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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...

SIIL given green light to start share trading 04 Apr 2013 - 01:54 am

DOHA: The Court of Cassation has stayed the execution of the judgment of Court of Appeal that nullified Salam International Investment Limited’s (SIIL)...

Ooredoo secures $1bn revolving credit facility 04 Apr 2013 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Ooredoo has signed a $1bn four-year revolving credit facility. The facility will be used for general corporate purposes including the partial refinancing...

Mazaya to invite tenders for Marina Mall 04 Apr 2013 - 01:47 am

CEO of Mazaya Qatar, Seraj Al Baker & A computer graphic image of the ambitious 57,605 sqm Marina Mall project. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB...

Qatar Exchange continues upswing trend 04 Apr 2013 - 01:47 am

Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 19.51 points (or 0.23 percent) to advance to 8,568.63 points from 8,549.12 on Tuesday....

Qatar’s spending could fall after 2017 03 Apr 2013 - 12:45 am

The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal at the Arab Finance Ministers summit in Dubai, yesterday. DUBAI: The government...

Muntajat reaches another milestone 03 Apr 2013 - 12:43 am

From left: The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Muntajat H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh...

Barwa Group’s key projects in final stages 03 Apr 2013 - 12:42 am

The Chairman of Barwa Real Estate Group Hitmi bin Ali Al Hitmi (centre) addressing the ordinary general meeting of the Group. Abdul Basit...

Higher spending fails to lift Qatari equities 03 Apr 2013 - 12:10 am

DOHA: Higher allocations for public spending, particularly on infrastructure development projects, in the budgetary estimates unveiled for the current financial year (2013-14) last...

Cb selects two banks for bond sale 02 Apr 2013 - 11:59 pm

DUBAI: Commercialbank of Qatar (Cb), which is buying a majority stake in Turkish lender Alternatifbank, has picked two banks for a potential bond...

Banks may earn lower yields in Q1 02 Apr 2013 - 11:58 pm

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Weighed down by heavy lending to government-supported projects, Qatari banks are likely to earn lower yields during the first...

Qatar wants stable gas price: PM 02 Apr 2013 - 06:20 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani addressing the Brookings Doha Energy Forum yesterday....

Budget evokes mixed response 02 Apr 2013 - 06:19 am

Ahmed Al Khalaf DOHA: The budgetary estimates for the current fiscal year (2013-14) with increased public spending, that were unveiled yesterday, have evoked...