Business

Talent gap growing in energy and chemical sectors in Qatar: KPMG 07 Dec 2014 - 01:05 am

Hilda Mulock Houwer (left), Partner at KPMG and Global Head of Advisory, Energy and Natural Resources, with Robert Bolton, KPMG’s Global Head of...

Deflation poses risks to global house prices: QNB 07 Dec 2014 - 01:04 am

Doha: The rising risk of deflation in selected markets poses downside risks to the anaemic recovery in global house prices, QNB said in...

Latin American ‘spaghetti bowl’ integration not working: IMF 07 Dec 2014 - 01:03 am

SANTIAGO: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that Latin America needs to simplify its complex web of regional customs unions and trade...

QFB, QU sign MoU under Al Rowad initiative for business learning 07 Dec 2014 - 01:02 am

Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (left) and Qatar First Bank Chairman Abdulla bin Fahad bin Ghorab Al Marri signing the...

QR80bn project works completed in 2013 07 Dec 2014 - 01:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar, which is projected to spend $182bn over the next five years on infrastructure, has completed a total of...

Imports of construction materials set to double by Q1, 2016 07 Dec 2014 - 12:59 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The import capacity of primary raw materials for the construction sector will more than double to 44 million tonnes...

Hungary’s retail sales up 07 Dec 2014 - 12:58 am

A vendor weighs cheese at a store in Budapest as Hungary’s calendar-adjusted retail sales rose by an annual 5.2 percent in October based...

Germans resist ECB money-printing move 07 Dec 2014 - 12:57 am

FRANKFURT/VIENNA: European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny backed ECB President Mario Draghi (pictured) on steps to revive the euro zone economy with new...

Jean Tirole at Nobel Museum 07 Dec 2014 - 12:55 am

Jean Tirole, 2014 Nobel Economy laureate, poses with his signature on a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm yesterday, when this year’s...

Bullish US jobs report keeps Fed plan on track 07 Dec 2014 - 12:51 am

People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair in New York. WASHINGTON: US employers added the largest number of...

Greece-Turkey Business Forum 07 Dec 2014 - 12:49 am

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (centre), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (left) and Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos attend the Greece-Turkey Business Forum...

IMF team plans Ukraine visit to determine extra aid 07 Dec 2014 - 12:48 am

KIEV: The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it would dispatch a team to Ukraine to determine how much extra aid the war-wrecked and...

Salary protest in Turkey 07 Dec 2014 - 12:47 am

Thousands of public employees rally in Ankara’s central Sihhiye Square as they protest against the planned low salary hike by the government yesterday....

CBS and Dish reach deal after CBS pulls programming 07 Dec 2014 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: US broadcasting companies CBS Corp and Dish Network Corp reached a multiyear deal yesterday with CBS agreeing to continue to deliver...

Citi’s credit card Japan business gets joint bid from three buyers 07 Dec 2014 - 12:45 am

Tokyo: Three companies have emerged to make a joint bid for Citigroup Inc’s credit card business in Japan, the Nikkei reported, as the...

Ex-IMF chief denies bank misrepresented accounts before listing 07 Dec 2014 - 12:45 am

MADRID: Ex-IMF head Rodrigo Rato denied that bailed-out Spanish lender Bankia misrepresented its accounts ahead of its doomed 2011 stock listing while he...

QNB gets award for best premium banking service 07 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has recently been recognized as the “Best Premium Banking Proposition 2014 in Qatar” for its QNB First premium...

Iraq exports to add pressure on oil price 07 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am

LONDON: Iraq’s plan for higher oil exports in 2015, emerging in detail just days after Opec shunned any output cut, will add to...