Business

Ashghal lists contractors for dewatering 30 Jun 2014 - 11:06 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — has released the list of contractors who have been picked up to work on groundwater...

Eurozone growth stalls, deflation threatens 30 Jun 2014 - 11:06 am

PARIS: Europe’s fragile recovery is stalling, a batch of economic data showed this week, with analysts warning that France, with the eurozone’s second-biggest...

Google team in Cuba to push open Internet 30 Jun 2014 - 11:05 am

MIAMI: A team of top Google executives is visiting Cuba for the first time to promote open Internet access, according to a dissident...

Rosneft signs oil product supply deal with BP 30 Jun 2014 - 11:04 am

KHABAROVSK: Rosneft signed its second major agreement with BP since sanctions were imposed on the Russian oil company’s chief executive, a close ally...

Waha Capital buys National Petro stake 30 Jun 2014 - 11:04 am

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi investment firm Waha Capital said yesterday it had bought a 20.56 percent stake in Dubai-based oilfield services firm National Petroleum...

Daimler, Nissan eye premium small cars 30 Jun 2014 - 11:04 am

FRANKFURT/PARIS: Daimler AG and Nissan Motor Co are jointly investing $1.36bn to develop premium small cars and build a factory in Mexico, the...

US agency probes Nissan Versa over speed control 30 Jun 2014 - 11:03 am

WASHINGTON: US safety regulators are investigating complaints that a carpet cover trim panel is causing unwanted acceleration in Nissan Versa cars and preventing...

New compass needed for economy: BIS 30 Jun 2014 - 11:03 am

GENEVA: Countries must dramatically rethink strategies for avoiding and dealing with financial crises, the Bank for International Settlements said yesterday, urging far more...

US to slap record $9bn fine on BNP Paribas 30 Jun 2014 - 11:02 am

NEW YORK: French bank BNP Paribas is expected to pay a record $9bn fine and admit its guilt for years of dealing with...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Dollar drops on disappointing US data 30 Jun 2014 - 11:01 am

Initially in the week, the US Dollar traded in a tight range against most of its major counterparts, as the market lacked any...

Weekly Commodity Update: Crude oil retreats as Iraq keeps pumping and Libyan supply picks up 30 Jun 2014 - 11:00 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodity markets suffered their first, albeit small, weekly correction in a month with...

QC book on occupational safety planned 30 Jun 2014 - 05:35 am

DOHA: Aiming at encouraging enterprises to practise high standard in the field occupational safety and health, Qatar Chamber (QC), the largest industry representative...

QIIB launches Ferrari Credit Card 29 Jun 2014 - 01:12 am

International Islamic Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (fourth left) with guests at the launch ceremony of Ferrari Credit...

HP to settle Autonomy deal suits 29 Jun 2014 - 01:11 am

Caption New York: Hewlett-Packard Co and attorneys representing shareholders have agreed to settle litigation over its troubled $11.1bn acquisition of British software company...

Bedaya Centre, Qatar Shell sign deal 29 Jun 2014 - 01:07 am

Officials sign the new agreement. Doha: Bedaya Centre and Qatar Shell have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the entrepreneurship...

Commercial Bank hosts customer forum 29 Jun 2014 - 01:05 am

Participants at the forum. Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank, one of the leading full service banks in Qatar, recently hosted a breakfast forum in...

Argentine debt could push up food prices 29 Jun 2014 - 01:01 am

Argentina’s Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (centre) with Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich (left) and executive legal adviser Carlos Zannini, in Buenos Aires yesterday. Kicillof...

Hat-trick victory for Yusuff Ali in Abu Dhabi Chamber election 29 Jun 2014 - 12:59 am

Local business leaders congratulating Yusuff Ali MA (centre) on winning the Abu Dhabi Chamber election. Abu Dhabi: Prominent businessman and head of Lulu...