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Al Sada meets Deputy FM of Italy 14 May 2014 - 07:26 am

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, met Lapo Pistelli, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy,...

Ooredoo holds Capital Markets Day 14 May 2014 - 07:26 am

Senior officials addressing the Capital Markets Day in Doha. DOHA: Ooredoo, one of the leading international telecommunications service providers in the world, yesterday...

QInvest to host Islamic finance seminar with LSE 14 May 2014 - 07:25 am

Hani Ibrahim & Alexander Armstrong DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank and one of the most prominent Islamic financial institutions in the world,...

MEED reveals region’s award-winning projects 14 May 2014 - 07:24 am

The winners of the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2014. Doha: MEED yesterday announced this year’s winners of the MEED Quality Awards for...

QE index conquers another high 14 May 2014 - 03:38 am

Doha: Continuing its rising spree, Qatari bourse yesterday closed at all-time high of 13,174.74 points, gaining 107.40 points or 0.82 percent yesterday, helped...

Al Sada meets Bangladesh Minister 13 May 2014 - 08:57 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with Tofail Ahmed, the Minister of Commerce of the...

Huge growth in Gulf 13 May 2014 - 08:54 am

DOHA: EMC Corp sees a huge future for its products and services in the Gulf region and the company is fully equipped to...

Qatar bourse climbs new highs 13 May 2014 - 08:45 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s bourse continued to conquer new highs yesterday while markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia recovered from the previous...

Ezdan Holding acquires 20.01pc of Qatari Investors Group shares 13 May 2014 - 08:44 am

Doha: Ezdan Holding Group yesterday announced that it has acquired up to 20.01 percent of the Qatari Investors Group shares, which operates through...

QIC to provide full insurance service for HIA 13 May 2014 - 08:44 am

DOHA: Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) yesterday announced the appointment of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) as an “insurance bond carrier” to provide full...

GCC project awards could rise by 20pc in 2014: MEED 13 May 2014 - 08:43 am

Doha: The value of new contract awards in the GCC could rise by 20 percent to $178bn, a new record for the region’s...

Chamber polls put off due to lack of quorum 13 May 2014 - 03:44 am

FROM LEFT: Abdul Rahman Al Najjar, Abdul Lateef Al Missned and Suhaila Rabia Al Hareb. DOHA: The election to the 17-member Board of...

QE investors richer by QR95.8bn in 2013 12 May 2014 - 01:57 am

DOHA: Investors on the Qatari bourse (Qatar Exchange) became richer by QR95.8bn ($26.3bn) in 2013 as the market capitalisation of the bourse rose...

Real estate market remains stable 12 May 2014 - 01:35 am

Doha: Qatar’s real estate market remained firm in April with rents and transactions maintain upward trend. Upmarket West Bay witnessed highest rentals with...

Qatar bourse at new high, Dubai drops 12 May 2014 - 01:34 am

DUBAI: Dubai’s bourse posted its biggest daily loss in a month yesterday as retail investors booked profits, while Qatar’s benchmark hit a new...

Fitch upgrades International Islamic ratings 12 May 2014 - 01:33 am

DOHA: International credit ratings agency ‘Fitch Ratings’ has upgraded Qatar International Islamic Bank’s (QIIB) Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘A’ from ‘A-’...

Solid regional partnerships key to petrochemical industry growth 12 May 2014 - 01:32 am

Doha: Strong regional multi-stakeholder partnerships will be the key for a dynamic, flexible and growth-driven petrochemicals industry, said industry experts at the sixth...

Tribunal upholds action of QFC Regulatory Authority 12 May 2014 - 01:31 am

Doha: Disciplinary action taken by the QFC Regulatory Authority to fine Karim Paul Noujaim $20,000 and prohibit him from being employed by any...