Business / Qatar Business

QNB Group assets rise 21.5pc to QR367bn 14 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal, the Minister of Finance and Economy and QNB Group Chairman & Ali Shareef Al Emadi, QNB Group CEO...

Qatar sets the benchmark for GTL industry 14 Jan 2013 - 01:10 am

Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, Managing Director, RasGas Company, officially opening the World GTL Congress at St. Regis Hotel Doha yesterday. RIGHT: A section...

QIB to launch Aamaly to support SMEs 14 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the largest Islamic bank in Qatar, is launching a new programme aimed specifically at providing special services to...

Exports of GTL naphtha to increase: Tasweeq CEO 14 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

DOHA: With a full operating capacity of Pearl GTL Train2, exports of Pearl GTL naphtha are expected to increase to over one million...

Brash Brands puts Seef Lusail on map 14 Jan 2013 - 01:05 am

Officials shaking hands in Doha. DOHA: Brash Brands has announced its latest brand launch Seef Lusail, an exciting new destination brand. The partnership...

Doha Bank Board decides to increase share capital 14 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani DOHA: Doha Bank’s Board of Directors has discussed the instruments of the proposed 50 percent...

Qatar Airways confirms selling 35 percent Cargolux stake 14 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways has sold its entire 35 percent stake in freight-only airline Cargolux, the chief executive of Qatar Airways confirmed yesterday. “We...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities not finding traction despite dollar weakness 14 Jan 2013 - 01:00 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities continued to show weakness into the second week of 2013 despite rising stock...

Lifestyle trade fair 13 Jan 2013 - 11:35 am

Souvenir vendor Soenke Preuss displays a miniature model of the ocean liner Titanic during the lifestyle trade fair ‘early bird’ in Hamburg, yesterday....

QFIB, SPPC successfully close ENPI deal 13 Jan 2013 - 11:31 am

High ranking officials from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE at the ceremony to close the ENPI deal. DOHA: QFIB, Qatar’s first independent...

Investors get richer by over QR21bn 13 Jan 2013 - 11:31 am

DOHA: Investors on the Qatari bourse have become richer by over a huge QR21bn ($5.75bn) in barely seven trading days since the dawn...

GTL experts gather in Doha for first industry congress 13 Jan 2013 - 11:30 am

DOHA: Global gas-to-liquid (GTL) leaders from the US to Japan are here in GTL’s Capital to initiate a new course of direction for...

Mena to pump $250bn into power projects in five years 13 Jan 2013 - 11:30 am

DOHA: The Middle East and North African (MENA) countries are expected to pump nearly $250bn into power projects over the next five years...

Qtel offers business products through Almana 13 Jan 2013 - 11:27 am

Doha: Qtel customers can now request business products and services through Almana Networks, thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. This...

Non-oil sector drove GCC GDP growth last year: QNB Group 13 Jan 2013 - 11:27 am

Doha: Real GDP growth in the GCC is likely to have slowed from 7.8 percent in 2011 to an estimated 5.7 percent in...

Qatar Foundation to buy major stake in Ahli Bank 11 Jan 2013 - 05:55 am

DOHA: Ahli United Bank, Bahrain’s largest listed lender, has agreed to sell its influential stake in Qatar’s Ahli Bank (ABQ) to Qatar Foundation...

QJet supplies QA with ultra-clean GTL jet fuel 11 Jan 2013 - 05:52 am

DOHA: As part of its effort to meet the world’s growing demand for cleaner energy, Qatar Jet Fuel Company (QJet) yesterday announced of...

QE index gains 2.48pc in second week 11 Jan 2013 - 05:50 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) extended its bullish trend yesterday edging 1.01 percent or 87.81 points to close at 8,781.70 levels. All the sector...