Business / Qatar Business

Group to acquire majority stake in Egypt’s NSGB 08 Apr 2013 - 04:39 am

DOHA: QNB Group, under its new expansion plan to enter into the Egyptian banking sector, has announced to acquire a majority stake (over...

Doha Bank gets nod to list more shares 08 Apr 2013 - 04:37 am

Doha: The Chairman of Doha Bank Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammed bin Jabor Al Thani (pictured) announced that the bank has obtained approval from...

Ezdan to build 10 residential complexes 08 Apr 2013 - 02:12 am

The Chairman of Ezdan Holding Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and other board members during the annual general meeting...

QNB Group net profit QR2.1bn 08 Apr 2013 - 02:10 am

The Minister of Economy and Finance and Chairman of QNB Group, H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal. RIGHT: QNB Group CEO Ali Shareef Al...

MoU signed with ADB to promote cross-border liquidity management 07 Apr 2013 - 06:35 am

Rajat Nag (left) and Professor Datuk Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim sign the memorandum of understanding. H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani...

Emir to open World Chambers Congress on April 23 07 Apr 2013 - 06:35 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will inaugurate the ICC-WCF 8th World Chambers Congress on April 23 at...

IILM announces short-term sukuk plan 07 Apr 2013 - 06:34 am

DOHA: The Governing Board of the Kuala Lumpur-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) announced its inaugural short-term sukuk programme aimed at addressing...

LuLu begins operations in Britain 07 Apr 2013 - 06:32 am

Khalid Mahmood, Member of Parliament from Birmingham and Jerry Blackett, Chairman of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce cutting a cake to mark the inauguration...

Bloomberg Doha meet tomorrow 07 Apr 2013 - 06:29 am

DOHA: The second edition of ‘Bloomberg Doha Conference’, hosted by Bloomberg Link in association with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority is set to...

Call for ban on ex-HBOS bosses 06 Apr 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: Bailed-out British lender HBOS was so badly run it would have failed even without the 2008 financial crisis and the regulator should...

Family businesses get KPMG boost 06 Apr 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: KPMG has announced the launch of a global centre of excellence dedicated to family business. This initiative offers greater access to knowledge...

Milaha holds extraordinary AGM 06 Apr 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) QSC held its extraordinary General Assembly Meeting on April 3. A press statement said the meeting had only one...

Attiyah: Qatar a competitive LNG supplier 05 Apr 2013 - 05:25 am

Paris: The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah yesterday said Qatar is emerging as...

ECB to help languishing eurozone economy 05 Apr 2013 - 05:20 am

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door yesterday to an interest rate cut as soon as next month, saying his...

GOIC offers $62m Saudi investment opportunities 05 Apr 2013 - 05:20 am

Doha: The Doha-based Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has offered five investment opportunities worth SR232.5m ($62m) in Saudi Arabia. These investments will...

Oman, UAE firms to help meet domestic cement needs 05 Apr 2013 - 05:20 am

DOHA: Cement production in the country is forecast to be inadequate to meet Qatar’s future demand, and is likely to result in supply...

Region’s bourses end in a high note 05 Apr 2013 - 05:18 am

Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 8.23 points (or 0.10 percent) to advance to 8,576.86 points from 8,568.63 on Wednesday....

Hassad buys Indian basmati rice firm 04 Apr 2013 - 01:54 am

Chairman of Hassad Food, Nasser Al Hajri (centre) with the Managing Director of Bush Foods Overseas, Virkran Awasty, (left) and Ambassador of Qatar...