIB sponsors Euromoney conference 20 Nov 2014 - 12:37 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) will be the co-sponsor of the upcoming ‘Euromoney Qatar Conference’, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel...

Qatari bourse index gains 91.64 points 20 Nov 2014 - 12:36 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index edged close to 14,000 mark with a gain of 91.64 points, or 0.66 percent, when the bourse closed at...

Fifty One East wins Retailer of the Year in Arab World award 19 Nov 2014 - 03:54 am

Doha: In recognition of the group’s outstanding performance, exceptional service and wide selection of products it offer to its clients, Fifty One East...

Offshore Middle East meet from January 26 19 Nov 2014 - 03:50 am

DOHA: The fifth edition of ‘Offshore Middle East Conference and Exhibition’ will be held here from January 26 to 28, 2015 under the...

IBQ wins Straight Through Processing award 19 Nov 2014 - 03:50 am

DOHA: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) has won the Commerzbank “Straight Through Processing (STP) award for the fourth year running in recognition for...

Best Customer Service Bank honour for Mashreq 19 Nov 2014 - 03:49 am

Doha: Mashreq Qatar won the ‘Best Customer Service Bank’ in the Global Banking and Finance Review Awards 2014, a press release issued by...

Globalisation of yuan bodes well for Qatar: Expert 19 Nov 2014 - 03:00 am

Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi,(left) CEO, HSBC Qatar, and Georges Elhedery, Head of Global Banking and Markets for the Middle-East and North-Africa region for HSBC,...

SMEs to play key role in creating new markets 18 Nov 2014 - 12:53 am

H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, addressing Global Entrepreneurship Week-Qatar yesterday. Ibrahim RO DOHA: H E...

Al Asmakh announces launch of ‘Pavilion’ 18 Nov 2014 - 12:48 am

Al Asmakh Real Estate Development Co Deputy General Manager Khalid Yassin (fourth left) speaking during the launch event of its new project ‘Pavilion’...

Moroccan trade team meets Qatari businessmen 18 Nov 2014 - 12:45 am

Doha: The Minister delegate to the Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, in Charge of Foreign Trade Mohamed Abbou...

Sales campaign for Diar Dushanbe launched 18 Nov 2014 - 12:42 am

Officials pose for a group picture at the sales launch event. DOHA: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company celebrated the sales launch of...

QNB Group wins two awards 18 Nov 2014 - 12:41 am

Officials at the ceremony. Doha: QNB, ‘one of the world’s strongest banks’, has secured two prestigious recognitions at The Global Investor/ISF Middle East...

QE trading value soars to QR1.11bn 18 Nov 2014 - 12:34 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index ended higher yesterday, up 17.96 points or 0.13 percent to close at 13,762.76 points. Trading value jumped substantially to...

Qatar Airways in financing deal 18 Nov 2014 - 12:33 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways, Qatar Aviation Lease Company and Standard Chartered, through its Aviation Finance team, Pembroke, have closed a sale and operating leaseback...

Gulftainer wins RoSPA Award 2014 17 Nov 2014 - 08:43 am

Gulftainer, the privately-owned terminal operating and logistics company, has been awarded the RoSPA Award 2014 for its commitment to occupational health and safety...

Key Business Solutions Qatar begins operations 17 Nov 2014 - 07:32 am

DOHA: Key Business Solutions Qatar, a technology solutions provider, has launched its operations in Doha and introduced the KeyKiosk concept, a customised solution...