Business / Qatar Business

Lulu French Fiesta Promotion draw 06 Nov 2014 - 08:14 am

The mega draw of Lulu French Fiesta Promotion was held at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road branch, under the supervision of Mohamed Ali Kuwari,...

Qatar index dips 1.96pc, oil drop weighs on Gulf 06 Nov 2014 - 07:52 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index dropped 270.62 points, or 1.96 percent when the bourse closed at 13,528.67 points yesterday as weak oil prices...

Barwa to retain BAS shares in asset deal with Qatari Diar 06 Nov 2014 - 07:52 am

Doha: Barwa Real Estate Company and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company have decided to exclude from their asset transfer deal the shares...

Qatar, South Korea sign slew of deals during Emir’s visit 06 Nov 2014 - 04:33 am

Seoul: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held yesterday a session of official talks with President of South Korea...

QIA plans $10bn investment fund with China’s CITIC Group 05 Nov 2014 - 12:47 am

BEIJING: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), one of the world’s most aggressive investors, has signed an agreement yesterday with CITIC Group Corp to...

Translation app 05 Nov 2014 - 12:38 am

A woman uses a translation app on her smartphone during a Google promotion event at the City of Fashion and Design (Cite de...

Vodafone takes part in TecShare 05 Nov 2014 - 12:35 am

Officials at the Doha TecShare Middle East 2014. DOHA: Vodafone addressed a host of industry speakers at Doha TecShare Middle East 2014, yesterday....

Al Asmakh real estate unveils new identity 05 Nov 2014 - 12:33 am

DOHA: Al Asmakh Real Estate, one of the leading property management companies in Qatar, unveiled its new-look identity. Al Asmakh Real Estate’s future...

Qatar, China trade volume hits $11.5bn 05 Nov 2014 - 12:25 am

Doha: The volume of trade between Qatar and China during the period from 2008 to 2013 rose by 345 percent to reach $11.5bn...

Qatar Exchange index gains 18.70 points 05 Nov 2014 - 12:20 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) index gained 18.70 points, or 0.14 percent when the bourse closed at 13,799.29 points yesterday. The traded value dropped...

Vodafone Qatar’s revenue grows 24pc 04 Nov 2014 - 01:38 am

CEO Kyle Whitehill, flanked by CFO Steve Walters (right) and Yaman Al Jundi, Head of Investor Relations, Vodafone Qatar, addressing the media in...

QE index climbs 1.15pc on MSCI review hopes 04 Nov 2014 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Expecting a bigger weighting in MSCI’s Thursday review, Qatari stocks climbed 1.15 percent to close at 13,780 yesterday. Industrials sector was the...

Qatar has 900 Tcf natural gas deposit: Al Sada 04 Nov 2014 - 01:31 am

Participants at the 18th Condensate and Naphtha Forum in Doha yesterday. Abdul Basit DOHA: As of January 2014, Qatar is sitting on the...

Qafco, Belgian university sign deal on research programme 04 Nov 2014 - 01:27 am

Khalifa Abdulla Al Sowaidi, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qafco, and Professor Pascal Leory, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine...

IBQ wins ‘Best Loyalty Programme’ award 04 Nov 2014 - 01:26 am

International Bank of Qatar (ibq) officials with the award. Doha: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) has won the “Best Loyalty Programme in the...

Al Khaliji to finance Al Rayyan road project 04 Nov 2014 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank QSC has extended financing facilities for a contract awarded to a joint venture between Boom Construction Company and...

QE index rises 0.92pc on global cues, results 03 Nov 2014 - 12:29 am

Doha: Most Middle Eastern stock markets rose yesterday as an improved global environment encouraged local retail investors to buy and positive corporate news...

Sheikh Faisal to represent Diar in Masraf board 03 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan announced that on the request of Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, Qatar Central Bank has approved the appointment...