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Hungary looks to Qatar to meet energy needs 29 Jan 2013 - 12:52 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and Peter Szijjarto exchanging documents at the signing ceremony yesterday. DOHA: Hungary is eyeing Qatar...

Qatar to issue bonds: IMF official 29 Jan 2013 - 12:52 am

DUBAI: Qatar plans to issue local currency sovereign bonds with three- and five-year maturities this year as part of efforts to build a...

Apicorp, Natixis to syndicate $200m loan for Glencore, Samir 29 Jan 2013 - 12:51 am

DOHA: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), the multilateral development bank owned by the 10 nations of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries...

Qatar Chamber plans annual meet for SMEs 29 Jan 2013 - 12:50 am

Remy Rowhani BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC), as part of its efforts to provide impetus to small and medium-sized businesses, is...

Risk management needs more focus: Survey 29 Jan 2013 - 12:49 am

DOHA: The findings of a major global Audit Committee Survey, conducted by global audit, tax and advisory firm, KPMG, found risk management and...

Starbucks denies talks 29 Jan 2013 - 12:48 am

A Starbucks coffee chain branch in central London, yesterday. Starbucks has rejected reports it has held talks with government officials over fears it...

Qatar Exchange index adds 24.58 points 29 Jan 2013 - 12:47 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index yesterday added 24.58 points (0.28 percent) to advance to 8,665.19 points from 8,640.61 on Sunday. The volume of the...

Tasdeer team to visit Arab Health Exhibition 29 Jan 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: Representatives of Tasdeer, Qatar’s export development agency, will visit Arab Health Exhibition to encourage the Qatari companies to expand into the global...

ENOC replaces Iran with Qatari supplies 28 Jan 2013 - 12:42 am

DUBAI: Emirates National Oil Co (ENOC) has started importing condensate from Qatar to replace sanctioned Iranian oil and is close to finalising deals...

Commercialbank records net profit of QR2.012bn 28 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Commercialbank of Qatar has recorded a net profit of QR2.012bn, up seven percent for the full year 2012, compared with the same...

Masraf Al Rayan posts QR1.52bn net profit 28 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan has posted a net profit of QR1.52bn for the full year 2012, an increase of 7.9 percent compared to...

SPAR International to open shops in Qatar 28 Jan 2013 - 12:39 am

DOHA: Dutch food retailer SPAR International is set to open two stores in Qatar. With over 12,000 stores worldwide, the retailer is aiming...

GCC power output to reach 170,000MW by 2019 28 Jan 2013 - 12:39 am

DOHA: The installed power generating capacity in the GCC is forecast to reach 170,000MW by 2019, according to the latest data from Meed...

Qatari bourse index loses 49.15 points 28 Jan 2013 - 12:37 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 49.15 points or 0.57 percent to hit 8,640.61 from the previous closing of 8,689.76 points. The volume of...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Currency wars intensifying in 2013? 27 Jan 2013 - 11:37 pm

Since the beginning of the year, the Japanese yen has been on every investor’s mind. Indeed, as the Japanese government continues to show...

Weekly Commodity Update: Oil higher, gold slides but all are outclassed by equities 27 Jan 2013 - 11:09 pm

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Sentiment towards riskier assets remains at elevated levels, having been driven by expectations that...

QNB Group, Industries Qatar in FT Global 500 27 Jan 2013 - 04:42 am

Doha: The total value of the world’s largest 500 listed companies, measured by market capitalisation, increased by 13 percent in 2012 to $26...

Barwa Bank co-lead manager of Dubai’s $750m sukuk 27 Jan 2013 - 04:41 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant bank, has been selected as co-lead manager on the Government of Dubai’s $750m sukuk issuance which...