Business / Qatar Business

Committee to study carbon capture challenges 14 Nov 2013 - 06:06 am

Directorate at Qatar Petroleum Saif Al Naimi addresses the final session yesterday. DOHA: The second Doha Carbon and Energy Forum (DCEF) that concluded...

Emir meets Total chief 13 Nov 2013 - 07:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of...

US solar tech leader plans to boost ties with Kahramaa, QP 13 Nov 2013 - 07:21 am

The Managing Director of SunPower Middle East, Laurent Loungeut. Shaival Dalal BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: US-based solar technology leader, SunPower — backed by...

S&P upgrade will help attract more investors: QE CEO 13 Nov 2013 - 07:21 am

DOHA: The recent decision by Standard & Poors (S&P) Dow Jones to upgrade the Qatari market from a ‘Frontier Market’ to ‘Emerging Market’...

Women discuss key issues in doing business 13 Nov 2013 - 07:17 am

Officials and the eight distinguished women who were honoured for their services to business and their professions with their awards at the gala...

Mixed trading across Gulf bourses 13 Nov 2013 - 07:15 am

Men walk pass a sign at the stock market in Dubai yesterday. Doha/DUBAI: Major Gulf stock markets went in opposite directions yesterday as...

HIA will handle 1,000 aircraft daily: Official 13 Nov 2013 - 06:09 am

The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Nuaimi, inaugurating the Airport Exchange Conference and Exhibition at Qatar National Convention...

Al Sada: Qatar helping women play major roles in society 12 Nov 2013 - 11:16 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada addressing the opening ceremony of the fourth annual Qatar...

Business optimism hits new high 12 Nov 2013 - 11:16 am

DOHA: Business optimism in Qatar has soared to its highest in nearly three years according to the Dun & Bradstreet Business Optimism Index...

Foreign trade surplus widens to QR32.9bn 12 Nov 2013 - 11:15 am

DOHA: Qatar’s foreign trade surplus widened to QR32.9bn ($9bn) in September 2013. The figure shows an increase of QR0.3bn, up 0.9 percent compared...

Qatar Exchange back above 10,000 points 12 Nov 2013 - 11:14 am

Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange rose back above the psychologically important level of 10,000 points for the first time since August yesterday. It ended at...

Qatar calls for carbon mitigating solutions 12 Nov 2013 - 05:04 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with other officials during the 2nd Doha Carbon and...

Accolades for QIB Fraud Control Unit 11 Nov 2013 - 09:56 am

Officials of Qatar Islamic Bank and Visa with the certificate of appreciation. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s (QIB) Card Processing Department — Fraud Control...

QP takes part in UAE expo 11 Nov 2013 - 09:55 am

Officials at the QP stand at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) is taking part in the 16th edition...

Gulf markets witness bout of profit-taking 11 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

Doha/DUBAI: Egypt’s bourse fell 0.9 percent yesterday as investors started taking profits after a long rally, while other markets in the region moved...

Report: EMC customers saved $3m annually 11 Nov 2013 - 09:52 am

Dubai: EMC has released the findings of a study that quantifies the business value of investment in advanced backup and recovery, measuring the...

Energy experts to meet in Doha today 11 Nov 2013 - 02:39 am

Al Shaheen platform operated by Maersk Oil is one of the most complex offshore oilfields in the world. Doha: Experts in the energy...

Qatar to emerge as major centre for Islamic finance 10 Nov 2013 - 07:06 am

DOHA: The size of Qatar’s Shariah-compliant banking is expected to grow to over $100bn (QR365bn) by 2017. And, given the rising global demand...