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QNB to host IIF Mena bank officials’ meeting 20 Feb 2013 - 12:38 am

DOHA: QNB Group will host the 16th annual meeting of the International Institute of Finance (IIF) for Middle Eastern and North African Bank...

Masraf Al Rayan to pay 10pc cash dividend 20 Feb 2013 - 12:37 am

Doha: Masraf Al Rayan has announced the distribution of 10 percent cash (QR 1) dividend of the par value of its share to...

Samsung unveils new products and services 20 Feb 2013 - 12:35 am

DOHA/Dubai: Samsung Electronics yesterday unveiled new products and services that define its vision for the consumer electronics industry, where technology enables consumers to...

Drake & Scull Qatar bags QR304m project contract 20 Feb 2013 - 12:34 am

DOHA: Drake & Scull Qatar (DSI Qatar), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines, has been recently awarded a...

Qatar’s GDP to reach 5.5pc in ’13 19 Feb 2013 - 07:51 am

QCB Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani addressing the audience. DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah...

Local firms to get 70pc of Fifa-related projects: Qatar Chamber 19 Feb 2013 - 07:51 am

Remy Rowhani BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: About 70 percent of 2022 Fifa-related projects will be awarded to local business community, Qatar Chamber Director...

Call to conclude Doha Round of trade talks 19 Feb 2013 - 07:45 am

DOHA: The global economy is going from “bad to worse”, and the signs of recovery in some countries are ephemeral. The solution lies...

Yousef Al Jaida dons new role at QFC Authority 19 Feb 2013 - 07:44 am

Yousef Al Jaida DOHA: Yousef Al Jaida has been appointed Chief Strategic Development Officer of the QFC Authority with effect from February 10,...

QIC plans to sell 20pc stake 19 Feb 2013 - 07:44 am

DOHA: The shareholders of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) have approved plans to increase its capital by 20 percent. The AGM and EGM of...

Maersk Oil Qatar, GDI sign QR770m drilling deal 19 Feb 2013 - 07:36 am

Maersk Oil Qatar Managing Director Lewis Affleck (left) and Gulf Drilling International CEO Ibrahim J Al Othman exchanging agreements during the signing ceremony...

Qatar to spend $120bn by 2020 19 Feb 2013 - 02:44 am

Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, Managing Director of RasGas and Vice-Chairman of Qatar Petroleum, giving a speech on behalf of the Minister of Energy...

QIIB elects two new board members 18 Feb 2013 - 06:29 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani A Al Thani (fourth left), Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB), Sheikh Abdullah bin...

Medicare Group’s net profit grows by 14.5 percent 18 Feb 2013 - 06:29 am

DOHA: The Medicare Group’s net profits increased by 14.5 percent for the full year 2012 compared to previous year, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Thani...

Qatar-US trade team heads to Washington 18 Feb 2013 - 06:28 am

DOHA: The US Ambassador to Qatar Susan L Ziadeh and Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi left for Washington to...

Doha’s property sale transactions up 20pc 18 Feb 2013 - 06:27 am

DOHA: The property market saw a 35 percent growth in the value and a 20 percent increase in the volume of property sales...

QP signs agreement with Total, Q Analytica 17 Feb 2013 - 04:57 am

Officials during the signing ceremony in Doha. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP), Total E&P Qatar and Q Analytica LLC signed a joint research and...

Muntajat completes transition process of Qafac 17 Feb 2013 - 04:56 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Abdulrahman Ali Al Abdulla & Nasser Jeham Al Kuwari DOHA: Muntajat, Qatar’s newly-launched company with...

Turkey-Iran gold-for-gas trade on the wane 17 Feb 2013 - 04:56 am

ISTANBUL: Tighter US sanctions are killing off Turkey’s gold-for-gas trade with Iran and have stopped state-owned lender Halkbank from processing other nations’ energy...