Business

Startup ecosystem holds huge potential for Qatar’s economy 09 Dec 2022 - 09:00 am

Qatar’s startup ecosystem offers a promising home to many entrepreneurs. The FIFA World Cup 2022 host is undergoing rapid development, currently ranking 4thglobally...

Ex-Wirecard CEO in the dock over 'unparalleled' fraud 08 Dec 2022 - 08:24 pm

Munich: Wirecard's ex-CEO Markus Braun and two former executives went on trial in Munich on Thursday charged with fraud over their involvement in...

Japan's Takeda secures EU nod for its dengue vaccine 08 Dec 2022 - 08:05 pm

LONDON: A dengue vaccine developed by Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co was authorised for use in the European Union on Thursday, making it...

Google to merge mapping service Waze with maps products teams 08 Dec 2022 - 10:20 am

Google said on Thursday it will merge teams working on mapping service Waze and products like Google Maps, effective Dec. 9, in a...

QSE index gains 22.27 points at beginning of yesterday's trading 08 Dec 2022 - 09:28 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index gained 22.27 points at the beginning of trading yesterday, as the general index rose by 0.19 percent to...

Commercial Bank bags ‘Bank of the Year’ award 08 Dec 2022 - 09:27 am

Doha: Commercial Bank has been recognised as the ‘Bank of the Year’ in Qatar for 2022 by The Banker Magazine owned by the...

QCB issues treasury bills worth QR500m due on December 13 08 Dec 2022 - 09:27 am

Doha: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued Treasury Bills worth QR500m for a one-week term, due on December 13, at an interest rate of...

Minister Al Kaabi takes part in GPCA forum 08 Dec 2022 - 09:25 am

Doha: Minister of State for Energy Affairs H E Saad Sherida Al Kaabi took part in the 16th annual Forum of the Gulf...

Asia top destination for Qatar's exports in Q3 08 Dec 2022 - 09:24 am

Doha: Asian countries occupied a dominating position in Qatar’s exports during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, with the top four export destinations...

World Cup ‘a shot in the arm’ for hotels and holiday homes 08 Dec 2022 - 09:23 am

Doha: The FIFA World Cup is a shot in the arm for many hotels, resorts and apartment sectors in Qatar which has proved...

Qatar’s banking sector loan book up 0.4 percent MoM in 2022 08 Dec 2022 - 09:21 am

Doha: Qatar banking sector assets edged down by 0.4 percent MoM (up 0.1 percent in 2022) in October 2022 to QR1.829 trillion. The...

Apple offers hacking targets new options to secure data, chats 07 Dec 2022 - 09:13 pm

California: Apple Inc plans to allow users to more tightly lock down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service and require a...

Elon Musk loses title of world's richest man to LVMH's Arnault: Forbes 07 Dec 2022 - 07:30 pm

Twitter owner and Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk lost his title as the world's richest person on Wednesday, according to Forbes, following his...

Qatar Financial Markets Authority fines 'Dlala Holding' subsidiary QAR 2 million 07 Dec 2022 - 03:22 pm

Doha:Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) fined Dlala Brokerage, (a subsidiary of Dlala Holding) an amount of QAR 2 million. The Accounting Committee of...

Qatar Central Bank foreign reserves surge 6.82% in November 2022 07 Dec 2022 - 02:37 pm

Doha: The foreign currency reserves and liquidity of the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) increased by 6.82 percent to reach QR 223.985 billion in...

Gazprom launches production at Semakovskoye gas field in Arctic 07 Dec 2022 - 09:29 am

Moscow: The Russian energy company, Gazprom, announced that it had started production at the new gas field of Semakovskoye in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous...

Gold flat as traders assess Fed rate hike path 07 Dec 2022 - 09:29 am

London: Gold was stable yesterday, as the dollar steadied after seeing its biggest jump in two weeks in the previous session, while worries...

Vodafone partners Qatari hip hop artist deliver unique fan experience 07 Dec 2022 - 09:27 am

Doha: Under its ongoing ‘We Fan Together’ campaign, Vodafone Qatar has teamed up with Qatari talent, Yousef Al Sulaiti - more popularly known...