Business / Qatar Business

Manufacturing activity in China expands 02 Feb 2013 - 03:03 am

A girl walks past a model of a watch at a museum in Beijing, yesterday. Manufacturing activity in China expanded in January, two...

QE market cap rises to QR475bn in January 01 Feb 2013 - 12:07 pm

DOHA: The banking and financial services sector lifted the trading value of shares on Qatar Exchange by 55.66 percent during the month of...

QLG to open store in Paris 01 Feb 2013 - 12:06 pm

DOHA: Qatar Luxury Group (QLG) has announced its plans to open a store in Paris after its fashion brand is launched in Doha...

Real estate deals to pick up, says report 01 Feb 2013 - 12:06 pm

DOHA: The final week of January 2013 saw 28.7 percent decline in real estate transactions, Ezdan Holding’s weekly real estate report noted. However,...

Qtel plans to raise Asiacell stake in Iraq share sale 01 Feb 2013 - 12:06 pm

BAGHDAD: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) plans to raise its stake in Asiacell as part of the Iraqi unit’s $1.35bn share sale, a Baghdad bourse...

Brazilian exports to Qatar exceeded $316m in ’12 01 Feb 2013 - 12:06 pm

DOHA: Brazilian exports to Qatar exceeded $316m in 2012. Food and beverage products remain the top Brazilian exports to Qatar with a total...

QNB sees 40pc net profit from foreign operations 31 Jan 2013 - 04:18 am

QNB Chairman H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal (fourth left) addressing the ordinary general assembly, yesterday. (Abdul Basit) By Satish Kanady DOHA: QNB Group...

Switzerland sets up investment agency in Qatar 31 Jan 2013 - 04:16 am

OSEC CEO Daniel Kung giving a presentation at the launch of the Swiss trade and investment promotion agency in Qatar at the St...

EQ, Mowgli launch mentoring programme 31 Jan 2013 - 04:16 am

DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ) and Mowgli Foundation, together with co-sponsors Norman Broadbent and Social Development Centre (SDC) have launched Qatar’s first year-long Mowgli...

Salah Jasim named Ahli Bank CEO 31 Jan 2013 - 04:14 am

Ahli Bank officials during the extraordinary general assembly. DOHA: Ahli Bank’s Board of Directors have appointed Salah Jasim Mohamed Ahmed Murad as CEO...

Banking sector pushes Qatar Exchange up 31 Jan 2013 - 04:13 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange kept its upswing trend yesterday, adding 38.14 points (0.44 percent) to advance to 8,727.83 points from 8,689.69 on the previous...

Private sector objects to draft companies law 30 Jan 2013 - 01:49 am

DOHA: The private sector has objected to a draft commercial companies’ law the Ministry of Business and Trade has recently released for public...

More non-family members find place in boardrooms 30 Jan 2013 - 01:47 am

From left: Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO, Qatar Exchange; Imelda Dunlop, Executive Director, Pearl Initiative; David Dhanoo, Group Chief Legal Officer and...

Qatar plans to invest $5bn in Malaysia petrochem complex 30 Jan 2013 - 01:42 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund plans to spend half of the $10bn it expects to invest in Malaysia on a petrochemicals complex...

GCC family firms look for external capital: Study 30 Jan 2013 - 01:41 am

DOHA: GCC family firms are increasingly looking externally for growth and expansion plans. A large number of family firms are looking for external...

Family firms urged to go public 30 Jan 2013 - 01:41 am

DOHA: Rashid Al Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Exchange (QE), has called on the family businesses to become active players in Qatar’s capital market....

Qatar housing market set for strong growth: Report 30 Jan 2013 - 01:40 am

Doha: The market for leasing homes in Qatar is likely to show strong signs of growth in 2013 and 2014 as major infrastructure...

Tasdeer launches Exim Link export-import matchmaker 30 Jan 2013 - 01:39 am

Doha: Qatar Development Bank’s Qatar Export Development Agency, Tasdeer, recently launched another export-driven initiative, the Exim Link, to provide non-oil Qatari exporters with...