Business / Qatar Business

Qatar produced 740,000b/d crude last year: QP 16 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

DOHA: Qatar produced 740,000 barrels of crude a day (b/d) on average in 2011 with the average price per barrel of onshore oil...

Qatar hospitality sector must look for mid-scale properties: Expert 16 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

DOHA: With the luxury segment in Qatar’s hospitality sector reaching to a saturation point, what the country needed is more mid-scale properties. The...

Oryx Engineering chief bags business leader of the year award 16 Dec 2012 - 01:10 am

Abdulla Mannai receiving the award. Doha: Oryx Engineering Solutions Group’s Founder and Managing Director, Abdulla Mannai, has been selected as 2012’s Outstanding Business...

Qapco is principal sponsor of Arabplast 2013 15 Dec 2012 - 12:46 am

Satish Khanna, General Manager of Al Fajer Information and Services, addressing the press conference at Doha Marriott Hotel. Qassim Rahmatullah DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical...

QE drops 29.16 points this week 14 Dec 2012 - 07:07 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) index travelled on a negative note this week, dropping 29.16 points or 0.35 percent to close at 8,331.14...

QNB eyeing Turkish bank after SocGen deal 14 Dec 2012 - 07:06 am

DUBAI/Doha:Qatar National Bank, which is buying Societe Generale’s Egyptian unit for $2bn as part of a regional expansion strategy, now has control of...

Real estate sector records 67pc growth in November: Ezdan 14 Dec 2012 - 07:03 am

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate sector recorded strong growth last month. In November, the country’s real estate transaction jumped to QR3.7bn with a growth...

Capital market critical for QNV 2030 takeoff 13 Dec 2012 - 07:56 am

From left: Rym Ayadi, Sami Boujelben, and Emad Mansour at a panel discussion on the final day of Euromoney Qatar Conference yesterday. (Abdul...

Regulatory bodies welcome new financial institutions law 13 Dec 2012 - 07:54 am

DOHA: The banking regulator, Qatar Central Bank (QCB), made it amply clear yesterday that as per a new law issued recently anyone soliciting...

Qatargas, Thailand’s PTT sign long-term SPA 13 Dec 2012 - 07:53 am

DOHA: Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) yesterday announced the signing of a long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Qatar Liquefied Gas...

QNB in deal to buy Societe Generale stake in NSGB 13 Dec 2012 - 07:52 am

Doha: QNB Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Societe Generale for the acquisition of its entire stake of...

Qatar Exchange index rises by 11.98 points 13 Dec 2012 - 07:44 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index ended its losing streak yesterday adding 11.98 points (or 0.14 percent) to advance to 8,345.97 points from 8,333.99 on...

Qatar becomes world’s largest exporter of urea 12 Dec 2012 - 01:33 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, addressing a press conference on the sidelines of Qafco-6 inauguration...

Economy to grow by 5.4pc: Finance Minister 12 Dec 2012 - 01:24 am

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani addressing the Euromoney Conference Qatar yesterday. (RIGHT) The...

Private sector to play key role in growth: PM 12 Dec 2012 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani said that private sector is set to...

Qatar Airways studying CSA privatisation 12 Dec 2012 - 01:17 am

DUBAI: Qatar Airways is interested in the privatisation of Czech Airlines (CSA), but has not taken a decision on whether to participate in...

Fitch Ratings affirms Al Khaliji’s IDR at A- 12 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank’s (al khaliji) QSC, credit rating was recently affirmed by Fitch. The ratings agency maintains the bank’s Long-term Issuer...

NBAD plans acquisitions in expansion abroad 12 Dec 2012 - 01:16 am

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE’s largest lender by market value, is looking at acquisitions as part of a...