Business / Qatar Business

New identity for Ezdan Holding, subsidiaries 26 Dec 2013 - 04:29 am

DOHA: As part of its modernisation and development strategy, real estate giant Ezdan Holding Group yesterday unveiled its new identity along with all...

QE geared up for MPHC share trading: CEO 25 Dec 2013 - 07:33 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) is well-equipped to trade the 300 million plus shares of Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) entering the primary market...

Qatari bourse index adds 45.30 points 25 Dec 2013 - 07:27 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday adding 45.30 points, or 0.43 percent, to advance to 10,498.45 points from 10,453.15 on Monday....

‘Fuwairit’ delivers first cargo to India 24 Dec 2013 - 09:20 am

RasGas’ Liquefied Natural Gas tanker ‘Fuwairit’ berthed at the Kochi LNG Receiving Terminal in India. DOHA: RasGas successfully delivered its first cargo aboard...

QIC to set up department for corporate social responsibility programmes 24 Dec 2013 - 09:19 am

The chief executive officer of QIC Khalifa Al Sub’ie DOHA: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) is planning to set up a special department for...

Drake & Scull wins QR400m mall deal 24 Dec 2013 - 09:18 am

A computer rendition of the Mall of Qatar. DOHA: Drake & Scull Qatar (DSI Qatar), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Drake & Scull International...

Qatar plans to invest $200m in Indian property 24 Dec 2013 - 09:10 am

MUMBAI: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund, is in talks to invest $200m in residential property in India, a source with...

Public sector deposits retreat by 5pc in Nov: QNB 24 Dec 2013 - 09:08 am

DOHA: Public sector deposits retreated by 5 percent month-on-month in November, but up 28.1 percent year-to-date, while private sector deposits gained by 3.7...

Qatari bourse recovers from two-week low; region mixed 24 Dec 2013 - 09:08 am

Doha/Dubai: Qatar Exchange ended in the green area yesterday adding 50.38 points (0.50 percent) advance to 10,453.15 points from 10,402.77 on Sunday. The...

Major boost to merchandise trade balance 24 Dec 2013 - 09:07 am

DOHA: Qatar’s merchandise trade balance — the difference between exports and imports — increased sixfold from QR64.1bn to QR392.2bn during 2006-2012. Total exports,...

Nakilat signs $160m financing deals with Al Khaliji 24 Dec 2013 - 04:50 am

The Managing Director of Nakilat and Chairman of N-KOM and NDSQ, Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti (second left), and Al Khaliji’s Group Chief Executive...

Mesaieed Petrochemical to raise QR3.23bn in IPO 23 Dec 2013 - 04:14 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, is flanked by Minister of Finance, Ali Sherif Al Emadi...

Barwa Bank wins four International Finance Magazine awards 23 Dec 2013 - 04:09 am

Officials during the awards ceremony. Doha: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant banking service provider, has been named as winner of the International...

Qatar, Algeria sign pact for steel venture 23 Dec 2013 - 04:03 am

Doha: Ali bin Hassan Al Muraikhi, Chairman of Qatar Steel International, and Hasnawi Shaiboub, Chairman of Sidar Company of Algeria, signed the Articles...

Marginal growth in Qatar real estate sector 23 Dec 2013 - 04:01 am

DOHA: The real estate market witnessed a marginal growth of nearly one percent during the second week of December 8-12 with the combined...

Weekly Commodity Update : Precious metals hit as energy gets a boost 23 Dec 2013 - 03:55 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) As the table shows, the energy sector was generally positive while metals were negative...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Dollar gains significantly against most major counterparts 23 Dec 2013 - 03:55 am

Last week the US Federal Reserve reduced its monthly bond purchases from $85bn to $75bn, the first step towards undoing the extraordinary stimulus...

Qatargas’ DHT project achieves safety milestone 22 Dec 2013 - 07:11 am

Officials and staff of Qatargas’ Diesel Hydrotreater project celebrating the safety milestone. DOHA: Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery’s Diesel Hydrotreater (DHT) project made yet another...