Business

Barwa Bank’s Fawziya Al Abdulla wins Qatar Businesswomen Award 24 Nov 2013 - 10:56 am

The Group Head of Human Resources at Barwa Bank, Fawziya Al Abdulla, after receiving the Qatar Businesswomen Awards 2013. DOHA: The Group Head...

US stores in cut-throat fight to lure shoppers 24 Nov 2013 - 10:55 am

A worker gathers items for delivery from the warehouse floor at Amazon’s distribution centre in Phoenix yesterday. WASHINGTON: Black Friday, the pinnacle of...

Sotheby’s chief auctioneer to leave amid investor pressure 24 Nov 2013 - 10:54 am

File picture of auctioneer Tobias Meyer taking bids on a three-piece screen-printed ensemble by late designer Gianni Versace during an auction of furnishings...

EU states seek flexibility in budget talks 24 Nov 2013 - 10:52 am

BRUSSELS: France, Italy and Spain sought to maximise the flexibility of European Union budget-deficit rules to boost their economies as northern euro-area countries...

Muntajat: Exports to hit 23m tonnes per year by 2020 24 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

Doha: Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) says planned investments in Qatar’s chemical and petrochemical industry will further increase the...

Assistant prosecutors visit QFMA 24 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) has received a group of trainee assistant prosecutors as part of the fourth compulsory training course, organised...

QTA promotes MICE market at Barcelona trade show 24 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) led a delegation of sixteen ministries, companies and organisations to EIBTM, the Global Meetings & Events Expo, the...

Qatar Exchange Roundup: QE average daily trading volume hits QR650m 24 Nov 2013 - 10:50 am

BY BASHER KAHLOUT The stock market performance this week was full of surprises but was not taken into account by a lot of...

Total to support QF research symposium 24 Nov 2013 - 10:50 am

Doha: Total will support the Qatar Foundation Annual Research conference and be exhibitor at the Qatar National Convention Centre on November 24 and...

QDB holds workshop for partner banks 24 Nov 2013 - 10:49 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has organised the second annual workshop for partner banks of Al Dhameen programme, which is a partial guarantee...

Commercial Bank’s new mobile banking app a major hit 24 Nov 2013 - 10:49 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank’s recently launched mobile banking application has become a hit with customers with its improved digital banking experience and cutting edge...

German minister says no more risks of contagion in eurozone 24 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said yesterday that there were no longer any risks of contagion in the euro zone, and Greek...

Brazil awards $9bn airport deals 24 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

SAO PAULO: Brazil opened two of its busiest airports to private investors on Friday, awarding $9bn worth of contracts in a hotly contested...

Leak halts Iraqi oilfield output, Turkey exports not affected 24 Nov 2013 - 10:47 am

KIRKUK: Oil production from a major oilfield near Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk was completely halted yesterday after a pipeline leak, but exports...

Guangzhou motor show 23 Nov 2013 - 06:03 am

A site organiser walks by a Bugatti Veyron at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China, yesterday. Luxury car dealers are resorting...

Worst year for European refiners 23 Nov 2013 - 06:03 am

A general view of Austrian energy group OMV’s refinery in Schwechat. European refiners are battling to salvage what is poised to be one...

Up for sale 23 Nov 2013 - 06:00 am

A charged slab exiting one of three hot strip mill furnaces at the ThyssenKrupp Steel USA factory in Calvert, Alabama. ThyssenKrupp has been...

Russia House approves LNG export law 23 Nov 2013 - 05:59 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s lower house of parliament gave its final backing yesterday to amendments that would end Gazprom’s gas export monopoly by letting rival...