Business / Qatar Business

Natural gas can cut urban pollution: Al Sada 04 Mar 2013 - 12:40 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada speaks at the opening of the 10th Natural Gas...

Al Attiya Motors gets ISO certification 04 Mar 2013 - 12:38 am

Sherif Taher, Certification Manager of MS Certification Company (centre), presenting the ISO certificate to Mohammed Maali, CEO of Al Attiya Motors (third left)...

Ooredoo demonstrates strong growth in 2012 04 Mar 2013 - 12:37 am

DOHA: Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, demonstrated a continued financial growth last year. Net profit of Ooredoo shareholders rose to QR2.9bn, a ...

Kahramaa gets QP cheque 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

Abulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, Acting Manager for Public Relations and Communications of Qatar Petroleum (QP) hands over a cheque to Abdulla Anbar Al...

QFBA heads meet City of London Mayor 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

DOHA: Senior officials of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) held a meeting with the visiting Mayor of the City of London, Alderman...

Lack of facilities prevents Qatari gas from reaching Germany 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Germany is interested to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar but due to lack of availability of needful...

QCB to issue QR4bn T-Bills tomorrow 04 Mar 2013 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) will issue three different series of Treasury Bills ranging over three terms for a total amount of QR4bn....

Deutsche Bank wins accolades for Qatar deal 04 Mar 2013 - 12:15 am

Doha: Deutsche Bank yesterday announced that it has won EMEA Finance’s “Deal of the Year” award for arranging Qatar’s $4bn sukuk and “Best...

Qatar Exchange headquarters shifts to Al Dana Tower 03 Mar 2013 - 10:08 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) will shift its headquarters to Al Dana Tower, opposite City Center Shopping Mall in West Bay from its current...

Weekly Commodity Update: Brutal February hurts commodities; dollar returns to form 03 Mar 2013 - 09:47 pm

By Ole Hansen (Senior Commodity Strategist, Saxo Bank) After a solid January, most of the major commodities went into reverse during February, triggered...

No upside risk to inflation scenario: QCB 03 Mar 2013 - 06:11 am

QCB Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah Saoud Al Thani DOHA: The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) will make sure that the country’s booming real...

QSA to launch second Foreign Investment Survey 03 Mar 2013 - 06:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) is set to launch the 2013 Foreign Investment (FI) Survey today. This will be the second FI survey...

UK firms to have more presence in Qatar 03 Mar 2013 - 06:07 am

Doha: Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Roger Gifford said his two-day visit has resulted in several investment opportunities that will...

Qatar third major contributor to GDP in the Gulf region 03 Mar 2013 - 05:43 am

DOHA: The nominal gross domestic product of the GCC region reached a new record high of $1.56 trillion in 2012, up from $1.44...

Commercialbank steps up private banking strategy 03 Mar 2013 - 05:41 am

Officials pose for a group picture. Doha: Commercialbank has stepped up its private banking strategy for its network of clients and prospects. The...

Falling yen not to herald currency war 03 Mar 2013 - 05:41 am

Doha: The sharp depreciation of the Japanese yen this year has contributed to growing concerns about the outbreak of an undeclared currency war....

Qatar hosts Natural Gas Conversion Symposium today 03 Mar 2013 - 05:39 am

DOHA: The 10th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS) will begin here today. The five-day NGCS will be attended by over 300 researchers, scientists...

Al-Karaana project to cost $6.5bn 01 Mar 2013 - 06:49 am

ABOVE: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and Wael Sawan, Managing Director and Chairman of...