Business / Qatar Business

N-KOM wins Safety & Security Award 17 Nov 2014 - 07:31 am

Officials with the award. DOHA: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) company recently received the Safety and Security Award at the inaugural edition of...

Menacom chairman receives top honour 17 Nov 2014 - 07:29 am

Doha: Joseph Ghossoub, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MENA Communications Group (Menacom), has been honoured with the 2014 Outstanding Contribution Award at...

Infrastructure spending continues to grow 17 Nov 2014 - 07:27 am

DOHA: Qatar’s infrastructure spending will continue to grow double digit in 2015/16. With an allocation of $24bn to key projects, the country’s infrastructure...

20 winners in QIB-MasterCard exclusive summer offer 17 Nov 2014 - 07:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) together with MasterCard have announced that 20 of their joint customers have won back the value of their...

GCC chemicals exports to China on rise 17 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

DOHA: The GCC countries exported 39.5 million tonnes of chemicals to Asia last year, with China accounting for the largest share, according to...

QTA plans slew of exhibits at EIBTM 17 Nov 2014 - 07:24 am

DOHA: Qatar is set to boost its status as a major player in the international MICE industry by attending the EIBTM - the...

Qatar Airways Cargo wins top award 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo has won the ‘Rising Star Carrier of the Year’ award at the 2014 Payload Asia awards in the Industry...

Doha to host Middle East Methanol Forum 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

DOHA: The rapidly growing importance of methanol for the production of thousands of goods that people use on a daily basis will be...

Qatar bourse index edges up, market cap rises 17 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index closed higher yesterday, up 15.02 points or 0.11 percent to 13,744.80 points. The trading value dropped QR627.94m from QR666.4m...

QNB offers zero-fee money transfer through Western Union 17 Nov 2014 - 07:21 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) in cooperation with Western Union have launched a rewarding campaign for its customers that allows them to send...

Weekly Commodity Update: Energy sector suffers another horrendous week 17 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The energy sector remains under siege from sellers and over this past week...

Qatari Diar opens $1.5bn City Center DC project 16 Nov 2014 - 12:53 am

The Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi and other officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Qatari Diar Real Estate...

Barwa appoints consultant for Motor City project 16 Nov 2014 - 12:51 am

Eng Ahmad Abdulla Al Abdulla and Eng Ibrahim Al Jaidah exchanging documents after signing the agreement. Doha: Barwa Real Estate Group officially appointed...

Searching for diamonds in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 Nov 2014 - 12:49 am

Doha: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) presents a new frontier for the global investor, but political and economic risks abound, says QNB Group. Differentiating between...

EMRQ develops new technologies to enhance LNG safety 16 Nov 2014 - 12:48 am

One of the technologies developed by ExxonMobil Research Qatar. DOHA: ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ) filed five new patent applications in 2014 registering new...

AAB expands portfolio 16 Nov 2014 - 12:44 am

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co’s Commercial and Industrial Division (AAB-C&I) unveiled its latest range of automotive ancillary and industrial equipment at an event...

Qatar to be world’s largest exporter of helium 16 Nov 2014 - 12:36 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is on track to become the world’s leading exporter...

New Port Project: Qatari firms win 53pc of total awarded contracts 16 Nov 2014 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Qatar’s New Port Project, which costs QR27bn, has awarded contracts worth a total of QR15.4bn so far. Of this, local companies won...