Business

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal 04 Nov 2014 - 01:21 am

PARIS: French advertising agency Publicis said Monday it had bought US digital marketing specialists Sapient in a $3.7bn (¤2.95bn) deal. Publicis, whose attempts...

QE index rises 0.92pc on global cues, results 03 Nov 2014 - 12:29 am

Doha: Most Middle Eastern stock markets rose yesterday as an improved global environment encouraged local retail investors to buy and positive corporate news...

Sheikh Faisal to represent Diar in Masraf board 03 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan announced that on the request of Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, Qatar Central Bank has approved the appointment...

Pilatus airplane factory 03 Nov 2014 - 12:25 am

Employees work on Pilatus PC-12 NG airplanes at the plant of Swiss Pilatus Aircraft Ltd in the central Swiss town of Stans.

Commercial Bank adopts innovative risk modelling 03 Nov 2014 - 12:21 am

Commercial Bank officials pose for a photograph at the recently-concluded annual IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington. DOHA: The Commercial Bank of...

GML, Chedid Capital join hands 03 Nov 2014 - 12:20 am

GML Chief Executive Arnaud Lagesse and Chedid Capital Founder and CEO Farid Chedid after the agreement. Doha: GML, the Mauritian conglomerate with an...

Pressure on US oil firms to cut spending 03 Nov 2014 - 12:19 am

HOUSTON: Top US oil producers, which already were reining in spending before crude prices started to slip in June, are now looking to...

Demand for building materials zooms 03 Nov 2014 - 12:14 am

DOHA: The Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) is set to enhance its delivery capacity in line with the country’s growing demand for primary...

Kuwait and Saudi in new row over energy 03 Nov 2014 - 12:14 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are locked in a new energy row, this time over a jointly operated offshore natural gas field...

Some Gulf economies edge towards reform as oil price slides 03 Nov 2014 - 12:08 am

KUWAIT: After pampering their citizens for decades with lavish cradle-to-grave welfare systems, some Gulf countries are edging towards cutting the benefits as the...

Islamic finance market in Britain widens 03 Nov 2014 - 12:07 am

London: The scope of Britain’s Islamic finance market is widening with several initiatives from the government and private sector, although the country is...

Aamal’s third quarter profit jumps 18.2pc 03 Nov 2014 - 12:06 am

DOHA: Aamal Company (Aamal), one of the fastest growing diversified companies in the region, reported a net profit of QR126.7m for the third...

US probing StanChart over Dubai banking 03 Nov 2014 - 12:06 am

NEW YORK: US authorities are investigating London-based Standard Chartered Plc for potential US sanctions violations connected to its banking for Iranian-controlled entities in...

Muntajat to sponsor Qafac’s methanol meet 03 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

DOHA: Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) will be the main sponsor of the upcoming first-ever Middle East Methanol Forum...

Squire Patton Boggs appoints new French law specialist 03 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

DOHA: Squire Patton Boggs has hired corporate law specialist Arnaud Montouché as an associate in its Doha office. M Montouché, who is licensed...

ECB set to sit tight on interest rates 03 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is likely to hold fire on new policy moves on Thursday and leave a series of radical recent...

Jordan’s Q3 unemployment rate at 11.4pc 03 Nov 2014 - 12:04 am

Amman: The unemployment rate in Jordan for the third quarter of 2014 stood at 11.4 percent, according to the Department of Statistics. It...

South Korea exports hit on weak yen, but no remedy planned 03 Nov 2014 - 12:04 am

SEOUL: South Korea expressed its concern yesterday about the possible impact on its export industries from the yen’s renewed weakness but stopped short...