Business

Qatar, Malaysia trade reaches QR1.75bn 22 Sep 2021 - 09:25 am

Doha: Malaysia is one of Qatar’s important trade partners, with total trade volume between both countries reaching QR1.75bn last year, Qatar Chamber (QC)...

QQBMC gets shareholders approval to reduce company’s capital 22 Sep 2021 - 09:23 am

Doha: The Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of Qatar Quarries and Building Materials Company (QQBMC) has decided to reduce the company’s capital, said Qatar...

Energy transition shared responsibility: Al Kaabi at Gastech conference in Dubai 21 Sep 2021 - 07:52 pm

Doha: Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum HE Eng Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi stressed that...

McDonald's begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals 21 Sep 2021 - 03:48 pm

McDonald’s plans to "drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The burger giant said Tuesday it’s working with...

Walmart to highlight healthy, sustainable products with ‘better’ tags 21 Sep 2021 - 12:17 pm

Walmart Inc. will spotlight particularly healthy or sustainable products with a new "Built for Better” tag on its website, an attempt to entice...

QIB named ‘Best Bank for SMEs in Qatar’ at Asiamoney Awards 21 Sep 2021 - 10:03 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) announced yesterday its recognition as the “Best Bank for SMEs in Qatar” at the Asiamoney Middle East’s Best...

Scale7 buoyed by overwhelming response for its Acceleration and Incubation Programs 21 Sep 2021 - 10:01 am

Doha: Scale7, the first fashion and design business incubator in Qatar- founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) in partnership with M7 – has...

Asiamoney names Commercial Bank Best Digital Bank in Qatar 21 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am

Doha: Adding a new award to its recent accolades, Commercial Bank has received the “Best Digital Bank” award in Qatar for 2021 by...

Qatar witnessing major construction boom: Minister Al Kuwari 21 Sep 2021 - 09:32 am

Doha: Qatar has been witnessing a major construction boom as the country gets on with the completion of development projects aimed at achieving...

IPA Qatar, PwC release new tax and legal guide for businesses 21 Sep 2021 - 09:32 am

Doha: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) and PwC Qatar jointly released the new ‘Tax & Legal Guide to Doing Business in...

Microsoft’s global partner Predica enters Qatar 20 Sep 2021 - 09:51 am

Doha: Ahead of Microsoft unveiling its new Data Centre in Doha, Microsoft’s Partner Predica entered the Qatari market in anticipation of an increase...

Huawei to invest $15m in Middle East Huawei Cloud Oasis Program 20 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am

Doha: Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, plans to invest $15m over the next...

OBG to mark return to Qatar with landmark 2022 report 20 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am

Doha: Oxford Business Group (OBG) has relaunched its operations in Qatar following a one-year break necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its on-the-ground team...

Global CEO confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels 20 Sep 2021 - 09:38 am

Doha: CEOs of the world’s largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and despite the Delta variant slowing...

Qatar’s inbound tourism bounces back 20 Sep 2021 - 09:37 am

Doha: Inbound tourism is witnessing strong demand as the country has started seeing strong inflow of tourists from neighbouring countries. With arrival of...