Business

Oil drops, stocks climb as Trump delays Iran move 20 Jun 2025 - 07:01 pm

London: Oil prices retreated Friday while US and European stock markets mostly gained ground as concerns over a war escalation in Iran eased....

Oil prices decline amid continued tensions in Middle East 20 Jun 2025 - 12:27 pm

Singapore: Global oil prices fell on Friday after the United States announced a delay in deciding whether to intervene in the military escalation...

‘Avoid random selling of shares currently on QSE’ 20 Jun 2025 - 09:46 am

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed the week down 3.44 percent, losing 365,360 points, to 10,261 points, compared to last week’s...

Affordable housing demand surges amid rising expat influx 20 Jun 2025 - 09:35 am

Doha: Qatar is experiencing a surge in demand for affordable housing, driven largely by a growing influx of expatriates attracted to the country’s...

Hamad Port bolsters Qatar’s status as key commercial, logistics hub 20 Jun 2025 - 09:29 am

DOHA: Positioned strategically and supported by a rapidly expanding shipping network, Hamad Port, Qatar’s main gateway to world trade enables seamless and secure...

Gold prices rise as demand grows 19 Jun 2025 - 08:05 pm

Singapore: Goldprices rose on Thursday amid growing demand for safe-haven assets, but the Federal Reserve's cautious stance on interest rate cuts limited the...

China soy sauce maker rises on Hong Kong debut 19 Jun 2025 - 01:57 pm

Hong Kong: Shares in China's top soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian ended slightly higher on its debut Thursday after raising US$1.3 billion in...

World Bank projects Qatar's economy to grow at an average of 6.5% in 2026-2027 19 Jun 2025 - 01:49 pm

Riyadh: The World Bank projected that the economic growth in the State of Qatar is to remain stable at 2.4% in 2025, before...

MoCI hosts workshop on combating trademark infringement 19 Jun 2025 - 11:09 am

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Brand Owners’ Protection Group (Gulf BPG), organised a training workshop yesterday,...

Qatar participates in ‘Vision Golfe’ Forum 19 Jun 2025 - 11:07 am

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, H E Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed,...

12 Qatari-listed firms among Forbes’ top 100 companies in Middle East 19 Jun 2025 - 10:55 am

Doha, Qatar: Twelve Qatari firms were featured in the list of Top 100 Listed Companies in the Middle East during the year 2025...

QIB named ‘Qatar’s Best Islamic Bank and Best Digital Bank for SMEs’ by Euromoney 19 Jun 2025 - 10:52 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has been named Qatar’s Best Islamic Bank and Qatar’s Best Digital Bank for...

Aamal Company initiates negotiations to acquire Hepworth PME Qatar 19 Jun 2025 - 10:51 am

Doha, Qatar: Aamal Company (“Aamal”), one of the region’s leading diversified companies, announces that it has commenced negotiations to acquire a stake in...

Qatar Central Bank maintains current interest rates 18 Jun 2025 - 10:02 pm

Doha: The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced today, June18, that it maintained its current interest rates for deposits, lending and repurchases (repo) following...

Oil prices drop following Trump's Iran comments, US stocks rise 18 Jun 2025 - 08:22 pm

London: Oil prices dropped on Wednesday as comments by President Donald Trump trimmed concerns about an imminent US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict....

Qatar Chamber discusses enhancing commercial relations with India 18 Jun 2025 - 06:22 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Chamber discussed with an Indian business delegation trade and economic cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to...

China's AliExpress risks fine for breaching EU illegal product rules 18 Jun 2025 - 12:55 pm

Brussels, Belgium: Chinese online giant AliExpress must do more to protect consumers from illegal product sales, the European Commission said Wednesday in an...