Business / Qatar Business

Industrials drag H1 profit of QE listed companies 01 Sep 2014 - 10:55 pm

DOHA: Industrials and insurance stocks were the main drag on corporate earnings of Qatar’s listed companies for the first half of 2014 (H1,...

Gujarat business team to visit Doha from Wednesday 01 Sep 2014 - 10:18 pm

DOHA: A ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ delegation led by B B Swain, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), will be visiting Doha ...

Qatar Exchange starts week on strong note 31 Aug 2014 - 11:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar shares rose yesterday recovering some of the lost ground in the previous session on buying interests of local retail investors. The...

Qatari business team visits Kenya 30 Aug 2014 - 11:01 pm

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (left) with Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohammed (centre) during the visit. DOHA: A delegation of...

Islamic banks outperform conventional peers 30 Aug 2014 - 10:59 pm

DOHA: The Islamic banks in Qatar outpaced conventional banks in the country in terms of growth in net profit during the second quarter...

Real estate prices well within fundamentals 30 Aug 2014 - 10:58 pm

DOHA: The Real Estate Price Index (REPI) published by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) suggests average prices for land, commercial and residential properties...

Fahad Abdulla named Al Khaliji Group CEO 30 Aug 2014 - 10:57 pm

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) has announced the official appointment of Fahad Abdulla Al Khalifa (pictured) as its Group Chief Executive...

QE index dropped 333.04 points last week 28 Aug 2014 - 11:26 pm

DOHA: Qatari stocks fell last week with the main index of Qatar Exchange (QE) dropping 333.04 points to 13,443.16 points yesterday, the last...

New Port to be operational by 2016 end 27 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, being briefed on the development of the...

QE benchmark pulls back 0.3 percent 27 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

DUBAI: Qatar Exchange’s benchmark pulled back 0.3 percent yesterday, dragged down by banks. Shares in Masraf Al Rayan fell 2.3 percent, Qatar International...

Ethiopian president receives Qatari business delegation 26 Aug 2014 - 10:15 pm

Qatari business delegation members during their meeting with Ethiopian president (right) yesterday. DOHA: Dr Mulatu Teshome, President of Federal Republic of Ethiopia, received...

Qalex receives ISO 9001:2008 certification 26 Aug 2014 - 10:12 pm

Doha: Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Company (Qalex), the first local extruder in Qatar, has recently obtained the ISO 9001:2008 certification from TـV Nord, Qatar....

Al Khaliji named ‘Best Operational Bank Qatar’ 26 Aug 2014 - 10:10 pm

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) QSC has been awarded the “Best Operational Bank Qatar 2014” by the Global Financial Market Review...

Qatar real estate sector witnesses significant recovery: Ezdan report 26 Aug 2014 - 10:07 pm

DOHA: The real estate sector witnessed a significant recovery despite the ongoing summer holidays, with the combined value of transactions during the second...

Trade surplus touches QR33.2bn in July 26 Aug 2014 - 10:05 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s trade balance showed a surplus of QR33.2bn, an increase of QR0.3bn or 0.8 percent in July 2014 on year-on-year basis. In...

Qatar Exchange index jumps 112.38 points 25 Aug 2014 - 10:21 pm

Doha/Dubai: Spurred by industries and top banks’ stocks, Qatar Exchange index jumped 112.38 points, or 8.2 percent, yesterday when the bourse closed trading...

Qatar listed firms’ profits beat forecast 25 Aug 2014 - 10:14 pm

Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s listed companies recorded better-than-expected profits during the second quarter of 2014 (Q2, 14), but saw a nince percent year-on-year...

Mena IPOs raise $2.4bn in first half of this year 24 Aug 2014 - 10:50 pm

DOHA: The Mena IPO market performed robustly in the first half of 2014 (H1, 2014) raising $2.4bn from 16 IPOs. This has been...