Business / Qatar Business

ForKnife Restaurant at Movenpick wins World Luxury Restaurant Awards 18 Jul 2016 - 12:49 am

ForKnife Doha Team of Movenpick Hotel West Bay Doha. Doha: ForKnife Restaurant at Movenpick Hotel West Bay Doha recently won the ‘Luxury Hotel...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds names winners 18 Jul 2016 - 12:48 am

Malabar Gold & Diamonds announced the first 3 raffle draw winners of the festive campaign — Win up to 10 kilos of Gold...

Data theft, malware infection big threat to digital businesses 18 Jul 2016 - 12:47 am

DOHA: Insider data theft and malware attacks are the most significant concerns for enterprise security executives, according to a latest research report by...

Honeywell invites entries for Middle East Smart Building Awards 18 Jul 2016 - 12:46 am

DOHA: Honeywell, a diversified Fortune 100 cyber industrial company and a global leader in building automation and smart building technology, yesterday announced the...

Barwa Bank announces winner of QR1m grand prize 18 Jul 2016 - 12:44 am

Sajid Ahmed Radoo, the winner of the QR1m biannual Thara’a grand prize, with the officials in Doha. DOHA: Barwa Bank has announced Sajid...

‘Sandwich generation’ is growing as financial pressure mounts 18 Jul 2016 - 12:42 am

Charlie Nunn DOHA: People in their 30s and 40s face the biggest financial pressure of any age group, according to new research from...

Commercial Bank signs $166m Ninja Loan facility 18 Jul 2016 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank has signed a debut $166m 3-year Ninja Loan facility. Ninja Loans are loans for non-Japanese companies primarily consisting of investors...

Qatar Airways makes it big at Farnborough Airshow 18 Jul 2016 - 12:38 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA:The Farnborough International Airshow, which concluded yesterday, was marked by high-profile announcements by Qatar Airways. The national carrier’s mega deal...

Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon GDP share hits 63.8% 17 Jul 2016 - 01:35 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The non-hydrocarbon sector in Qatar pushed its share of GDP to a sizeable 63.8 percent in 2015, up from...

Qatar on buying spree with highest M&A purchases 17 Jul 2016 - 01:34 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar continued on the buying spree with the region’s highest M&A purchases abroad in 2015. The country topped the...

Qatar issues $9bn sovereign bonds in May: S&P 16 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, which affirmed Qatar’s sovereign ratings at ‘AA/stable/A-1+’ in March, said on Thursday...

‘Hospitality Qatar 2016’ to begin on October 18 14 Jul 2016 - 03:33 pm

DOHA: Experts and stakeholders from Hospitality and Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes (HORECA) sectors are set to attend ‘Hospitality Qatar 2016’ exhibition which will...

Nakilat posts QR501m net profit for first half 14 Jul 2016 - 01:04 am

Nakilat Managing Director Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti DOHA: Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, recorded a net profit...

Mideast’s record output consolidates Opec share 14 Jul 2016 - 12:56 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Oil output from the Middle East rose to a record high in June, with production rising above 31 million...

Machinery & Equipment Price Index declines by 0.78% 14 Jul 2016 - 12:50 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The Machinery & Equipment Price Index (MEPI) for the first six months of 2016 (first half), which reached 101.4...

QNB net profit surges 12% to QR6.2bn 13 Jul 2016 - 01:00 am

The QNB headquarters in Doha. By Satish Kanady DOHA: QNB Group, the region’s largest lender, reported a 12 percent year-on-year increase in its...

INSHA wins Barwa’s QR99.85m Madinat Al Mawater Phase I works 13 Jul 2016 - 12:57 am

By M.V.A. Kumar DOHA: Barwa Real Estate yesterday announced that the QR99.85m construction contracts for Phase I of Madinat Al Mawater project had...

Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM Airlines 13 Jul 2016 - 12:51 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Qatar Airways and Latin America’s leading airline group, LATAM Airlines Group S.A., have entered into a subscription agreement providing...