Business

Robust growth in Germany 12 Mar 2014 - 12:43 am

Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars on a ship as it leaves a dock at the Ford car plant in Cologne. German exports and...

Extraction of shale gas is tax free in Poland 12 Mar 2014 - 12:42 am

WARSAW: The Polish government yesterday decided to make it tax-free to extract shale gas at home through 2020. Poland’s shale gas reserves are...

Shurooq signs MoU with US Chamber 12 Mar 2014 - 12:35 am

Doha: The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and the US Chamber of Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting...

Banker bonuses in UK up by a third 12 Mar 2014 - 12:35 am

LONDON: Almost half of Britain’s bankers and other financial services professionals to receive 2013 bonuses were awarded more than the previous year, with...

QE index breaks three-day rally 12 Mar 2014 - 12:34 am

DOHA: Breaking a three-day winning streak, Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark index retreated 1.7 percent yesterday on heavy selloff by local retail investors. The...

Emerging economies holding back growth: OECD 12 Mar 2014 - 12:34 am

PARIS: The recovery in developed economies is on track although slowing activity in big emerging markets means global growth will be only moderate...

BoE announces major shake-up 12 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

LONDON: The Bank of England announced an overhaul of the way it works with banks and financial markets yesterday as it faced growing...

EU for greater efforts to cut gas imports 12 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will call for greater efforts to cut reliance on imported gas at a Brussels summit next week, a draft...

India to slash Iran oil imports 12 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

NEW DELHI: India has to cut its Iranian oil imports by nearly two-thirds from the first quarter after the United States asked it...

Norway fund made mistakes when buying F1 stake: CEO 12 Mar 2014 - 12:33 am

OSLO: Norway’s $850bn sovereign wealth fund made mistakes when it bought shares in Formula One and may try to sell them, its chief...

Italy returns to growth, Greece does better 12 Mar 2014 - 12:32 am

MILAN/Athens: Italy returned to growth in the fourth quarter last year after its longest post-war recession, official data from the Istat agency showed...

UK economic growth picks up 12 Mar 2014 - 12:32 am

LONDON: Britain’s economic growth quickened slightly in the three months to the end of February and is on course to recover its pre-recession...

‘Partial privatisation to continue’ 11 Mar 2014 - 01:56 am

QCB Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah Saoud Al Thani. Kammutty VP Doha: The partial privatisation of state-owned energy companies, which started with initial...

Insurance to ride on infrastructure boom 11 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Insurance sector in Qatar will ride on the boom in infrastructure sector. The roll-out of new infrastructure projects and...

Sbarro files for bankruptcy shield 11 Mar 2014 - 01:53 am

People walk by a Sbarro restaurant in the Times Square section of New York yesterday. NEW YORK: The pizza chain Sbarro LLC has...

Qatar gets region’s largest business incubator 11 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

The CEO of QDB and Chairman of QBIC, Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa and Rashid Nasser Al Kaabi of Al Sraiya Group exchange...

Symposium on SME in automotive industry 11 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Audience at the symposium yesterday. Abdul Basit DOHA: The EU-GCC Invest, German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK) and the German...

Direct selling business makes inroads: QNET 11 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Doha: The direct selling model has showed how people without a business background can learn new skills and attitudes to provide significant additional...