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Qatar lifts GCC banks’ retail revenue in 2014 31 Mar 2015 - 04:29 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The retail banking revenues in the GCC witnessed an uptick of 7.9 percent in 2014, largely due to a...

MO-RTC hosts first SPE meet 31 Mar 2015 - 04:24 am

Participants at the Maersk Oil Research and Technology Centre. DOHA: The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Qatar Section, chaired by Sheikh Faisal Bin...

Al Emadi Enterprises signs MoU with Belgian brand American Outfitters 31 Mar 2015 - 04:24 am

Caption DOHA: Al Emadi Enterprises, the developer of the new Alhazm project, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Belgian...

Optimise cross-border network: Qatar Rail 31 Mar 2015 - 04:05 am

Qatar Rail Managing Director Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie at the meet. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) kicked off yesterday the first International...

QDB launches ‘Isteshara’ for SMEs 30 Mar 2015 - 05:19 am

Qatar Development Bank Chief Executive Officer Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (centre), Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development Hamad Al Kubaisi (right)...

Ooredoo AGM okays 40pc cash dividend 30 Mar 2015 - 05:18 am

Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi (right), Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani (centre), Ooredoo Chairman, and Dr...

Milaha celebrates arrival of first Qatar-India container vessel 30 Mar 2015 - 05:17 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Milaha celebrated the arrival of MS Convent, the first direct container vessel that completed its maiden...

Qatar bourse plans rights issue trading 30 Mar 2015 - 05:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) has announced its plans to allow investors to trade rights to share issues, which would let them profit from...

Qatar bourse index gains 77.65 points 30 Mar 2015 - 05:15 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) index gained 77.65 points or 0.68 percent when the bourse closed trading at 11,488.41 points yesterday. The market capitalisation...

QIIC targets 10-15pc premium growth 29 Mar 2015 - 01:42 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC) is aiming to achieve 10-15 percent growth in insurance premium in the current year...

QE’s new REITs to be attractive 29 Mar 2015 - 01:40 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The Qatar Exchange’s (QE) soon-to-be-launched Real Estate Investment Trust, or REITs, can be very attractive investment vehicles for investors...

Indian economy is brightest spot in Asia: QNB 29 Mar 2015 - 01:39 am

Doha: Notwithstanding the weak start for the global economy, Asian economies are expected to continue to grow rapidly in 2015, QNB said in...

Qatari firms, Chinese petrochem giant in deal 29 Mar 2015 - 01:36 am

DOHA: Suhaim Bin Hamad Enterprise Group and Qattra Investment and Development Group (QID) have entered into a partnership in transaction with the Chinese...

Contribution of SMEs to economy touches 16pc 29 Mar 2015 - 01:36 am

DOHA: The government’s decision to merge Enterprise Qatar (EQ) with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to further strengthen the private sector business activities has...

Qatar stock market extends losing streak 27 Mar 2015 - 03:26 am

Oil up after air strikes in Yemen NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied for a second straight day yesterday after Saudi Arabia and its...

Ezdan holds AGM, approves 4pc dividend recommendation 26 Mar 2015 - 05:04 am

Ezdan Holding Group Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (second right) with Groups Deputy Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani...

Oil dynamics to throw big surprises in Q1 26 Mar 2015 - 05:03 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The changing oil market dynamics is expected to throw up ‘surprising’ first quarter results for many Qatari companies. The...

QNB first to deploy NCR’s CxBanking 26 Mar 2015 - 04:27 am

FROM LEFT: Adel Al Malki, Habib Hanna and Hicham Yamout at the function. DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) will be the first bank...