Business / Qatar Business

Real estate sector transactions up 81pc 25 Jul 2013 - 01:31 am

DOHA: The real estate sector witnessed a standard growth of 81 percent taking the combined value of transactions, during the second week of...

Qatar bourse rises to 52-week high 24 Jul 2013 - 05:19 am

DOHA: Qatar bourse rose near to a new 52-week high on the back of strong gains by telecoms and banking & financial services...

Barwa Bank H1 profit up 85pc 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

Sheikh Mohamad bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani & Steve Troop, CEO, Barwa Bank Group DOHA: Barwa Bank recorded a net profit of...

Commercial Bank posts QR1.02bn profit 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank of Qatar (Commercial Bank) yesterday announced its financial results and reported a net profit of about QR1.02bn for the half-year...

Masraf Al Rayan’s H1 profit soars to QR821m 24 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan posted a net profit of QR821m in the first half of 2013 (2013 H1), an increase of 13.2 percent...

IBQ launches loyalty programme 24 Jul 2013 - 04:49 am

Andrew Ball, Head of Retail Banking & Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director Doha: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) yesterday launched the country’s most comprehensive...

Barwa Real Estate names new Chairman 24 Jul 2013 - 03:41 am

Doha: The Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali (pictured), is the new chairman of the...

Doha Bank’s first half profit rises 1.1pc 23 Jul 2013 - 01:35 am

Chairman Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammed bin Jabor Al Thani, MD Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani & Group Chief Executive...

Qatargas sends first LNG to Malaysia 23 Jul 2013 - 01:34 am

DOHA: Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced yesterday that it has sold Qatar’s first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia. The...

Energy cooperation with Malta 23 Jul 2013 - 01:29 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, with Konrad Mizzi, Minister of Energy and Conservation of...

QE index gains 1.17pc; Dubai’s ENBD surges 23 Jul 2013 - 01:28 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange index gained 1.17 percent to close at 9,652.67 yesterday. The gains were mainly led by Telecoms, Transportation and Consumer...

US oil prices waver around $108 23 Jul 2013 - 01:28 am

NEW YORK: US oil prices pulled back from last week’s 16-month high yesterday as traders locked in profits from a blistering rally that...

Qatar Navigation H1 net profit jumps 30percent 23 Jul 2013 - 01:26 am

DUBAI: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) yesterday reported a 30 percent increase in net profit for the first half of the year, with the company...

QPI buys 25pc stake in Greek power plant 22 Jul 2013 - 12:50 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada posing for a group picture after the signing ceremony...

EQ gets new CEO 22 Jul 2013 - 12:48 am

DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ) has announced the appointment of Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer. Al Khalifa...

Qatar bourse index down; Dubai rallies 22 Jul 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 9.16 points or 0.10 percent to 9,540.71 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,549.87 points. Among the...

ARI brings home ‘Mena Sukuk Manager of the Year’ award 22 Jul 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: City-based Al Rayan Investment (ARI) scooped the Mena Sukuk Manager of the Year title at the 2013 Investment Excellence Awards. The award...

Two new members in QBA board 21 Jul 2013 - 01:37 am

Members of the QBA pose for a group picture. DOHA: The Qatari Business-men’s Association (QBA) is set to meet with the newly appointed...