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Qatari bourse index slips on profit-taking 02 Jun 2014 - 10:03 pm

DUBAI: Qatar’s bourse fell because of profit-taking and soccer World Cup concerns yesterday, while property stocks lifted Dubai and Egypt partially rebounded after...

Airline honchos meet in Doha for the big event 02 Jun 2014 - 06:57 am

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker and IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler with IATA board of governors at the 70th IATA...

Qatar Exchange index flat, UAE bourses retreat after MSCI move 02 Jun 2014 - 06:55 am

Traders work at the Egyptian Stock Exchange in Cairo yesterday. Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange ended in the green area yesterday by adding just 2.79...

Real estate deals up 85pc 02 Jun 2014 - 06:52 am

Doha: Qatar’s real estate market remained firm as a real estate transactions jumped 85 percent to QR1,409.2m last week, according to Ezdan Weekly...

Barwa to sell Dara residential units 02 Jun 2014 - 06:50 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Company yesterday announced its participation in ‘Cityscape Qatar 2014’ with a number of distinctive investment opportunities, starting with the...

Cityscape Qatar begins today 02 Jun 2014 - 06:48 am

Doha: Region’s leading real estate exhibition and conference Cityscape Qatar will be inaugurated by H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al...

Optimism high in construction sector in Qatar 02 Jun 2014 - 06:44 am

DOHA: Optimism among Qatar’s construction industry in the second quarter of 2014 is at its highest for three years, according to the Dun...

March industry PPI down 1.1pc 02 Jun 2014 - 06:44 am

DOHA: The monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector for March, 2014 stood at 175.2 (Base 2006=100), which shows decreases of...

Al Meera signs MoU with Regency Group, Aramex 02 Jun 2014 - 06:43 am

Doha: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)) with both Regency Group Holding WLL, a company specialising...

Ezdan Holding to sell five villages 02 Jun 2014 - 02:45 am

Sheikh Dr Khaled bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of Ezdan Holding Group (left). One of the Ezdan Villages in Wakra. DOHA:...

Al khaliji hosts French business community 01 Jun 2014 - 11:05 pm

Participants at the event in Paris. Doha: Al Khaliji France SA, a subsidiary of Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) recently hosted a...

Munira Flowers opens in Qatar 01 Jun 2014 - 11:01 pm

Munira Flowers, a leading floral and luxury gifts company, opened its first branch in Qatar yesterday at a glittering event, attended by a...

QP participates in Petrotech 2014 01 Jun 2014 - 10:58 pm

Doha: Qatar Petroleum’s Industrial Cities Directorate, along with the Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College (RLESC) and Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO), recently participated...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Strong dollar with low United States yields 01 Jun 2014 - 10:26 pm

The link between economic data and financial markets has been missing in the past two weeks. Indeed, the US economic data saw GDP...

Qatar second in GCC industry investments 01 Jun 2014 - 02:07 am

DOHA: The manufacturing industries in the GCC, led by chemical and petrochemical sector, have witnessed a major expansion over the last five years. ...

Nakilat takes over ship management from OSG 01 Jun 2014 - 02:05 am

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (centre), the Minister of Energy and Industry, announcing the decision. DOHA: Qatari marine transport company,...

QDB conducts workshop to support local firms for export promotion 01 Jun 2014 - 02:00 am

Participants at the workshop. DOHA: As part of its efforts to support local companies for export promotion, Qatar Development Bank (QDB) successfully concluded...

Milaha takes delivery of DSV 01 Jun 2014 - 01:42 am

Doha: Halul Offshore Services Co (HOSC) and its parent company, Milaha, have taken delivery of their newest state-of-the-art Dive Support Vessel (DSV) “Shaddad”. ...