Business / Qatar Business

QCB to sell QR24bn in bonds, sukuk 14 Jan 2014 - 08:02 am

DUBAI: Qatar Central Bank plans to issue on Thursday conventional and Islamic government bonds worth a combined QR24bn ($6.6bn), it said yesterday, a...

Al Sada meets GECF official 14 Jan 2014 - 08:02 am

DOHA: Dr Adeli, Secretary-General of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), paid a courtesy call on H E Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the...

Global investors bullish on Qatari companies 14 Jan 2014 - 08:01 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Global investors have become bullish on Qatar listed companies. In the past one year Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), global...

Passenger demand up, says IATA 14 Jan 2014 - 08:01 am

DOHA/GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2013, showing a moderation in the pace of recent...

QE breaches 11,000 mark 14 Jan 2014 - 02:45 am

DOHA: Qatar’s rallying stocks pushed the bourse’s main index beyond the psychological barrier of 11,000 points to 11,019.86 yesterday. The buoyancy in witness...

Al Asmakh Real Estate gets RICS Regulated certification 13 Jan 2014 - 06:27 am

DOHA: Al Asmakh Real Estate Development Company (AREDC) yesterday announced that it has become the first real estate firm in Qatar with the...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: ECB and Bank of England leave key interest rates unchanged 13 Jan 2014 - 06:13 am

The Dollar index started the week on a positive note, rallying towards a seven-week high of 81.166, after the ADP report showed private...

QE index opens week on a strong note 13 Jan 2014 - 03:26 am

DOHA: QE Index opened the week with a strong note extending its two-week rally on the back of receiving boost from shares in...

RasGas plans to convert more vessels into LNG 12 Jan 2014 - 07:14 am

DOHA: With the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) deciding to regulate maritime transport’s emission rate from January 2015, RasGas is planning to convert over...

Gulf states to drive Mena growth 12 Jan 2014 - 07:12 am

Doha: Greater integration into the global economy of the Mena ex-GCC region through increased trade openness and enhanced competitiveness could raise long-term regional...

SEEF completes IMS project 12 Jan 2014 - 04:40 am

Officials pose for a group picture in Doha. DOHA: SEEF Ltd, a local petrochemical company, which recently completed its ambitious ‘Integrated Management System...

QE investors’ wealth jumps to QR574.37bn 10 Jan 2014 - 03:30 am

DOHA: Qatari shares rallied last week in anticipation that companies would report robust financials for 2013 and declare handsome dividend. Qatar’s main benchmark...

Qatar’s privatisation boosts efficiency 09 Jan 2014 - 11:22 am

from left: Rajesh Menon, Dr Mahbub Zaman, Waleed Raslan Al Abdulla, Abdulla Abdulaziz Alsubaie and Steve Troop at KPMG’s Performance and Risk Seminar...

QP, Total hold workshop on acid stimulation treatments 09 Jan 2014 - 11:20 am

Officials and participants during the workshop. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum and Total recently held a joint technical workshop covering operational and research-oriented aspects of...

QFC Authority introduces amended regulations 09 Jan 2014 - 11:11 am

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority) has issued amendments in three important areas of the QFC legal environment. The changes aim...

QE index scales new high, rises by 0.33 percent 09 Jan 2014 - 11:10 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index climbed a new high yesterday rising 0.33 percent to close 10,834 points. Market cap rose to QR572bn from the...

Qatar dominates Volkswagen’s Mideast sales 08 Jan 2014 - 07:08 am

DOHA: Qatar has topped the Volkswagen’s sales story in the Middle East with a record 58 percent growth in 2013 year-on-year, while the...

Kentz opens new venture in Qatar 08 Jan 2014 - 07:04 am

DOHA: Kentz Corporation Limited (Kentz) yesterday announced to establish a new business entity ‘Kentz Engineering International WLL’ in Qatar. The announcement was made...