Business / Qatar Business

Extensive rules in place for margin trading 30 Oct 2014 - 02:50 am

BY MOBIN PANDIT DOHA: Extensive rules have been put in place for margin trading activities to be conducted on the Qatari bourse, Qatar...

Federal Reserve ends quantitative easing stimulus programme 30 Oct 2014 - 02:44 am

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve decided yesterday to end its quantitative easing stimulus programme, after six years of pumping money into the economy via...

Opec chief says don’t panic on oil price drop 30 Oct 2014 - 02:41 am

LONDON: Opec’s oil production is unlikely to change much in 2015 and there is no need to panic at the crude price drop,...

IT is strategic enabler for business: EMC 30 Oct 2014 - 02:39 am

FROM LEFT: Samer Diya, Country Manager of EMC, Simon Walsh, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice-President and Regional Manager of EMC...

Air Arabia marks eleventh year of operations 30 Oct 2014 - 02:38 am

Officials of Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, celebrating the eleventh year of successful...

Minimum capital for SME listing cut to QR2m 30 Oct 2014 - 01:36 am

DOHA: The capital market regulator has reduced the minimum capital requirement to QR2m, from QR5m, for SMEs wanting to be listed on the...

Commercial Bank profit surges 19pc 30 Oct 2014 - 01:36 am

DOHA: The Commercial Bank of Qatar or Commercial Bank, delivered a net profit of QR1.55bn for the nine months of 2014, a 19...

Milaha net profit grows by 5.5pc 30 Oct 2014 - 01:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) recorded a net profit of QR821m for the first nine months ended September 2014, up 5.5 percent compared to...

Trade surplus dips 19.9pc in September to QR26.3bn 30 Oct 2014 - 01:34 am

DOHA: Qatar’s trade balance of goods, year-on-year trade surplus in September shrank 19.9 percent to QR26.3bn from QR32.8bn in September 2013, according to...

Qatar bourse index gains 128.05 points 30 Oct 2014 - 01:30 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) index gained 128.05 points or 0.94 percent when the bourse closed at 13,775.89 points yesterday. The traded value increased...

Real estate stocks lift Qatar bourse up 1.2pc 29 Oct 2014 - 01:19 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Spurred by real estate, Qatar bourse’ benchmark index jumped 1.2 percent to end the day at 13,647. On the...

Woqod net profit grows by 2.8pc 29 Oct 2014 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) recorded a net profit of QR856m for the third quarter of 2014, up QR23m, or 2.8 percent, as compared...

QNB receives Best Affluent Card Award 29 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

QNB official receiving the Best Affluent Card Award. Doha: QNB has been awarded the Best Affluent Card Award across all of the Middle...

Gulf Air’s maiden flight to Moscow takes off 29 Oct 2014 - 01:06 am

Officials at the celebration of the launch of Gulf Air flights to Moscow. Gulf Air’s direct four weekly Moscow flights will depart from...

Qapco teams with IBM and SAP 29 Oct 2014 - 01:05 am

Officials at the signing ceremony between Qapco and IBM. DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) QSC, one of the leading petrochemical powerhouses in the...

QDB showcases Qatari exporters’ products at Paris food expo 29 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

QDB pavilion at the recently concluded SIAL expo in Paris. DOHA: Qatari companies, which participated in the recently concluded global food industry exhibition...

Qatar Rail signs MoU with QPMC 29 Oct 2014 - 01:03 am

Qatar Rail CEO Saad Al Muhannadi and QPMC CEO Eisa Al Hammadi at the MoU formalising ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail)...

Al Mansoori elected to World Federation of Exchanges board 29 Oct 2014 - 01:00 am

DOHA: The annual general meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) held at Seoul yesterday elected Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured),...