Business

Weak yen hurts South Korean consumer goods exports 07 Apr 2014 - 01:45 am

Seoul: A weak yen hurt South Korean consumer goods exports to Japan and influenced bilateral tourism trends last year, a report by an...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Yellen’s dovish comments surprise markets 07 Apr 2014 - 01:41 am

The United States Fed chair Janet Yellen surprised the markets with unexpectedly dovish comments about the economy. Yellen noted that the Federal Reserve...

Weekly Commodity Update: Libya deal or no deal rattles brent crude; gold rangebound 07 Apr 2014 - 01:39 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities generally experienced a quiet beginning to April with much of the attention focusing...

London Stock Exchange woos Qatari firms 06 Apr 2014 - 06:58 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: The London Stock Exchange is wooing Qatari companies to get listed on the exchange to get global exposure. The...

Vivendi accepts Numericable’s €17bn bid for SFR phone unit 06 Apr 2014 - 06:58 am

A combination picture of Vivendi’s and Numericable’s logo. PARIS: Vivendi yesterday accepted a bid by French cable and fibre-optic network operator Numericable worth...

Now, Amazon Dash to deliver groceries, household items 06 Apr 2014 - 06:57 am

Los Angeles: Amazon.com Inc launched a new product named Amazon Dash that allows the user to add groceries and household goods to their...

Laffan Refinery’s Diesel Hydrotreater Project registers another milestone 06 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

The site of the Laffan Refinery’s Diesel Hydrotreater Project. Doha: Laffan Refinery’s Diesel Hydrotreater (DHT) Project recently celebrated five million man-hours without a...

Commercial Bank wins Qatar Equity Fund award 06 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank’s Al Waseela Fund has won the prestigious ‘Qatar Equity Fund of the Year’ award at the annual Mena Fund Manager...

Gadgets for seniors 06 Apr 2014 - 06:55 am

A visitor uses an ergonomic tablet computer designed for senior citizens at the Senior and Retirement Show in Paris.

Kiev plans to take Russia to court 06 Apr 2014 - 06:54 am

People wait in a queue outside a branch of Chernomorskiy Bank of Development and Reconstruction in the Crimean city of Simferopol yesterday. KIEV:...

Protest against Taiwan-China trade pact 06 Apr 2014 - 06:53 am

Protesters take part in a “civic parliament” inside Taiwan’s parliament, during protest to oppose the controversial trade pact with mainland China, in Taipei...

No more time for Paris to cut deficit: EU 06 Apr 2014 - 06:52 am

EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn. BRUSSELS: There is no reason to further extend a European Union deadline for France to...

Symantec to hire banks for activism defence 06 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

NEW YORK: Anti-virus and security software maker Symantec Corp, which recently fired its chief executive amid declining sales and fierce competition, is in...

US economists see rate hike in first half of 2015 06 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

Washington: More Wall Street economists now believe the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in the first half of 2015, as evidence builds...

Boeing, GE get US licence to sell spare parts to Iran 06 Apr 2014 - 06:48 am

WASHINGTON/PARIS: Boeing Co, the world’s biggest airplane maker, and engine maker General Electric Co said they had received licences from the US Treasury...

Blackstone to buy Gates for $5.4bn 06 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

NEW YORK: Investment fund Blackstone said it will buy US auto parts maker Gates Corporation for $5.4bn from its Canadian owners. The deal...

GDP to grow by 6.8pc in 2014: QNB 06 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

DOHA: QNB Group expects Qatar’s real GDP growth to accelerate to 6.8 percent in 2014 as the implementation of large infrastructure projects and...

Tourism tender submission still open 06 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

DOHA: The tender submission is still open for potential investors seeking to invest in the recently launched six priority investment sectors of Qatar’s...