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US stocks at Wall Street closes mixed 10 Mar 2023 - 10:56 am

New York: Major US stock indexes at Wall Street ended mixed on Wednesday. The S&P 500 gained 5.54 points, or 0.14 per cent,...

Gold price edges higher on softer dollar 10 Mar 2023 - 10:56 am

Singapore: Gold prices edged higher on yesterday as the dollar eased, although US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks limited further gains in...

Malaysia targets 20% this year in FDI, DDI 10 Mar 2023 - 10:55 am

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian government is targeting 20 percent growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI) this year, up...

QCB issues treasury bills worth QR3bn 10 Mar 2023 - 10:55 am

Doha: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills worth QR3bn, attracting a total of QR 4.5 billion. QCB said in a tweet that...

QSE Index rises 23.25 points 10 Mar 2023 - 10:54 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index rose 23.25 points at the beginning of yesterday's trading, or 0.21 percent, to reach the level of 10.775...

Minister of Commerce and Industry meets with Ministers and senior officials 10 Mar 2023 - 10:52 am

Doha: Minister of Commerce and Industry HisExcellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani meets with Ministers and Senior Officials on the...

QCB foreign currency reserves 11.7% in Feb 10 Mar 2023 - 10:50 am

Doha: International reserves and foreign currency liquidity of the Qatar Central Bank jumped last February to reach QR 234.946 billion, an increase of...

QFC takes part in Bangladesh investment summit 10 Mar 2023 - 10:48 am

Doha: Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, participated in the Bangladesh Investment summit titled “The...

Minister of Finance held talks with Saudi’s Minister of Economy and Planning 10 Mar 2023 - 10:47 am

Doha: Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met today with Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of...

Qatar’s tourism industry targets nearly 12 percent GDP by 2030 10 Mar 2023 - 10:44 am

The State of Qatar is upbeat on increasing the number of visits to the country and elevating the GDP by 12 percent in...

General Motors offers buyouts to most US salaried workers to trim costs 09 Mar 2023 - 07:05 pm

DETROIT: General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs...

Former Shell CEO gets big payday on soaring oil prices 09 Mar 2023 - 05:31 pm

London: Shell's recently retired CEO earned close to £10 million ($12 million) last year after the energy giant scored record profits on soaring...

elev8 President continues to drive digital transformation 09 Mar 2023 - 09:22 am

Doha: The President of elev8 Maria Balbas shared her expertise in digital upskilling and transformative education with industry peers recently during an informative...

QC discusses investment enhancement 09 Mar 2023 - 09:22 am

Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) discussed the strengthening of economic and trade cooperation between Qatar and Haiti, and also discussed on the investment environment...

Qatar Stock Exchange gains 0.28 percent 09 Mar 2023 - 09:21 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 29.75 points, or 0.28 percent to close trading at 10,752.32 points yesterday. The volume of shares...

QOI program announces winning innovation partnerships 09 Mar 2023 - 09:20 am

Doha: The Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council’s flagship program, Qatar Open Innovation (QOI), has announced a host of winning innovation partnership...

QC reviews investment relations with Ugandan, Chad Ministers 09 Mar 2023 - 09:19 am

Doha: Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwari met yesterday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda...