DUBAI: Masraf Al Rayan, Qatar’s largest Shariah-compliant bank by market value, said yesterday that it had completed its acquisition of Islamic Bank of...
DUBAI: Masraf Al Rayan, Qatar’s largest Shariah-compliant bank by market value, said yesterday that it had completed its acquisition of Islamic Bank of...
LONDON: Qatar’s imminent sukuk issuance of roughly $3bn will kick-start what may be a record year for the Shariah-compliant debt market, Fitch Ratings...
MANAMA: Saudi Gulf Airlines, a new carrier born of the deregulation of Saudi Arabia’s aviation market, has signed a $2bn deal with Canada’s...
LONDON: Opec has lowered its oil output further and is pumping less than this year’s global need for its crude, the exporter group...
ISTANBUL: The Turkish currency plunged to a new low against the dollar yesterday as the government grappled with its worst crisis for years,...
LONDON: A much better year lies in store for most of the world’s major developed economies, although weak inflation will persist, complicating central...
DUBAI: Dubai Group has signed a $10bn debt restructuring deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, marking the end of...
Officials exchanging documents during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Dolphin Energy Limited has signed a long-term agreement with Gasal QSC to provide Dolphin Energy...
Cranes tower over apartment blocks under construction outside Madrid yesterday. Spanish builders have cut debt by selling assets and reducing staff, leading to...
An exterior view of the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) in central Beijing. China’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by more...
A Bank of America branch in New York’s Times Square. The bank reported an eight-fold increase in quarterly earnings due to primarily improving...
A vendor drinks tea at his stall in a wholesale vegetable market, in the southern Indian city of Kochi, yesterday. India’s headline inflation...
A money changer counts US dollar bills at a currency exchange in Manila yesterday. Most emerging Asian currencies fell yesterday with the Philippine...
By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) annual update of 2013 real estate price index indicates the country’s real estate market prices...
DOHA:Qatari bourse posted strongest recovery after the Lehman collapse and the consequent global financial crisis. At the close of 2013, Qatar Exchange (QE)...
STRASBOURG, France: The Europe Union is to tighten regulation of financial markets under a deal to prevent any repetition of the rampant speculation...
LONDON: Brent crude slipped to $106 a barrel yesterday after hitting a two-month low as the prospect of a possible rise in Iranian...
DOHA: Islamic Holding Group recorded a net profit of QR9.37m for the full-year 2013. The figure is against QR6.04m posted during the same...
