Business

Real estate deals rise to QR4.9bn in first quarter 17 Apr 2022 - 09:15 am

Qatar’s real estate sector has delivered a remarkable performance in the first quarter of the year with total deals reaching near QR5bn. According...

QNB launches prepaid card with official mascot of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 17 Apr 2022 - 09:13 am

QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, in partnership with Visa, revealed the first prepaid card designed exclusively with...

Ooredoo holds Garangao celebration 16 Apr 2022 - 09:54 am

Doha: Ooredoo arranged a trip to Angry Birds World at Doha Festival City for a group of children from local community centres so...

Starbucks CEO Schultz blasts ‘false promises’ by past management 15 Apr 2022 - 08:44 pm

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz, moving to further put his stamp on the coffee giant in his third stint at the...

Qatar projected to grow at 4.9% this year: World Bank 15 Apr 2022 - 10:14 am

Driven by a strong recovery and rising exports, Qatar’s economy is expected to grow significantly higher this year compared to last year. The...

QSE index benefits from strength of economy and performance of companies: Analyst 15 Apr 2022 - 09:37 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index continued its positive performance for the second week in a row during April, as it managed to enhance...

Al Faisal Holding’s subsidiary BPT launches ‘Al Yamama’ brand 14 Apr 2022 - 09:18 am

Doha: Al Faisal Holding Group, one of the region’s largest privately-held diversified industry groups, has announced that its subsidiary, Bridge Power Trading (BPT),...

‘1,000 Opportunities Initiative’ localises supply chains 14 Apr 2022 - 09:15 am

Doha: In cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Qatar Chamber (QC) held yesterday a seminar to inform private sector companies...

Qatar’s CPI edges up in March 14 Apr 2022 - 09:15 am

Doha: Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed a marginal increase of 0.58 percent in March compared to the previous month (February 2022), reaching...

MEEZA wins ‘Cloud Solution of the Year’ at Qatar Digital Business Awards 14 Apr 2022 - 08:55 am

In a move that reinforces MEEZA’s reputation as Qatar’s leading Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider, MEEZA has won the award for ‘Cloud...

Woqod reports QR263m net profit for Q1 14 Apr 2022 - 08:51 am

Qatar Fuel Company (Woqod) yesterday reported net profit (excluding minority rights) of QR263m for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to...

Global investors eye Qatari market 14 Apr 2022 - 08:49 am

Global investors are eyeing setting up offices in Qatar and are scouting for companies to invest as startups are exponentially growing and seeing...

Qatari Diar’s investments in Qatar worth QR50bn: CEO 14 Apr 2022 - 08:44 am

Qatari Diar CEO Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (pictured) said that the company’s investment inside the country has reached around QR50bn, in a...

‘1,000 Opportunities Initiative’ localises supply chains: QC Chairman 13 Apr 2022 - 07:11 pm

Doha: In cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Qatar Chamber (QC) held a seminar on Wednesday to inform private sector...

India's mandatory airbag proposal will hurt sales, says top carmaker 13 Apr 2022 - 03:42 pm

NEW DELHI: India's plan to make six airbags mandatory in passenger vehicles will make cars more expensive and drive out a chunk of...

India's crypto exchanges block deposits via state-backed system, stir alarm 13 Apr 2022 - 09:27 am

New Delhi: Big Indian crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency using a widely-used state-backed...

QIB wins 3 awards at Global Finance’s '2022 World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions' 13 Apr 2022 - 09:22 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has been recognised on a global and national level at the Global Finance Magazine’s World’s Best Islamic Banks...

Qatar’s construction sector evolving with new technologies 13 Apr 2022 - 09:21 am

Doha: Qatar’s construction industry is growing rapidly. The country offers new business opportunities for the local industries and SMEs. There have been many...