Business / Qatar Business

GT Academy celebrates fifth year of training 22 Dec 2013 - 07:04 am

DUBAI: When GT Academy began five years ago, many people thought Nissan and PlayStation were crazy for believing they could turn a Gran...

Peugeot begins operations in Vietnam 22 Dec 2013 - 06:53 am

Doha: Nine months after the signature at Ho-Chi-Minh City of a partnership agreement (for import, distribution and assembly), Peugeot and the Vietnamese Thaco...

QInvest advises on $3.5bn sukuk transactions 19 Dec 2013 - 07:10 am

DOHA: QInvest has advised on sukuk transactions in 2013 totalling $3.5bn, and expects another busy year in 2014, with increased activity from within...

Population rise to push Qatar inflation up 19 Dec 2013 - 04:32 am

DOHA: The burgeoning consumer demand, underpinned by a projected seven percent year-on-year population growth, Qatar’s headline inflation is expected to go up over...

PPP key for Qatar’s economic growth: Dow 18 Dec 2013 - 07:45 am

DOHA: As Qatar and the wider Middle East region continues to increase its position as a host destination for world sporting events, the...

Banking sector pushes Qatari index down 18 Dec 2013 - 07:41 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 6.08 points, or 0.06 percent, yesterday closing at 10,468.59 points from the previous closing of 10,475.39 points. The...

Ukrainian delegation at Qatar Chamber 17 Dec 2013 - 07:33 am

A Ukrainian delegation led by Vice Chairman of International Commercial Chamber, Igor Gres, meeting members of Qatar Chamber at the chamber headquarters in...

UBL and Omani firm mark 30 years of association 17 Dec 2013 - 07:32 am

UBL President Atif R Bokhari presenting a plaque to Chairman of OUECL and OHI Group of Companies and United Bank Limited, Maqbool bin...

Qatar raises 2013 growth forecast, economy to expand by 6pc 17 Dec 2013 - 07:26 am

DOHA: Qatar’s economy is projected to expand by 6 percent this year, about half a percent point higher than in 2012, and by...

QFMA receives requests for 2 new listings, 5 IPOs 17 Dec 2013 - 07:25 am

DOHA: The regulator of the Qatari bourse said yesterday it has received two requests for new listings and five for launching initial public...

Commercial Bank eyes local tie-ups: Chief 17 Dec 2013 - 07:25 am

DOHA/DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Qatar is open to tie-ups with local financial institutions and could sell bonds next year to fund infrastructure lending...

IKEA unveils new kids range 17 Dec 2013 - 07:25 am

DOHA: Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, part of Al Futtaim group of companies, has unveiled a newly redesigned children’s department. Customers and children can...

QNB ranked Qatar’s best 17 Dec 2013 - 07:24 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has been named the best capitalised Financial Institution and the second largest capitalized “Corporate” in the Middle East...

Qatar, Dubai bourses slip; region mixed 17 Dec 2013 - 07:24 am

DUBAI: Dubai’s bourse suffered its largest loss in a month yesterday as investors sold blue chip Emaar Properties in a delayed reaction to...

Commercial real estate sector witnesses boom 17 Dec 2013 - 06:17 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s commercial real estate sector witnessed a significant revival this year. The vacancy rates dropped to 10 percent in...

Barwa Bank, FFC get Islamic Business & Finance awards 16 Dec 2013 - 08:18 am

Barwa Bank officials during the award ceremony. DOHA: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant banking service provider, has been named as the...

QCB framing rules for listing of ETFs 16 Dec 2013 - 08:17 am

DOHA: Banking regulator, the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), said yesterday it is busy framing rules to list exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the...

Plans for new LDPE facility in early stage: IQ 16 Dec 2013 - 08:15 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), one of the region’s industrial giants, yesterday confirmed that contrary to reports in sections of the media, plans for...