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QFMA training programme 01 Oct 2012 - 02:10 pm

Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and the Union of Arab Securities Commissions (UASA) concluded last week a training programme entitled “Effective Oversight and...

Japan’s steel giants to merge today 01 Oct 2012 - 02:10 pm

TOKYO: Two of Japan’s biggest steel makers will formally merge today, creating the world’s second largest firm in the sector as they look...

Iraq to invest $500bn in energy-related industries 01 Oct 2012 - 02:10 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq will invest around $500bn in energy-linked industries with the help of the private sector by 2030, generating around $6 trillion in...

Doha to host Inside Investor Forum Asia 2012 on October 8-9 01 Oct 2012 - 02:09 pm

Doha: Qatari Businessmen Association in conjunction with Inside Investor will conduct Inside Investor Forum Asia 2012 to identify bilateral investment opportunities in Asean...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Uncertainty looms over global markets 01 Oct 2012 - 02:09 pm

Last week the FX markets witnessed large swings, mainly due to uncertainty over Spain’s bailout plan, better than expected economic data from the...

Commodities up as stimuli raise hopes for recovery 01 Oct 2012 - 02:08 pm

Weekly Commodity Update: By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) September was generally a strong month for riskier assets such as...

Six rules of investing in capital markets 01 Oct 2012 - 02:07 pm

By Barry Ritholtz Each year on the Big Picture, the blog I call home, I update my top trading rules and aphorisms. It’s...

Root of Europe’s riots 01 Oct 2012 - 02:07 pm

By Ha Joon Chang THROUGHOUT the 1980s and 90s, when many developing countries were in crisis and borrowing money from the International Monetary...

Let private sector help save failing hospitals 01 Oct 2012 - 02:07 pm

By paul corrigan OVER the autumn there will be a growing coalition arguing in favour of radical change in the formation of NHS...

Britain’s long history of model-making may be Olympics’ biggest loser 01 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

By Ian Jack THE wind bent the rain to the diagonal. In the Just the Ticket cafe at the Hornby Visitor Centre, I...

Commodities mixed as traders fret over Spain 01 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

LONDON: Commodity markets enjoyed mixed fortunes this week as traders eyed growing speculation over a full bailout of debt-plagued Spain, and amid rising...

Opec September oil output falls: Survey 01 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

NEW YORK: Opec oil production declined the most in 18 months in September, led by reductions in West African members Angola and Nigeria,...

Libya boosts sugar purchases as unrest grows 01 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

LONDON: Libya has stepped up white sugar purchases to replenish supplies used up during last year’s war and to stem unrest in the...

Tunisia to issue Islamic bonds next year 01 Oct 2012 - 02:05 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia plans to issue Islamic bonds early next year as the North African country seeks to reform its banking sector and diversify...

Fifty One East launches promotion 01 Oct 2012 - 02:05 pm

Doha: Fifty One East, the premium luxury retail chain in Qatar, launched its ‘End of Summer Fashion Promotion’ across its outlets here. This...

German firms in Qatar facing funding woes 01 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: With the deepening financial crisis in Europe, German companies based in Qatar are facing stiff competition from Asian rivals...

Home Center holds innovative workshop 01 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

DOHA: Ever wondered why the furniture looks great in the showroom, but as soon as you bring it home it doesn’t look the...

Iran to export gas to Iraq by mid-2013, says official 01 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

DUBAI: Iran expects to begin exporting natural gas to neighbouring Iraq by the summer of 2013, an Iranian official was quoted as saying...