Business / Qatar Business

IIF event concludes 24 Feb 2013 - 02:33 am

From left: The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal, National Bank of Kuwait Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Dabdoub and...

IQ ensures extra 10pc shares 24 Feb 2013 - 02:32 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ) has confirmed that the QR550m equity restructuring proposed by the Board of Directors will result in the company’s shareholders...

Doha to host 7th GCC Regulators’ Summit on Monday 24 Feb 2013 - 02:31 am

Doha: The Seventh GCC Regulators’ Summit is set to be held in Doha on February 25-26 at the St. Regis Hotel here. The...

Income tax exemption a boost to soon-to-be launched ETF on QE 24 Feb 2013 - 02:24 am

DOHA: The Cabinet decision to approve a draft law that exempting non-Qatari investors from the income tax would be a fillip to the...

GCC inflation at moderate 3pc in 2012 24 Feb 2013 - 02:23 am

Doha: The GCC region witnessed a moderate 3 percent inflation in consumer prices during 2012, down from 3.7 percent in 2011, according to...

KPMG named best Islamic finance adviser by Euromoney 24 Feb 2013 - 02:20 am

DOHA: KPMG has been named ‘Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider’ in the 2012 Euromoney Islamic finance awards. This marks the sixth...

IQ nets QR8.4bn profit in ’12 22 Feb 2013 - 06:06 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), one of the region’s industrial giants with interests in the production, distribution and sale of a wide range of...

QE suspends trading of Salam Intl shares 22 Feb 2013 - 06:03 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) suspended as of yesterday and till further notice, trading of Salam International shares following a directive issued by Qatar...

Doha Bank to raise capital by 50pc 21 Feb 2013 - 10:07 am

Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani (third left), Managing Director, Doha Bank, addressing the shareholders meeting at the headquarters of...

QIIB lines up $2bn sukuk programme 21 Feb 2013 - 10:05 am

DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) is looking to set up a $2bn sukuk programme. The Bank’s Board has submitted its recommendation to...

Qatar Exchange to function at new office from March 4 21 Feb 2013 - 10:05 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) has announced that its headquarters will be moving to Al Dana Tower, West Bay, opposite to City Center Shopping...

Indian business delegation holds talks with QCCI officials 21 Feb 2013 - 10:04 am

Doha: A delegation representing Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) held a meeting yesterday with a 12-member delegation of CAPEXIL, an indian...

Memac Ogilvy opens Qatar office 21 Feb 2013 - 10:02 am

From Left: Turkish Ambassador Emre Yunt, Edmond Moutran and Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani during the formal opening of Memac...

Qatar key market for Lufthansa 21 Feb 2013 - 10:00 am

From left: Peter Pollak, General Manager UAE and Director Gulf, Afghanistan & Iraq, Randa El Massry, General Manager, Passenger Sales, Qatar, and Carsten...

LA Mayor to lead trade mission to Qatar 20 Feb 2013 - 12:45 am

LOS ANGELES: The Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, said that he would lead a trade and investment mission to Qatar later this...

Inflation rate to remain between 3-4pc 20 Feb 2013 - 12:44 am

DOHA: Inflation is expected to remain between three and four percent during 2013-2014, but as infrastructure-related construction activities pick up momentum, it is...

Investors look for less political risks, more liquidity in Mena 20 Feb 2013 - 12:44 am

DOHA: Less political risk and improved market liquidity remain priorities for investors in the Mena region, a QFC Authority-supported Mena Asset Management Survey...

2,725 factories in the Gulf, says GOIC report 20 Feb 2013 - 12:42 am

Doha: The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has released the 103rd volume of its Industrial Cooperation in the Arabian Gulf Journal. The...