Business

Oil drops slightly on China demand concerns 21 Jan 2024 - 10:17 am

Doha, Qatar:Oil prices settled slightly lower on Friday but recorded a weekly gain as Middle East tensions and disruptions to oil output offset...

UDC unveils seven new EV chargers at The Pearl Island 21 Jan 2024 - 10:14 am

Doha, Qatar:United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, announced the deployment of seven cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV)...

QIIB lists Sustainable Sukuk worth $500m on London Stock Exchange 21 Jan 2024 - 10:13 am

Doha, Qatar: QIIB announced the listing of its Sustainable Sukuk worth $500m on the London Stock Exchange “LSE”. This is the third time...

MCIT participates in high-profile roundtable at Davos Forum 21 Jan 2024 - 10:11 am

Doha, Qatar: Within its participation in the International Economic Forum Davos 2024, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) organized a high-profile...

Japan inflation slows to 2.3 percent in December as energy bills drop 19 Jan 2024 - 02:52 pm

Tokyo: Japanese consumer inflation slowed again in December due to lower electricity and gas bills, government data showed Friday, ahead of a Bank...

UK retail sales hit lowest since 2021 Covid lockdown: data 19 Jan 2024 - 12:27 pm

London: UK retail sales last month suffered the largest drop since January 2021 when Britain was in Covid lockdown, as Christmas shoppers tightened...

Industrial Production Index drops 1.5% in Nov 2023 19 Jan 2024 - 10:57 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Industrial Production index (IPI) in November 2023 reached 91.7 points decreased by 1.5% compared to the previous month (October 2023),...

'QIA’s initiative will attract more foreign portfolios to QSE' 19 Jan 2024 - 10:56 am

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index concluded this week’s trading losing 147 points to stand at 10,318 compared to last week’s...

QCB Governor meets leaders of global financial firms 19 Jan 2024 - 10:55 am

Governor of the Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani (centre) met on the sidelines of the...

Oil demand growth to halve in 2024: IEA 19 Jan 2024 - 10:55 am

Paris: World Oil supply will continue to rise this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday, as it predicted that demand growth would...

QSE welcomes Active Asset Management Initiative between QIA, Ashmore Group 19 Jan 2024 - 10:54 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) welcomes the partnership announced between Qatar Investment Authority and Ashmore Group plc (Ashmore) launching an Active Asset...

Consumer price index up 1.65% in Dec to 109.98 points 19 Jan 2024 - 10:53 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) of December 2023 recorded an increase by 1.59 % on an annual basis, reaching 109.98 points,...

Health-tech startup employs AI to increase business service efficiency 19 Jan 2024 - 10:51 am

Doha, Qatar:Dieture, a mobile app-based healthy meal prep start-up for food lovers is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce labour hours, human...

Qatar joins Fourth Industrial Revolution Network 19 Jan 2024 - 10:50 am

Doha, Qatar:The World Economic Forum (WEF) has signed a collaboration agreement with the State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Finance, to...

Realty deals worth QR1.521bn inked in December 2023 19 Jan 2024 - 10:48 am

Doha, Qatar:Real estate trading in Qatar has crossed QR1.5bn in December 2023. According to the real estate data from the Ministry of Justice,...

Chemical giant Bayer confirms 'significant' cuts in Germany 18 Jan 2024 - 11:57 am

Berlin: Pharmaceutical giant Bayer confirmed late Wednesday that it will be making "significant" cuts to its workforce in Germany by the end of...

QIB launches new Sustainable Deposit 18 Jan 2024 - 09:31 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has launched a new Sustainable Deposit, an innovative fixed-term option tailored for corporates...

badrgo announces ‘Shop at Lulu, ride with badrgo’ campaign 18 Jan 2024 - 09:30 am

Doha, Qatar: badr Technology the founding company of, new, Qatari-owned, ride-hailing service app badrgo, has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lulu...