Business

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...

New Skoda Octavia 12 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

Visitors observe a new Skoda Octavia car during its world premiere in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, yesterday.

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...

IMF loan to Egypt delayed amid political turmoil 12 Dec 2012 - 01:17 am

CAIRO: A vital $4.8bn International Monetary Fund loan to Egypt will be delayed until next month, its finance minister said yesterday, intensifying the...

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...

Microsoft to power QFIB’s IT infrastructure 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

DOHA: Microsoft Gulf and Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) announced on Monday that they have partnered to upgrade the core IT infrastructure of...

Qatar bourse index slips by 7.87 points 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange continued its losing streak yesterday sliding 7.87 points or 0.09 percent to 8,333.99 points from the previous closing of 8,341.86. ...

Msheireb Properties, Qnbn sign pact 12 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has signed an agreement with Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) to deliver next-generation high-speed communications network...

IBQ sponsors Euromoney Conference 12 Dec 2012 - 01:14 am

IBQ has signed up as the lead sponsor of Euromoney Qatar Conference. Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director of International Bank of Qatar (ibq), said...

Greece borrows at steady rates as debt buyback ends successfully 12 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

ATHENS: Greece raised ¤4.387bn ($5.7bn) at little-changed interest rates yesterday with a special bond issue to pay immediate bills amid indications a vital...

Maserati unveils Quattroporte 11 Dec 2012 - 01:46 am

Maserati President and CEO Harald Wester with a new Maserati Quattroporte displayed on the Promenade des Anglais during an international media presentation in...

UAE sets royalty rates for telecom firms 11 Dec 2012 - 01:46 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has set new tax, or royalty, rates for telecom operators in a move seen designed to protect state...

Qatar issued $25bn sukuk this year 11 Dec 2012 - 01:45 am

Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi attending conference on Islamic banking and finance. DOHA: Qatar has...

Syria economy to shrink 20pc: IIF 11 Dec 2012 - 01:44 am

BEIRUT: War-ravaged Syria’s economy will shrink by a fifth in 2012 and all its foreign reserves could be spent by the end of...

Premier to open Euromoney Qatar Central Bank conference 11 Dec 2012 - 01:43 am

Doha: In a combined effort to tackle the challenges of the recent global downturn, some of the world’s leading financiers and representatives of...

QP staff celebrate Refinery Day 11 Dec 2012 - 01:38 am

Qatar Petroleum refinery staff during the celebration. Doha: For the third consecutive year Qatar Petroleum refinery staff in Mesaieed took part in an...