Business / Qatar Business

‘Banks should fight against financial crime’ 16 Oct 2014 - 01:11 am

Doha Bank Group CEO Seetharaman speaking at the fifith US-Mena Private Sector Dialogue on correspondent banking at BNY Mellon, New York. DOHA: The...

Tata in talks to sell UK steel plants to Swiss group Klesch 16 Oct 2014 - 12:50 am

MUMBAI/LONDON: India’s Tata Steel Ltd is in talks to sell loss-making European operations including mills in northern England and Scotland to Geneva-based Klesch...

Drop in oil prices not to impact Qatar: Minister 16 Oct 2014 - 12:49 am

DOHA: The drop in Global oil prices is not going to affect Qatar’s proposed development projects. The market fluctuations will have neither short-term...

Qatalum takes part in Dusseldorf event 15 Oct 2014 - 06:54 am

Officials at the Aluminium 2014 event in Dusseldorf. DOHA: Qatalum has participated in the just-concluded “Aluminium 2014” at the 10th World Trade Fair...

Islamic Bank of Britain appoints CCO 15 Oct 2014 - 06:47 am

Doha: Islamic Bank of Britain Plc (IBB), the UK’s only wholly Shariah-compliant retail bank, announced the appointment of Keith Leach to the newly...

Qatargas announces successful PMP start 15 Oct 2014 - 06:46 am

DOHA: Qatargas has announced the successful start-up of the Plateau Maintenance Project (PMP). The objective of the project is to ensure the production...

Egypt imposes tariffs to protect steel sector 15 Oct 2014 - 06:45 am

CAIRO: Egypt has imposed temporary tariffs to protect domestic steel rebar manufacturers from cheap foreign imports amid a long-running local energy crunch that...

Masraf Al Rayan’s call for shareholders 15 Oct 2014 - 06:45 am

Doha: On its quest to protect the interest of shareholders who have not received their dividend payments, and in compliance with the instructions...

Indonesia GDP to fall to 4.5pc in 2015: QNB 15 Oct 2014 - 06:43 am

Doha: The real GDP growth of Indonesia is to slow further from 5.1 percent in 2014 to 4.5 percent in 2015 as the...

Islamic banks in Qatar continue to grow faster 14 Oct 2014 - 12:23 am

DOHA: The Islamic banks in Qatar will continue to grow faster than their conventional peers in the next couple of years. The credit...

Qatar bourse to review index model 14 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) will review its existing index methodology applied to QE indices. In case the bourse decides to restructure the...

Qatar Rail discusses strategic direction 14 Oct 2014 - 12:19 am

Qatar Rail leadership team at the town hall meeting in Doha. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company’s (Qatar Rail) Leadership team discussed the company’s corporate...

QDB holds workshop on financing SMEs 14 Oct 2014 - 12:10 am

Official addressing the workshop. DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) recently hosted its quarterly workshop with partner banks of its Al Dhameen indirect lending...

Total installs advanced LIPS 14 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

Total Research Centre Qatar at the Qatar Science and Technology Park. Doha: Total has installed advanced LIPS (Laser Induced Pyrolysis System) technology at...

QNB Group’s net profit hits QR8bn, up 12.6pc 13 Oct 2014 - 12:09 am

DOHA: QNB Group’s net profit for the first nine months of 2014 hit QR8bn, up by 12.6 percent, compared to same period last...

Qatar stock market tanks on global cues, loses 414 points 13 Oct 2014 - 12:08 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: On a day it resumed trading after long holidays, Qatar stock market hit hard as entire stocks got hammered...

Barwa Bank is named ‘Best Islamic Financial Institution’ 12 Oct 2014 - 11:59 pm

DOHA: Barwa Bank has been named the winner of ‘Best Islamic Financial Institution in Qatar’ by Global Finance as part of its seventh...

Qafac to host first-ever MidEast Methanol Forum 12 Oct 2014 - 11:58 pm

DOHA: Some global experts on methanol will discuss the current state of the methanol industry as well as future trends that can further...