Business / Qatar Business

Qafco-6 project to be launched next Tuesday 05 Dec 2012 - 08:34 am

Doha: Qatar Fertilizers Company (Qafco) has announced that it will launch next Tuesday the QR2.2m Qafco-6 expansion project in Mesaieed Industrial City. Qafco...

Qatar National Bank launches debt fund 05 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

DOHA: The Qatar National Bank (QNB), a leading regional lender, has launched a debt (bond) fund which is open for subscription to retail...

Arabtec bags QR2.3bn Msheireb contract 05 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

Officials from the Msheireb Properties and Arabtec Construction consortium during the signing ceremony. Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, announced...

Banking sector props up Qatar bourse index 05 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended its losing streak yesterday adding 24.87 points or 0.30 percent to advance to 8,353.95 points from 8,329.08 on the...

QFIB expands interests in Turkey 04 Dec 2012 - 09:53 am

Abdulla bin Fahad Al Marri Doha: Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), Qatar’s first independent Shariah compliant bank authorised by the QFC Regulatory Authority,...

Sound IR practices need of hour, says CEO of QE 04 Dec 2012 - 09:49 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) yesterday hosted the “Success in Digital Investor Relations (IR)” workshop and the 4th Annual KWD Webranking Survey Awards for...

Al Sada meets Ethiopian Minister 04 Dec 2012 - 09:47 am

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

S&P reaffirms Nakilat rating as ‘stable’ 04 Dec 2012 - 09:45 am

Doha: Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has reaffirmed Nakilat Inc’s AA- rating with a stable outlook. The rating was reaffirmed on November...

Qatar Exchange bags award from Middle East-IR Society 03 Dec 2012 - 12:02 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) received recognition from the Middle East Investor Relations Society (ME-IR Society) for its contribution to the development of IR...

Offshore Middle East 2013 to begin on January 21 03 Dec 2012 - 12:02 am

DOHA: “Offshore Middle East 2013” — a three-day conference and exhibition — organised by Offshore and hosted by Qatar Petroleum, will be held...

Construction of QR7bn Barwa Commercial Avenue on track 02 Dec 2012 - 11:33 pm

Doha: Construction of Barwa Commercial Avenue (BCA), the iconic mixed-use development which stretches over an impressive 8.5km in length, is well on track...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Commodity currencies come under pressure 02 Dec 2012 - 11:27 pm

This week, markets saw German retail sales weakness and German Bundestag approving the Greek bailout package, by 473 to 100. The outcome came...

Qatargas to deliver first LNG cargo to Singapore next year 02 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

Doha: Qatargas Operating Company Ltd (Qatargas) announced yesterday that it will deliver the first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Singapore...

Eurozone debt crisis to last few years: QNB Group 02 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

Doha: Despite a recent agreement by the eurogroup and the IMF on releasing further assistance for Greece under its bailout programme, the outlook...

QIC becomes top rated insurance firm in the region 02 Dec 2012 - 12:47 am

DOHA: AM Best Europe Rating Services Ltd has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “A” to...

France, Qatar to co-invest in small French businesses 01 Dec 2012 - 01:04 am

PARIS: France’s state-owned Caisse des Depots bank and the investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign fund yesterday announced the signing of an agreement to...

Qatari bourse index down 34.75 points 30 Nov 2012 - 05:21 am

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai yesterday. Doha: Qatar Exchange index was down 34.75 points or 0.41 percent...

Banks in Gulf raise capital to fund expansion 29 Nov 2012 - 12:56 am

DUBAI: As banks in much of the rest of the world struggle to shore up balance sheets ravaged by weak economies, banks in...