Business

Milestone for Qatalum 03 Oct 2012 - 12:17 pm

DOHA: Qatalum recently celebrated the production of one million tonnes of liquid metal sent to its casthouse, a milestone achieved through dedicated teamwork...

Qatar Paving Stones wins ISO 9001:2008 certification 03 Oct 2012 - 12:16 pm

Doha: Qatar Paving Stones (QPS), a subsidiary of Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), marked the receipt of its ISO certification with a grand...

Qatar-UAE Exchange motto ‘Customer is the King’ 03 Oct 2012 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar-UAE Exchange, in alignment with International Customer Service Week (September 30 to October 4), celebrates its customers with special events and gifts,...

GWC named Logistics Company for third consecutive year 03 Oct 2012 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) continues to impress as it received yet another Arabian Business Achievement Award, the third consecutive award in the...

InterContinental Hotel sales executives’ blitz in Doha 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

DOHA: More than 75 InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) sales colleagues from hotels across India, Middle East and Africa arrived in Doha for a...

Threatened duties push China solar firms offshore 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

By Krishna N Das and Swetha Gopinath Chinese solar companies are being forced to speed up plans to move a big chunk of...

A very strange way to assess safety of banks 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

By Simon Johnson Global regulators have a peculiar way of assessing the soundness of big banks: Ask bankers how risky their investments are,...

ECB’s ‘nuclear option’ better as deterrent than weapon 03 Oct 2012 - 12:13 pm

By Paul Taylor Buying unlimited quantities of bonds is sometimes described as a central bank’s nuclear option, deploying an overwhelming force that threatens...

Xstrata, Glencore announce new terms for tie-up 02 Oct 2012 - 07:46 pm

ZURICH: Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore said yesterday they had agreed on new terms for their tie-up to create a...

Atos opens Qatar branch 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

DOHA: Atos an international information technology company and Worldwide IT Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games yesterday launched its branch...

EADS-BAE merger demands erupt as talks intensify 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

BERLIN/PARIS: Airbus parent EADS and arms group BAE Systems must restructure a $45bn merger, a top shareholder said, as a government source threatened...

Barwa Bank eyeing Doha IPO, says CEO 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

DOHA/DUBAI: Barwa Bank, a Qatari lender part-owned by Qatar Holding, plans an initial public offering on the Doha stock exchange and is being...

QE index gained 26.57 points in Sept 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

DOHA: The Qatari bourse gained 26.57 points (or 0.31 percent) last month over August 2012 as trading closed at 8,510.21 points on September...

Greek budget sees 6th year of recession 02 Oct 2012 - 07:44 pm

ATHENS: Greece will bring forward painful budget cuts to end a decade of primary deficits while grappling with a sixth year of recession,...

Kuwait should cut spending: central bank governor 02 Oct 2012 - 07:44 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s government should take all necessary measures to cut spending and focus on investing in projects that will benefit the major oil...

UAE, Morocco banks bid for BNP Egypt unit 02 Oct 2012 - 06:33 pm

DUBAI/CAIRO: Dubai’s Emirates NBD and Morocco’s Attijariwafabank have bid for BNP Paribas’ Egyptian retail arm, four banking sources said, as regional banks look...

Egypt talks on $4.8bn deal with IMF delayed 02 Oct 2012 - 06:33 pm

CAIRO: Egypt’s negotiations for a $4.8bn loan from the IMF have been delayed to give the government more time to draw up its...

Iran currency tumbles 17pc in one day 02 Oct 2012 - 06:33 pm

TEHRAN: Iran’s currency plummeted at least 17 percent in trading yesterday, according to media and an online exchange website, severely adding to strains...