Business / Qatar Business

QDB preparatory meeting for Big 5 Show in Dubai attracts 33 firms 29 Oct 2013 - 04:36 am

Doha: Qatar Development Bank’s (QDB) preparatory meeting held here for The Big 5 International Building and Construction Show attracted 33 Qatari companies. QDB’s...

Dolphin Energy wins prestigious CSR award 29 Oct 2013 - 04:35 am

A Dolphin Energy official receiving the award. Abu Dhabi: Dolphin Energy Ltd has announced that it has won a prestigious award at the...

QFC insurance business rules changed 29 Oct 2013 - 04:33 am

DOHA: The QFC Regulatory Authority yesterday issued new prudential rules for insurance firms operating from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), following extensive public...

QNB makes it to top global list 28 Oct 2013 - 12:48 am

DOHA: The region’s leading bank QNB has been adjudged as one of the Top Ten Value Creators during the post-2008 financial crisis period....

Rolls-Royce Doha announces 17pc sales growth in Q3 28 Oct 2013 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the authorised dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Qatar, has announced a 17 percent growth in sales of...

QR717.6m profit for Ezdan Holding 28 Oct 2013 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group recorded a net profit of QR717.6m for the nine months period ended September 30, 2013 in comparison to a...

GCC continues to lead Mena growth 27 Oct 2013 - 01:25 am

Doha: The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook projections suggest that economic performance in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)...

PM to open Euromoney Qatar Conference 27 Oct 2013 - 01:25 am

DOHA: The Euromoney Qatar 2013 Conference, key meeting of the world’s leading players and thinkers in finance, will be held here in December...

Qatar Exchange Roundup: Results fail to lift QE index 27 Oct 2013 - 01:18 am

By Basher Kahlout The week witnessed the disclosure of 14 listed companies of their results for the nine months, which showed a decline...

Asda’a Burson-Marsteller grabs 9 awards 27 Oct 2013 - 01:15 am

From left: Michael Gallagher, President and Founder of the Stevie Awards, with Sunil John, CEO, and Bashar Al Kadhi, Chief Operating Officer of...

Global markets resume upward trend 25 Oct 2013 - 04:15 am

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. NEW YORK: Global equity markets resumed their recent upward trend yesterday,...

Ooredoo names CEOs for two subsidiaries 25 Oct 2013 - 04:13 am

Doha: Ooredoo announced yesterday that it has approved two CEO-level appointments for its international operations. Ross Cormack, the former CEO of Nawras, has...

ExxonMobil and QP support QIBWF 24 Oct 2013 - 08:43 am

From left: Raed Chehaib, Ahmed Ali Al Mawlawi, Aisha Al Fardan and Machaille Al Naimi at the press conference. DOHA: Qatar Business Women...

Beema records 111 percent growth in net profit 24 Oct 2013 - 08:41 am

DOHA: The Board of Directors of Daman Islamic Insurance Company (Beema) has approved the financial statements of the Company for the nine months...

Salam International reports QR107.1m net profit 24 Oct 2013 - 08:40 am

DOHA: Salam International Investment Limited (SIIL) has reported a net profit of QR107.1m for the nine-month period ending September 30. The interim financial...

QNB announces completion of dual-tranche bond issue 24 Oct 2013 - 08:40 am

DOHA: QNB Group has announced the completion of its highly successful dual-tranche US dollar bond amounting to $1.5bn under its Euro Medium Term...

QNB wins three Global Finance Magazine awards 24 Oct 2013 - 08:35 am

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has secured three awards from Global Finance Magazine at an awards ceremony held during the recent IMF and...

Banking sector pushes Qatar index down 24 Oct 2013 - 03:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 29.71 points, or 0.31 percent to hit 9,693.93 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,723.64 points. The...