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Business and Investment in Qatar Forum to be held in Berlin in April 01 Mar 2013 - 06:48 am

From left: Sheikh Thani bin Thamer Al Thani, Deputy Director General, Shell; Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman, Qatari Businessmen Association; Sheikh...

Qatar Exchange down 2.25pc in February; market cap declines 01 Mar 2013 - 06:47 am

DOHA: Selling pressures dragged Qatari bourse down in February 2013, as the index lost 196.19 points or 2.25 percent during the month compared...

Mannai Corp profit up 43.36pc in 2012 01 Mar 2013 - 06:47 am

Doha: Mannai Corporation’s net profit for the financial year ended December 31, 2012, increased by 43.36 percent to QR400m compared with QR279m in...

QNCC net profit at QR425.3m 01 Mar 2013 - 06:47 am

Doha: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) yesterday announced the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net...

Qatar Oman Investment Co profit rises 01 Mar 2013 - 06:44 am

Doha: Qatar Oman Investment Company announced the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net profit of...

Qatar’s investment in Britain totals QR124bn 28 Feb 2013 - 08:56 am

Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Second Deputy to the Chairman of Qatari Businessmen Association, with Lord Alderman Roger Gifford, the Mayor...

Credible data key to energy investment: Al Attiyah 28 Feb 2013 - 04:45 am

From left: Rob Gardner, Corporate Strategic Planning Economic & Energy Manager at ExxonMobil Corporation, Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy...

Bombardier Global 5000 to be displayed at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 28 Feb 2013 - 04:44 am

Abu Dhabi: Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of award-winning Qatar Airways, will be exhibiting at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo next...

Barwa Bank wins two awards 28 Feb 2013 - 04:40 am

Steve Troop, CEO of Barwa Bank, with the prestigious award at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower in Dubai. Doha: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s fastest...

Qatar well-positioned to face ‘shale revolution’: Dr Al Sada 28 Feb 2013 - 04:39 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar has played down the possible impact of the so called ‘US shale revolution’ on the Middle East’s conventional...

QIIB to pay charges for transferring accounts 28 Feb 2013 - 04:38 am

DOHA: The Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has announced to pay (bear) the transfer charges levied on customers of other banks who are...

Qatar 2022 team ends US trade trip 28 Feb 2013 - 04:34 am

The Secretary-General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, Hassan Al Thawadi (left), with the US Ambassador to Qatar Susan Ziadeh and the Mayor...

Ooredoo Group CEO in Mobile Congress 27 Feb 2013 - 06:26 am

Ooredoo Group CEO Nasser Marafih during a news conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, yesterday. The four-day GSMA Mobile World Congress,...

Qatar hires UBS to invest $3bn in VTB 27 Feb 2013 - 06:26 am

DUBAI/LONDON: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has hired UBS to advise on a possible $3 bn investment in Russian state-controlled bank VTB, a source...

Commercialbank records QR2.01bn net profit 27 Feb 2013 - 06:22 am

FROM LEFT: Abdulla Mohamed Ibrahim Al Mannai, Director, Jassim Al Mosallam, Director, H E Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, Chairman, Hussain Ebrahim Alfardan,...

Al Meera Holding acquires assets in Oman 27 Feb 2013 - 06:22 am

DOHA: Al Meera Holding Company LLC has signed an agreement to purchase the business and assets of Safeer stores in Oman. The deal...

QInvest is debt arranger for French assets 27 Feb 2013 - 06:20 am

Tamim Hamad Al Kuwari (left), and Craig Cowie DOHA: Investment Holding Company Constellation has appointed QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, as sole financial...

Al Meera rights issue fully subscribed 27 Feb 2013 - 06:20 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the rights issue subscription to increase its capital that...