Business

GIS Board of Directors approve final merger transaction agreements of Amwaj 22 Sep 2023 - 10:53 am

Gulf International Services (“GIS” or “the Group”; QE ticker: GISS), Board of Directors has approved final merger transaction agreements of Amwaj. GIS obtained...

Hotel occupancy levels on growth path in Qatar 22 Sep 2023 - 10:17 am

Doha: Qatar’s hospitality sector is witnessing a strong rebound with hotels across segments seeing an increase in occupancy rates. Among the hotels, two...

Al Baker honoured with APEX CEO Lifetime Achievement Award 22 Sep 2023 - 09:26 am

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker was celebrated by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) as the recipient of...

Cisco bolsters defense against AI; to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion 21 Sep 2023 - 04:54 pm

Cisco is buying the cybersecurity firm Splunk in a $28 billion deal as it bolsters its defenses against potential security threats that may...

End of era as Toshiba completes $13.5 bn offer to go private 21 Sep 2023 - 12:30 pm

Tokyo: Japanese industrial giant Toshiba marked the end of an era as a listed company on Thursday as it announced that a private...

Bank of England faces rate-hike dilemma 21 Sep 2023 - 12:19 pm

London: The Bank of England is expected to raise its key interest rate for a 15th straight time Thursday but the possibility of...

Arqaam capital publishes Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C Initiation Report 21 Sep 2023 - 07:57 am

Arqaam capital, a specialist emerging markets financial services company recently published its Initiation Report on Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C, which operates across five key...

Secretary for Financial Services of Hong Kong praises financial sector initiatives of Qatar Financial Markets Authority 21 Sep 2023 - 07:52 am

Doha:Dr. Tamy Bin Ahmad Al-Binali, CEO of Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), met in his office yesterday with the HonourableChristopher Hui, GBS, JP,...

Number of land transport companies increased fivefold to 444 in 2022 21 Sep 2023 - 07:50 am

Doha:The Qatar Chamber has recently participated in the “Sustainable Transportation and Legacy for Generations” Conference and Exhibition, which took place on September 17-18...

Visa partners with M2P to offer ‘Fintech Seamless’ 21 Sep 2023 - 07:49 am

Doha, Qatar:Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has partnered with M2P Fintech, Asia’s largest API infrastructure company, to help fintech and non-banking...

Qatar’s Consumer Price Index decreases by 0.58 percent in August 2023 21 Sep 2023 - 07:48 am

Doha, Qatar:The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of August 2023. The CPI of...

Qatar Financial Markets Authority conducts introductory seminar for Qatar University students 21 Sep 2023 - 07:46 am

Doha:The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) organised an awareness seminar for the students of the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University...

Qatar International Court holds seminar on ‘Role of Expert Witnesses’ 20 Sep 2023 - 09:52 am

Doha, Qatar:Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre held a joint seminar and panel discussion with leading international professionals. The discussion, titled ‘The...

Minister of Finance meets with Governor of Swiss National Bank 20 Sep 2023 - 09:44 am

Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, met yesterday with Governor of the Swiss National Bank Thomas J Jordan, during...

Qatar Chamber participates in UN Private Sector Forum 2023 20 Sep 2023 - 09:43 am

Doha, Qatar:Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, recently participated in the UN Private Sector Forum which was held on...

Lulu Group launches food processing and export hub in Italy 20 Sep 2023 - 09:38 am

Doha:To further boost its sourcing operations and to bring in high quality products for its large chain of hypermarkets, GCC based retail giant...

Hospitality market edges up with surge in visitors 20 Sep 2023 - 09:31 am

Doha, Qatar:The country’s hospitality sector is booming steadily with over 2.5 million visitors registered so far from January to August 2023. Researchers from...

Qatar’s IPI increases 2.2% in July 2023 20 Sep 2023 - 09:27 am

Doha, Qatar:Qatar’s Industrial Production index (IPI) reached 106.2 points in July 2023, rising by 2.2 percent in comparison with the previous month (June...