Business

Ezdan Holding Group nets QR252.7m profit 24 Apr 2013 - 03:35 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani and Ali Al Obeidly DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group recorded a net profit of QR252.7m for the...

Al khaliji posts 8pc rise in Q1 net profit 24 Apr 2013 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Al khaliji, in Qatar, reported a net profit of QR131.5m for the first quarter of 2013. This represents an increase of 8...

Ooredoo unit Indosat to delist ADRs from NYSE 24 Apr 2013 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Ooredoo’s Group subsidiary PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat) has announced that it intends to delist its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New...

Workshop on QE Venture Market held 24 Apr 2013 - 03:31 am

Dr R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, giving a keynote speech during the workshop at Doha Bank yesterday. Shaival Dalal BY MOHAMMAD...

Education key to progress: ExxonMobil official 24 Apr 2013 - 03:30 am

Hans-Jorg Shmid-Trenz (on screen), CEO, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, addressing a plenary session on Education and Business during the ICC WCF 8th World...

Qatar Oil & Gas Industry HSE Excellence Awards tomorrow 24 Apr 2013 - 03:30 am

Doha: H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP),...

Glittering Sydney launch for Samsung S4 24 Apr 2013 - 03:27 am

SYDNEY: The sails of one of the world’s most iconic buildings, the Sydney Opera House, were lit up with images shot by ordinary...

Industries Qatar scrip jumps 4pc; Qatar index up 24 Apr 2013 - 03:27 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 92.12 points (or 1.09 percent) to advance to 8,534.78 points from 8,442.66 on Monday....

Gulf bond issuance to hit $37bn this year 24 Apr 2013 - 03:26 am

DUBAI: Total US dollar-denominated bond issues from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are expected to hit $37bn in 2013, dominated by...

Egypt sees 3.8pc growth this fiscal 24 Apr 2013 - 03:25 am

CAIRO: Egypt said its economy will grow by 3.8 percent in the fiscal year starting in July as ministers outlined the 2013/14 budget...

HSBC to shed 1,149 jobs in Britain: Official 24 Apr 2013 - 03:25 am

LONDON: HSBC is cutting 1,149 jobs in Britain in another round of redundancies to save money and slim down Europe’s biggest bank. The...

Dubai flights rely on fuel refined from Iranian oil 24 Apr 2013 - 03:21 am

DUBAI: Fuel made from Iranian oil is legally powering thousands of flights a year out of Dubai’s booming airport, despite US pressure on...

Deputy Premier calls for revival of ‘Doha Round’ 23 Apr 2013 - 04:33 am

Deputy Prime Minister H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud addressing the 8th edition of World Chambers Congress in Doha yesterday. By Satish...

Global trade deals could create 21 million jobs: ICC 23 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

From left: Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organisation (WTO); Gerard Worms, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Vice Chairman, Rothschild...

Stock brokers warned against giving huge discounts 23 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

DOHA: Stock brokerages have been warned by the regulator of the Qatari bourse against giving more than 50 percent discount in commissions they...

Bali summit to focus on select ICC action plan: WTO Dy Chief 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

DOHA: A top World Trade Organisation executive yesterday made it clear that the 2013 Bali WTO summit will not be focusing on all...

QCB to flexibly adjust regular debt issues 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

DUBAI: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) will, if needed, flexibly adjust the amounts of local currency bonds and Treasury bills which it offers, and...

QR40.4m profit for QIMC in first quarter 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

Doha: Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) disclosed the interim financial statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. The statements revealed...