Business / Qatar Business

Investors warned of ‘dubious’ fund 11 Jul 2013 - 01:48 am

DOHA: QFC Regulatory Authority has strongly warned investors against a “$160m Investment Fund” which claims to be operating from Qatar. The regulatory authority...

Banks dominate GCC bond market 10 Jul 2013 - 09:33 am

DOHA: The banking sector continued to dominate GCC’s corporate bond market in Q2, 2013. The Qatar National Bank (QNB) helped prop up the...

Profit of Qatari firms expected to rise over 7pc in Q2, 2013 10 Jul 2013 - 09:31 am

DOHA: Qatari companies’ Q2, 2103 profits are forecast to increase by 7.3 percent on a year-on-year, mainly led by QNB, Ooredoo and Gulf...

Ali Ahmed named QNB acting CEO 10 Jul 2013 - 09:30 am

DOHA: The Board of Directors of Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group yesterday appointed Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari (pictured) as the Acting Chief Executive...

Helium2 plant at RasGas begins output 09 Jul 2013 - 12:15 am

Officials during a tour of RasGas’s Helium2 plant. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) yesterday announced that its recently completed Helium2 plant produced the...

Oxy Qatar, GDI sign QR273m deal 09 Jul 2013 - 12:14 am

Officials exchanging documents at the signing ceremony. DOHA: Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) has signed a QR273m contract with Gulf Drilling...

Qatar to invest $140bn in infrastructure: Deloitte 09 Jul 2013 - 12:11 am

DOHA: Qatar plans to invest over $140bn in transport infrastructure in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Plans to construct new roads...

QInvest’s QMAP funds included in RBC Investor platform 09 Jul 2013 - 12:10 am

DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank has announced the inclusion of the QInvest Managed Account Platform (QMAP) funds to the global fund platform...

Qatar’s logistics industry set to grow manifold: Expert 08 Jul 2013 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Powered by Qatar’s huge investments in the infrastructure and transportation sectors, Qatar’s logistics industry is set to grow in a big way....

Minister of Finance becomes QNB Chairman 08 Jul 2013 - 01:24 am

Doha: Qatar National Bank announced yesterday the appointment of the Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi as Chairman of QNB ...

Qatar Exchange announces Ramadan business hours 08 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) announced yeterday that its official business hours during the holy month of Ramadan will be from 8.30am to 1.30pm,...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: US jobs data reinforces expectations of early QE tapering 07 Jul 2013 - 11:54 pm

Last week the market revolved around the US Job report and several major Central Bank meetings. The ECB and BoE decisions to keep...

Barwa launches commercial property in central London 07 Jul 2013 - 01:17 am

Ahmad Al Abdulla, Deputy CEO of Barwa Real Estate Group, during the launch of the property. DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group has officially...

NBK sees better non-oil GDP growth in Qatar 07 Jul 2013 - 01:17 am

DOHA: Driven by a ‘better-than-expected’ growth in the non-oil GDP sector of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the GCC’s growth rate in this key...

Tapering of QE may hurt global growth: QNB 07 Jul 2013 - 01:12 am

Doha: A tapering of Quantitative Easing (QE) by the US Federal Reserve may hurt global growth, according to QNB Group. While the evidence...

Weekly Commodity Update: Negative momentum slowing led by WTI crude 07 Jul 2013 - 01:05 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Solid gains have been seen across most commodities during these first few days of...

Aluminium industry faces challenges, says report 05 Jul 2013 - 05:17 am

DOHA: The Middle East’s aluminium industry is in an advantageous position, and can play a key role in industry consolidation and the development...

QE index extends gains 05 Jul 2013 - 05:17 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange’s main index extended gains last week led by the banking and financial sector and the transportation sector indices. The index...