Business / Qatar Business

Barwa Bank leads mega syndication for ALYSJ JV 11 Dec 2014 - 08:42 am

DOHA: A joint venture consisting of Aktor SA of Greece, Larsen and Toubro Ltd of India, Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi AS of...

Qatar index closes lower with 0.1pc dip 11 Dec 2014 - 08:41 am

Doha: Qatar stock index dropped 13.45 points, or 0.11 percent, when the bourse closed at 12,339.87 points yesterday. The traded value declined to...

GIS to hold EGA meeting on Dec 28 11 Dec 2014 - 08:41 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest service group in Qatar, with interests in a broad cross-section of industries, yesterday announced about its...

Nakilat takes part in Shiptech conference 11 Dec 2014 - 08:40 am

Doha: Nakilat, Qatar’s premier marine company, has participated in the ME Shiptech Forum 2014 in Dubai, with Nakilat’s Fleet Director making a presentation...

Qatar shares plunge 2.31pc on oil drop 10 Dec 2014 - 12:22 pm

An investor looks down in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in China’s Hainan province. Shanghai shares...

QBIC announces its LeanStartup winners 10 Dec 2014 - 12:07 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC), a joint initiative of Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Social Development Center (SDC), successfully concluded its...

Pressure on rentals as land prices go up 73pc 09 Dec 2014 - 10:15 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: A combination of higher land prices and steady growth in population rate will continue to put upward pressure on...

Total, Q-Auto ink 5-year contract 09 Dec 2014 - 09:58 am

Doha: In an exclusive five year supply agreement, Total Marketing Qatar will supply Q –Auto its premium Engine Oil product, ‘Total Quartz 9000’...

New projects encourage Q4 business optimism 09 Dec 2014 - 09:52 am

DOHA: The outlook for Qatar’s economy remains “overwhelmingly positive”, despite sluggish and uneven global growth, according to the latest Business Optimism Index (BOI)...

Gulf region sukuk issuance to touch $30bn mark next year 09 Dec 2014 - 09:51 am

DOHA: Sukuk issuances in Gulf markets is expected to hit a whopping $30bn mark in 2015, revealed Michael Grifferty, President of the Gulf...

Barwa Bank picks 10 winners of mobile promo 09 Dec 2014 - 09:48 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank has announced the names of the first ten winners of its mobile banking promotion. The first ten lucky winners were...

Commercial Bank initiates squeeze-out process of ABank 08 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

DOHA: Commercial Bank have initiated a formal squeeze-out process to acquire additional shares of Turkish bank Alternatifbank AS, Turkey (ABank). Currently, Commercial Bank...

Management rejig at Commercial Bank 08 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

DOHA: The Chairman and Board of Directors of Commercial Bank yesterday announced a number of changes at the senior management. Colin Macdonald has...

SelectUSA official in Qatar to showcase Washington Investment Summit 08 Dec 2014 - 07:45 am

DOHA: SelectUSA executive director ambassador Vinai Thummalapally visited Qatar and met with business and government leaders to highlight investment opportunities in the United...

QBA hosts visiting Pakistani delegation 08 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (fourth left) and Pakistan’s ambassador to Qatar Shehzad Ahmed (second right) with visiting Pakistan delegation and QBA...

RasGas warehouse sees incident-free seven years 08 Dec 2014 - 07:32 am

Doha: RasGas Company Limited’s (RasGas) warehouse in Ras Laffan recently celebrated the completion of one million manhours without a lost time incident (LTI)...

QDB hosts training for SMEs 08 Dec 2014 - 07:31 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) concluded its second training course for 2014, which comes as part of a series of Qatar-based ‘Comprehensive Industrial...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities take a breather after torrid November 08 Dec 2014 - 07:13 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities have fallen to a five-year low, leaving producers of most raw materials...