Business

Russia can run on empty if sanctions block new bonds 02 Sep 2014 - 10:44 pm

LONDON/MOSCOW: Russia has a little more than a year of breathing space if western sanctions stop it from selling new sovereign debt, and...

Pakistan’s promises to IMF in doubt as protests sap economy 02 Sep 2014 - 10:44 pm

ISLAMABAD: Anti-government protests that have gripped Islamabad since mid-August could throw off course economic reforms Pakistan promised to deliver in return for an...

Hijet Truck debuts 02 Sep 2014 - 10:43 pm

Masanori Mitsui, President of Japan’s auto maker Daihatsu, introduces the company’s new small business use vehicle ‘Hijet Truck’ in Tokyo yesterday.

Building up Paris 02 Sep 2014 - 10:43 pm

Labourers work at a construction site for a new building in Paris yesterday.

New screening method for sukuk compliance 02 Sep 2014 - 10:42 pm

Dubai: A new screening method for sukuk (Islamic bonds), developed in cooperation with Saudi Arabian financial institutions, aims to reduce the cumbersome approval...

UK accounting watchdog fines Mazars £2m 02 Sep 2014 - 10:42 pm

LONDON: Britain’s accounting watchdog has fined audit and advisory firm Mazars £2m ($3.3m) for failing in 2007 to meet regulatory standards while advising...

Dollar General raises bid for Family Dollar 02 Sep 2014 - 10:41 pm

NEW YORK: Dollar General yesterday sweetened its bid to acquire Family Dollar and threatened to launch a hostile takeover campaign in the latest...

Burger King has manoeuvred to cut US tax bill for years 02 Sep 2014 - 10:40 pm

New York: Burger King may have taken a lot of flack in the past week for a deal that should curb its US...

Ministry of Economy holds workshop for staff on single-window services 01 Sep 2014 - 11:01 pm

The employees who attended the workshop with the Ministry officials. DOHA: The Department of Commercial Registration and Licenses at the Ministry of Economy...

Qatari bourse index gains 102.85 points 01 Sep 2014 - 10:58 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 102.85 points, or 0.76 percent, yesterday when trading closed at 13,699.51 points. The trading value dropped 55.09 percent...

Indian bond market woes 01 Sep 2014 - 10:58 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a multi-level parking in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. A central bank ban on banks...

China factory growth down 01 Sep 2014 - 10:57 pm

An employee works at a machine manufacturing factory in Huaibei, Anhui province. Growth in China’s factory sector slackened in August.

Ooredoo to add pre-paid customers in Myanmar 01 Sep 2014 - 10:56 pm

DUBAI: Ooredoo will focus on adding more pay-as-you-go subscribers in Myanmar a few weeks after it launched operations, the unit’s CEO said yesterday,...

Industrials drag H1 profit of QE listed companies 01 Sep 2014 - 10:55 pm

DOHA: Industrials and insurance stocks were the main drag on corporate earnings of Qatar’s listed companies for the first half of 2014 (H1,...

Oil prices dip on faltering demand 01 Sep 2014 - 10:54 pm

LONDON: Brent crude oil prices dipped yesterday as manufacturing growth faltered in Europe and China at a time of ample supply, although the...

Euro at one-year low against dollar in Asia 01 Sep 2014 - 10:54 pm

TOKYO: The euro struggled at a one-year low against the dollar in Asia yesterday, ahead of a European Central Bank (ECB) meeting where...

Iliad profit presentation 01 Sep 2014 - 10:53 pm

Maxime Lombardini (right), Chief Executive Officer of French broadband Internet provider Iliad, and Thomas Reynaud, Iliad Chief Financial Officer, attend the company’s 2014...

Gujarat business team to visit Doha from Wednesday 01 Sep 2014 - 10:18 pm

DOHA: A ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ delegation led by B B Swain, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), will be visiting Doha ...