Business

Europe to tighten financial market regulations 16 Jan 2014 - 12:06 pm

STRASBOURG, France: The Europe Union is to tighten regulation of financial markets under a deal to prevent any repetition of the rampant speculation...

Brent edges down on hopes of rise in Iran exports 16 Jan 2014 - 12:06 pm

LONDON: Brent crude slipped to $106 a barrel yesterday after hitting a two-month low as the prospect of a possible rise in Iranian...

Islamic Holding Group posts QR9.37m profit 16 Jan 2014 - 12:06 pm

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...

Qatar Exchange index adds 0.22 percent 16 Jan 2014 - 12:05 pm

DOHA: Qatari bourse continued to move higher on the 12th consecutive session yesterday, but with a slower momentum. The Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark...

Mena to see firm IPO activity in 2014 16 Jan 2014 - 12:04 pm

DUBAI: Mena IPO activity is expected to remain on firm footing in 2014 following a strong uptick in listings in the last quarter...

QNB takes part in Bedaya workshop 16 Jan 2014 - 09:11 am

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has participated in a entrepreneurship networking workshop organised by the Bedaya Centre, in Katara. The one day workshop...

Growth slows to four-year low in Germany 16 Jan 2014 - 09:11 am

BERLIN: The German economy, Europe’s biggest, turned in the slowest growth for four years last year as the sluggish global economy and eurozone...

China urges IMF to give more power to emerging markets 16 Jan 2014 - 09:10 am

BEIJING: China called on the IMF yesterday to stick to a commitment to give emerging markets more power at the world body after...

Brunei sees significant takaful growth 16 Jan 2014 - 09:10 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Assets held by the Islamic insurance (takaful) sector in Brunei recently have grown significantly while those of conventional types of insurance...

ExxonMobil shares safety guidelines at QP forum 16 Jan 2014 - 09:10 am

DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar emphasised the link of safety leadership and culture to sustainable performance during Qatar Petroleum’s second Operational Safety Challenges Forum this...

Spain sees record tourist arrivals in 2013 16 Jan 2014 - 09:09 am

MADRID: A record 60.4 million tourists descended on Spain in 2013, industry association Exceltur said yesterday, as the crisis-hit country looked to the...

EU sees fuel costs falling, but not consumer energy bills 16 Jan 2014 - 09:09 am

BRUSSELS: Fuel costs will rise in Europe for the rest of the decade and then start to fall as renewable energy displaces coal,...

IPO outlook for emerging markets bright 16 Jan 2014 - 09:08 am

LONDON: From Tunis to Beijing, emerging market companies are gearing up to tap equity investors for capital, potentially grabbing the interest of stock...

French companies, unions question Hollande’s new vision 16 Jan 2014 - 09:08 am

PARIS: French business raised doubts yesterday over Socialist President Francois Hollande’s plan for public spending cuts and structural reform to revive the euro...

Etisalat hires Standard Bank for Nigeria tower sale 16 Jan 2014 - 09:07 am

DUBAI: Etisalat, the Gulf’s top telecom operator, has hired Standard Bank as an adviser for the planned sale of transmitter towers by its...

Mobily Q4 profit rises 8.6pc, beats forecasts 16 Jan 2014 - 09:07 am

DUBAI: Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Saudi Arabia’s No.2 telecom operator, beat analysts’ forecasts with an 8.6 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit yesterday as...

QNB Group records QR9.5bn net profit for 2013 15 Jan 2014 - 01:44 pm

DOHA: QNB Group, the region’s largest lender, has recorded a strong 13.7 percent growth in its net profit to QR9.5bn for the full-year...

Printemps shop at Louvre 15 Jan 2014 - 01:43 pm

A general view of the ground floor of the new Printemps department store in the Louvre Museum’s Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in...