Business / Qatar Business

Expert outlines challenges ahead in run-up to 2022 05 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

DOHA: Mobilisation of labour force and primary construction materials would be the key challenges Qatar’s project industry would be facing in the run-up...

Banks set to finance $100bn projects 05 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

DOHA: Qatar’s banking sector is ready to rise to the challenge of financing an expected $100bn boom in the country’s projects industry until...

Top Indian trade team to visit Doha 05 Sep 2013 - 01:24 am

DOHA: A 14-member high level Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) business delegation is arriving in Doha on a three-day visit from September 8. ...

Qatar bourse index down by 1.89 percent 05 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 179.80 points or 1.89 percent to 9,356.32 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,536.12. Among the top...

Al Sada opens Sasol office in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right) inaugurating the Sasol-Qatar office. DOHA: H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the...

Singapore firms to play bigger role in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

DOHA: As the GCC-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) entered into force from September 1, Singaporean and Qatari companies will now be able to...

Muntajat to have its HQ in The Hague 04 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

DOHA/THE HAGUE: The newly established Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) yesterday announced that it has chosen ‘The Hague, (the...

Construction sector in Mideast forecast to grow by 19pc 04 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

DOHA: The Middle East’s construction sector, including Qatar, has been forecast to grow by 19 percent in 2013, with the combined value of...

Qatar bourse index falls by 82.14 points 04 Sep 2013 - 12:14 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 82.14 points or 0.85 percent to 9,536.12 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,618.26. Among the top...

International Islamic wins award 03 Sep 2013 - 01:51 am

International Islamic Chief Operating Officer Ali Hamad Al Mesaifri receiving the award. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (International Islamic) has been chosen for...

QIA bolstering team to diversify portfolio 03 Sep 2013 - 01:50 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s most aggressive investors, is hiring senior bankers and industry executives to lessen the fund’s...

Qatar has fourth highest asset wealth per head 03 Sep 2013 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Qatar has the fourth highest built asset wealth per person in the world. The rate of growth in built asset wealth per...

Residential property prices unchanged 03 Sep 2013 - 01:48 am

DOHA: Qatar’s residential property sale transactions reached a multi-year high during the second quarter of 2013, driven by higher purchases of freehold properties...

Qatar’s Petroserv enters Australian LNG sector 03 Sep 2013 - 01:47 am

DOHA: Doha-based Petroserv Ltd, has announced its entry into the Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector through an equity investment with Queensland-based Bothar...

Shake-up in Barwa Bank management team 03 Sep 2013 - 01:46 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank announced a series of changes to its leadership team including the promotions of Khalid Al Ahbabi to General Manager, Wholesale...

GWC, Qafac sign QR6m contract 03 Sep 2013 - 01:15 am

Doha: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) and Qatar Fuel Additives Company (Qafac) have signed a contract worth QR6m.Under the contract GWC is to provide...

Qatar bourse index down 0.51 percent 03 Sep 2013 - 12:42 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down yesterday by 49.32 points or 0.51 percent to 9,618.26 points from the previous closing of 9,667.58. Among the...

Public spending drives Qatari banks’ loan book growth 01 Sep 2013 - 11:56 pm

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Heavy public spending has boosted Qatari banks’ loan book growth to the highest in the GCC. Banks in Qatar...