Business / Qatar Business

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Is the US economy losing momentum? 13 Mar 2014 - 12:30 am

Markets were treated to a busy week that included rate decisions by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, political stalemate...

FCC gets €506m Doha Metro red line contract 12 Mar 2014 - 09:43 am

DOHA: FCC, a global leader in subway construction, has won the €506m contract to build a section of Doha Metro red line. The...

QIIB explores overseas investments 12 Mar 2014 - 12:47 am

QIIB Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (centre) and Vice Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani (left) and...

‘Partial privatisation to continue’ 11 Mar 2014 - 01:56 am

QCB Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah Saoud Al Thani. Kammutty VP Doha: The partial privatisation of state-owned energy companies, which started with initial...

Insurance to ride on infrastructure boom 11 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Insurance sector in Qatar will ride on the boom in infrastructure sector. The roll-out of new infrastructure projects and...

Qatar gets region’s largest business incubator 11 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

The CEO of QDB and Chairman of QBIC, Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa and Rashid Nasser Al Kaabi of Al Sraiya Group exchange...

Symposium on SME in automotive industry 11 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Audience at the symposium yesterday. Abdul Basit DOHA: The EU-GCC Invest, German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK) and the German...

Direct selling business makes inroads: QNET 11 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Doha: The direct selling model has showed how people without a business background can learn new skills and attitudes to provide significant additional...

Ezdan Holding buys more than 20pc in IHG 11 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group yesterday revealed that it has bought more than 20 percent of Islamic Holding Group (IHG) shares through Qatar Exchange....

Qatalum posts best rectiformer efficiency target 11 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Qatar-based aluminium producer Qatalum has recorded the best rectiformer efficiency levels in the world. Rectiformers, which convert AC power into DC power,...

Jordan sees fast recovery: QNB 11 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

Doha: The Jordanian economy is recovering from the crisis in 2012, with support from the IMF and GCC countries. The international reserves of...

QE index moves up, adds 68.45 points more 11 Mar 2014 - 01:26 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday by adding 68.45 points, or 0.59 percent, to advance to 11,710.49 points from 11,642.04 on...

Budget surplus to reach QR40bn 10 Mar 2014 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Qatar’s budget surplus is expected to reach QR40bn by the end of the current fiscal. The surplus was QR27bn during the second...

KEMCO to manage Tala Residence 10 Mar 2014 - 01:24 am

The team. DOHA: Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development has appointed KEMCO Maintenance & Services, a subsidiary of KEMCO Group, to manage their first...

SEEF gets management certifications 10 Mar 2014 - 01:23 am

SEEF Ltd officials with IMS Project certifications. Doha: SEEF Ltd has celebrated its successful completion of IMS Project certification — ISO 9001:2008, Quality...

Positive mood continues at QE, index up 0.30pc 10 Mar 2014 - 01:16 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday adding 35.01 points, or 0.30 percent to close at 11,642.04 points from 11,607.03 points on...

LuLu Exchange, LOGOS ITS in deal 10 Mar 2014 - 01:14 am

Doha: LuLu Exchange, in association with Pearl Data Direct LLC, signed a contract with the Luxembourg-based LOGOS ITS to procure the iDETECT compliance...

Weekly Commodity Update: Agriculture sector underpins commodity rise as Ukraine risk fades 10 Mar 2014 - 12:56 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The escalating tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine received most of the...