Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s strong ecosystem acts as catalyst for startups, SMEs 19 Dec 2021 - 09:54 am

Doha: A strong backbone of the underlying entrepreneurship ecosystem in Qatar acts as a catalyst for incoming startups and small and medium enterprises...

COVID-19 surge in Northern Europe to become an economic headwind 19 Dec 2021 - 09:39 am

Doha: Last winter, European governments faced a surge in new cases of COVID-19 driven by more infectious variants and by cold weather keeping...

QatarEnergy wins working interest in a large oil field in Brazil 18 Dec 2021 - 07:57 am

Doha: QatarEnergy, in a consortium with TotalEnergies and Petronas, has been awarded the Sépia Surplus Production Sharing Contract (PSC), under the Second Transfer...

GCC M&A market rebounds with a 39% volume growth 17 Dec 2021 - 09:27 am

Following an unprecedented economic shock caused by the sudden global health crisis, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity stopped in its tracks in 2020....

Qatari realty firms named among region’s top firms 17 Dec 2021 - 09:17 am

Qatari real estate companies have been ranked among the region’s topcompanies by Forbes magazine. Qatari Diar, Ezdan Holding Group, and Barwa Real Estate...

‘National Day an opportunity to show solidarity with leadership’ 17 Dec 2021 - 09:08 am

Minister of Commerce and Industry H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani said that the national day celebrations are an...

Urban farming startup Infarm to open centre in Qatar; gets QIA funding 16 Dec 2021 - 08:01 pm

Indoor farming startup Infarm raised an extra $200 million from investors including the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to fund a push into new...

Barzan Holdings aims to preserve Qatari traditions and protect country 16 Dec 2021 - 12:17 pm

Ever since its inception in 2018, Barzan Holdings has had the interests of Qatar and its people at the heart of everything the...

Qatar Central Bank to start gradual reduction of pandemic stimulus 16 Dec 2021 - 10:45 am

Doha: The Qatar Central Bank said on Thursday it will start working on a gradual reduction of the measures introduced to support the...

Qatar Executive takes delivery of three Gulfstream aircraft 16 Dec 2021 - 08:54 am

Doha: Qatar Executive announced yesterday it has taken delivery of a further three Gulfstream G650ER aircraft, reaffirming its position as the largest owner-operator...

Startup ecosystem growing rapidly in Qatar 16 Dec 2021 - 08:53 am

Doha: The startup ecosystem in Qatar is growing rapidly. Officials and experts highlighted the efforts being taken by concerned authorities in order to...

QNB gets ‘Strongest Bank in the Arab World 2021’ award 16 Dec 2021 - 08:47 am

Doha: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, recently received the award for ‘Strongest Bank in the Arab...

Ooredoo Group, Huawei sign five-year strategic agreement 16 Dec 2021 - 08:47 am

Doha: Ooredoo Group and Huawei, two of the world’s leading digital enablers, have signed a five-year global frame agreement that will see Huawei...

Swedish embassy promotes technology cooperation with Qatari investors 16 Dec 2021 - 08:46 am

Doha: The Swedish embassy in Qatar has rounded up more than 20 Swedish startup and scaleup companies interested in Qatar for digital presentations...

GTA President highlights economic diversification in Qatar on National Day 16 Dec 2021 - 08:45 am

Doha: General Tax Authority (GTA) President Ahmed bin Issa Al Mohannadi has said that the Qatar National Day is an occasion to highlight...

Huawei announces winners of its Middle East ICT Competition in Qatar 16 Dec 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: The national winners of the fifth edition of the annual Huawei Middle East ICT Competition in Qatar have been announced, with winning...

UDC signs pact to establish and operate ‘The Pearl International Hospital’ 16 Dec 2021 - 08:37 am

Doha: United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, has announced the...

QBWA celebrates Qatar National Day at Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Museum 16 Dec 2021 - 08:34 am

Doha: The Qatari Businesswomen Association (QBWA) has recently organised a special celebration on the occasion of Qatar’s National Day. The celebration was held...