Business / Qatar Business

Tasdeer aims to contribute QR3bn to GDP by 2015 18 Apr 2013 - 12:58 am

Lilia Hachem Naas of International Trade Centre giving a presentation during a workshop at Hilton Hotel yesterday. Hassan Khalifa Al Mansoori, Executive Director...

Nakilat boosts marine business at LNG 17 18 Apr 2013 - 12:55 am

Officials pose for a group picture in Houston. DOHA: Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, and its ship repair and construction joint ventures are...

Commercial Bank posts net profit of QR506m 18 Apr 2013 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank’s net profit increased by 7.3 percent to QR506m in the first quarter this year compared with QR471m achieved in Q1-2012....

GCC states may invest $300bn in power sector by 2020: GOIC report 18 Apr 2013 - 12:54 am

DOHA: GCC states are projected to invest more than $300bn in some 20 energy projects expecting to generate 8 Giga watts of additional...

Salam International nets QR11.6m profit 18 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

Doha: Salam International disclosed the interim financial statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. The statements revealed a net profit...

Profit of listed firms in industrial sector up 10pc in 2012: Report 17 Apr 2013 - 06:44 am

DOHA: The net profit of the listed companies in the industrial sector rose 10 percent in 2012. The sector’s net profit grew from...

Al Rayan Partners, Brash Brands in joint venture 17 Apr 2013 - 06:38 am

Officials shaking hands after the announcement. DOHA: Al Rayan Partners, a subsidiary of Masraf Al Rayan, and Brash Brands, a UAE-based boutique brand...

Mideast investment banking fees grow 49pc in Q1 17 Apr 2013 - 06:38 am

DOHA: Middle Eastern investment banking fees recorded $143.5m in Q1 2013, marking the best first quarter for fees in the region since 2008....

Qatar to host 9th Annual HSE Forum in Energy on September 30 17 Apr 2013 - 06:37 am

DOHA: Qatar will host the 9th Annual HSE Forum in Energy conference and exhibition to be held from September 30 to October 2....

Brent falls below $100 17 Apr 2013 - 06:36 am

NEW YORK: Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel for the first time in nine months in heavy trading yesterday, extending losses triggered...

3-day Ministry-WTO workshop opens 17 Apr 2013 - 06:36 am

DOHA: The International Cooperation and Trade Agree-ments Department at the Ministry of Business and Trade, in collaboration with the World Trade Organisation (WTO),...

QP highlights achievements at LNG 17 meet in Houston 17 Apr 2013 - 06:34 am

Members of the Qatari delegation at the QP stand in Houston yesterday. Houston: Qatar Petroleum (QP), along with its Industrial Cities Directorate, RasGas,...

12-member Dubai Chamber team for Doha meet 17 Apr 2013 - 06:32 am

DOHA/DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be actively participating in the upcoming 8th ICC-WCF World Chambers Congress which will be...

GSSG, Italian firm sign joint venture pact 17 Apr 2013 - 06:30 am

Doha: Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad & Sons Group (GSSG), a leading Qatar-based diversified business conglomerate, and Sirti, Italy’s leading technology company in...

Another accolade for Valley City 17 Apr 2013 - 03:15 am

Sheikh Thani bin Abdulla bin Thani Al Thani ; Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani (second left), SAK Holding Group Executive Committee Member,...

QPI and ExxonMobil to cooperate on natural gas in North America 16 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right), Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum International,...

QPI, Centrica buy gas assets in Canada 16 Apr 2013 - 01:13 am

DOHA: British energy firm Centrica and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), the international arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum (QP), have agreed...

Barwa Bank to raise QR2.05bn in share sales, rights issue 16 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

DOHA: The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Barwa Bank Group has approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to raise a total of QR2.05bn...