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US solar tech leader plans to boost ties with Kahramaa, QP 13 Nov 2013 - 07:21 am

The Managing Director of SunPower Middle East, Laurent Loungeut. Shaival Dalal BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: US-based solar technology leader, SunPower — backed by...

S&P upgrade will help attract more investors: QE CEO 13 Nov 2013 - 07:21 am

DOHA: The recent decision by Standard & Poors (S&P) Dow Jones to upgrade the Qatari market from a ‘Frontier Market’ to ‘Emerging Market’...

Oil prices mixed on Mideast, US supply factors 13 Nov 2013 - 07:20 am

LONDON: Global oil prices traded mixed yesterday as dealers weighed up supply factors in the Middle East and US, analysts said. New York’s...

Women discuss key issues in doing business 13 Nov 2013 - 07:17 am

Officials and the eight distinguished women who were honoured for their services to business and their professions with their awards at the gala...

US to be world’s top oil producer in 2015 13 Nov 2013 - 07:17 am

LONDON: The US will stride past Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s top oil producer in 2015, the West’s energy agency...

Sterling set for more gains against euro 13 Nov 2013 - 07:16 am

LONDON: Sterling is poised to gain further against the euro, with the Bank of England expected to flag this week that interest rates...

WTO chief urges last-ditch talks 13 Nov 2013 - 07:16 am

GENEVA: Trading nations are achingly close to a draft deal on easing barriers to global commerce as a crunch summit looms and must...

Mixed trading across Gulf bourses 13 Nov 2013 - 07:15 am

Men walk pass a sign at the stock market in Dubai yesterday. Doha/DUBAI: Major Gulf stock markets went in opposite directions yesterday as...

Do not get overtaken by property market exuberance, IMF tells Dubai 13 Nov 2013 - 07:13 am

DUBAI: Dubai’s government has to make sure its property market is driven by fundamental factors, not speculation, and be ready to act if...

Arab oil exporters may see budget gaps in 2016: IMF 13 Nov 2013 - 07:13 am

DUBAI: The Arab world’s energy exporting states are not saving enough of their oil windfall and as a group may start running a...

Broadband lifts Omantel profits 13 Nov 2013 - 07:12 am

DUBAI: Oman Telecommunications (Omantel) reported a 3.9 percent rise in third-quarter profit yesterday, beating analyst estimates as broadband revenue increased. The former monopoly...

Petronas Q3 profit jumps nearly 20pc to $5.36bn 13 Nov 2013 - 07:10 am

A Petronas tanker truck drives along a road in Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said yesterday its third-quarter net...

Indonesia raises key interest rate 13 Nov 2013 - 07:09 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate yesterday to rein in a widening current account deficit blamed for exacerbating recent...

BP clinches $6bn Rosneft deal 13 Nov 2013 - 07:09 am

MOSCOW: Top Russian oil firm Rosneft said it would sell about $6bn worth of refined products to BP, establishing the British major among...

Vodafone surges back into profit in H1 13 Nov 2013 - 07:09 am

LONDON: British mobile phone giant Vodafone yesterday said that it surged back into first-half profit on a huge taxation credit, and pledged to...

Indonesia raises key interest rate 13 Nov 2013 - 07:08 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate yesterday to rein in a widening current account deficit blamed for exacerbating recent...

High fuel costs hit Emirates airline profits 13 Nov 2013 - 07:08 am

DUBAI: High fuel costs and weak currencies in some key markets flattened first-half profit growth at Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates, signalling Gulf carriers...

HIA will handle 1,000 aircraft daily: Official 13 Nov 2013 - 06:09 am

The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Nuaimi, inaugurating the Airport Exchange Conference and Exhibition at Qatar National Convention...