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Samsung Electronics profits dip 40% in Q4 29 Jan 2016 - 01:23 am

A woman looks at Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note5 at the company’s showroom in Seoul yesterday. Seoul: Slowing global demand for smartphones and memory...

Doha Bank unveils ‘Win Your Car Loan Back’ offer 29 Jan 2016 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Doha Bank has announced its latest car loan offer at an unbeatably low financing cost for new and existing customers of the...

QFMA organises training seminar 29 Jan 2016 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) in collaboration with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) organised a training seminar for capacity building...

Dhofar Global in deal with Carind Tissue 29 Jan 2016 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Dhofar Global, a leading supplier of hygiene care products in the Middle East, has announced its new partnership with Carind Tissue, a...

QIIB’s income grows 4.6%, net profit touches QR784m 28 Jan 2016 - 02:12 am

QIIB Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (left) and QIIB Chief Executive Officer Abdulbasit Ahmed Al Shaibei. DOHA: Qatar’s...

Qatar foreign trade surplus hit QR9.3bn in Dec 28 Jan 2016 - 02:11 am

DOHA: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade surplus (the difference between total exports and imports) was at QR9.3bn for December 2015. It showed a decline...

Manateq’s SEZs meet quality standards with ISO certification 28 Jan 2016 - 02:10 am

Manateq Chief Executive Officer Fahad Rashid Al Kaabi receiving the certification. DOHA: Manateq’s commitment to provide excellence in the Management of Design &...

Commercial Bank unveils new vehicle loan campaign 28 Jan 2016 - 02:09 am

Officials at the launch of Vehicle Loan Campaign. DOHA: Commercial Bank, official bank sponsor of Qatar Motor Show 2016, has launched an exceptional...

Commercial Bank announces QR1.45bn profit for 2015 28 Jan 2016 - 02:08 am

DOHA: The Commercial Bank delivered a net profit of QR1.45bn for 2015, a 24.9 percent decrease in profitability compared to 2014. On a...

Qatar Airways to receive 31 more aircraft this year 28 Jan 2016 - 02:06 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Qatar Airways is expected to add over 30 new aircraft to its fleet in 2016, Akbar Al Baker (pictured),...

Qatar’s real estate market adjusts to challenges: DTZ 28 Jan 2016 - 02:01 am

FROM LEFT: Johnny Archer, Associate Director, Consulting and Research, DTZ; Richard Rayner, Senior Chartered Surveyor, Valuation Advisory, and Mark Proudley, Director, Consultancy and...

Prepaids take lead in Qatar’s telecom market 27 Jan 2016 - 05:00 pm

Of the total 3.3 million connections in Qatar, prepaid subscriptions were about 2.78 million, or 84 percent, in 2014 By Sachin Kumar DOHA:...

Ooredoo Oman Q4 net profit rises 10.8 pct 27 Jan 2016 - 12:55 pm

DUBAI: Ooredoo Oman, the sultanate’s No.2 telecom operator, reported a 10.8 percent increase in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, its sixth rise in...

Commercial Bank instals latest cash processing machine 27 Jan 2016 - 01:49 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private bank, has announced the installation of a new, state-of- the-art banknote processing machine – a first of...

Cut in global oil and gas capex to deepen: Al Sada 27 Jan 2016 - 01:33 am

DOHA: An estimated $380bn worth of investment has been deferred in the global oil and gas sector projects running till 2020, since the...

Vodafone Qatar’s 9-month revenue touches QR1.6bn 27 Jan 2016 - 01:32 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar delivered a total revenue of QR1.6bn for the nine months ended December 2015, 8 percent decline over the same period...

QFC’s broadening to attract further foreign investments 27 Jan 2016 - 01:30 am

DOHA: The broadening of business services and laws will enable Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)-licensed firms to be listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange,...