Business / Qatar Business

UAE Exchange remits $1.7bn in 2013 02 Apr 2014 - 01:10 am

Doha: UAE Exchange, yesterday said it remitted $1.7bn from Qatar in 2013, largely to South Asia, taking a share of over 12 percent...

GIS to buy JDC’s 30pc in GDI 01 Apr 2014 - 12:36 am

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada and other officials at the ceremony. DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest service group...

Nakilat Damen signs QR3.1bn MoUs with Qatar Armed Forces 01 Apr 2014 - 12:35 am

The MoU signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatari shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) worth QR3.1bn to build...

Yousef Mohammed Al Jaida is Deputy CEO of QFC Authority 01 Apr 2014 - 12:34 am

DOHA: Yousef Mohammed Al Jaida (pictured), formerly Chief Strategic Development Officer of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority, has been appointed Deputy CEO...

Network marketing provides greater opportunity 01 Apr 2014 - 12:26 am

Carlos Widen By Erika Widen Doha: Network marketing provides every member, whether at the top or bottom, the same opportunity and everyone is...

QNCC to set up new plant 01 Apr 2014 - 12:20 am

DOHA: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has signed a letter of intent with a French company to further boost its production capacity. The...

Fitch affirms Ooredoo at A+; outlook stable 01 Apr 2014 - 12:19 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ooredoo QSC’s long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ with stable outlook. Qtel International Finance Limited’s...

Qatar Exchange up 0.67pc on dividend cues 01 Apr 2014 - 12:19 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 76.92 points, or 0.67 percent, to advance to 11,639.79 points from 11,562.87 on Sunday....

ALUNOOR exports first shipment of aluminium profiles 01 Apr 2014 - 12:18 am

DOHA: Abdulnoor Aluminium Extrusion Factory ‪(ALUNOOR), a newly established company specialised in fabricating aluminium profiles, announced the export of its first shipment of...

No inflationary pressure in budget, say experts 31 Mar 2014 - 01:23 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: A significant 16.8 percent increase in the budgetary allocation dedicated to the implementation of key development projects for the...

Budget to give push to infrastructure, construction 31 Mar 2014 - 01:22 am

Doha: The increase in the allocation of funds in the budget will give a huge push to the infrastructure and construction sector, say...

Opec head to address meet next week 31 Mar 2014 - 12:59 am

Doha: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Secretary General Abdalla Salem El Badri will deliver The 2014 Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah...

Ooredoo to unveil ‘surprise’ plans soon 31 Mar 2014 - 12:46 am

Ooredoo Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani (right) and Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi (centre), who...

Lulu opens 110th hypermarket 31 Mar 2014 - 12:42 am

Sheikh Salem Abdulrahman Al Qassimi, Director General of Rulers Court and Member of Sharjah Ruling Family with Sheikh Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al Qassimi...

Qatar Exchange continues to make gains 31 Mar 2014 - 12:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 80.53 points, or 0.70 percent, to close at 11,562.87 points from 11,482.34 on Thursday....

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Brighter global outlook boosting optimism in US 31 Mar 2014 - 12:21 am

The US dollar was back in favour last week against the low yielding currencies as the slight GDP miss was seen as broadly...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities stage fightback from the mid-month wobbles 31 Mar 2014 - 12:21 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Following a mid-month wobble, commodities approached the end of the quarter on a strong...

QAFAC participates in Gastech event 30 Mar 2014 - 08:31 am

QAFAC team at Gastech Exhibition and Conference 2014 in Seoul. DOHA: Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC) successfully participated in the four-day ‘Gastech Exhibition...