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World Bank sees weak growth in 2023 for eastern Europe, central Asia 04 Oct 2022 - 07:57 pm

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said on Tuesday that countries in eastern Europe and Central Asia will return to weak growth in 2023, but...

EU adds three countries to its tax havens list 04 Oct 2022 - 05:28 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union finance ministers on Tuesday added Anguilla, the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands to the EU list of tax havens,...

Depositors, some armed, storm 3 Lebanese banks over withdrawal limits 04 Oct 2022 - 03:00 pm

BEIRUT: Outraged depositors, at least two of them armed, stormed three commercial banks acrossLebanonon Tuesday over withdrawal limits imposed on most clients throughout...

Nestle revamps coffee sustainability plan as climate challenges mount 04 Oct 2022 - 01:01 pm

LONDON: Food giant Nestle pledged on Tuesday to spend over 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.01 billion) by 2030 on efforts to source coffee...

QICDRC hosts seminar on role of Court of Arbitration for Sport in resolving sports-related disputes 04 Oct 2022 - 08:52 am

Doha: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) hosted a seminar with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to discuss...

PwC Middle East in Qatar welcomes 34 graduates with 44% female joiners 04 Oct 2022 - 08:39 am

Doha: PwC Middle East welcomed 412 graduates this summer, setting a record high of 529 new graduates throughout 2022 and reinforcing PwC’s commitment...

QIIB honoured by MoL for its Qatarisation efforts 04 Oct 2022 - 08:37 am

Doha: QIIB was honoured at a high-level ceremony organised by the Ministry of Labour (MoL) for the companies and establishments that have excelled...

McNair International, HKA hold seminar on international dispute resolution 04 Oct 2022 - 08:35 am

Doha: Senior lawyers from McNair International and expert witnesses from HKA yesterday co-hosted a seminar offering practical advice and guidance to working with...

FIFA World Cup 2022 to make Qatar epicentre of tourism, business 04 Oct 2022 - 08:26 am

Doha: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will showcase the country’s infrastructure to the world and will put Qatar on the global map to...

QIC, QInvest announce establishment of Epicure Islamic Investment Management 04 Oct 2022 - 08:22 am

Doha: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), the market leader in Qatar and a dominant insurer in the GCC and Mena region, and QInvest, Qatar’s...

Qatar attends GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee meeting 04 Oct 2022 - 08:10 am

Doha: Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari headed the delegation of the State of Qatar in the work of...

QSE records increase of 47.65 points 04 Oct 2022 - 08:09 am

Doha: The general index of the Qatar Stock Exchange recorded, yesterday, an increase of 47.65 points, or 0.38 percent to reach 12,595.69 points....

Qatar chairs Gulf Monetary Council Board Meeting 04 Oct 2022 - 08:08 am

Riyadh: The Board of Directors of the Gulf Monetary Council held yesterday in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its 57th meeting, headed...

Elon Musk sets off uproar in Ukraine by tweeting his ‘peace’ plan 03 Oct 2022 - 11:29 pm

California: Tesla Chief Executive officer Elon Musk is drawing the wrath of Ukrainians from the president down for Twitter posts urging Ukraine to...

London's Heathrow to lift daily passenger cap in late October 03 Oct 2022 - 10:14 pm

London's Heathrow airport has told airlines it will lift a cap on passenger numbers at its terminals later this month, the Wall Street...

Divya Nettimi becomes first woman to launch billion-dollar hedge fund 03 Oct 2022 - 09:44 pm

New York: Divya Nettimi started her own hedge fund on Monday with more than $1bn of commitments, making it the largest launch of...

UN agency warns of recession linked to 'imprudent' policy decisions 03 Oct 2022 - 06:11 pm

Geneva: A UN agency warned on Monday of the risk of a monetary policy-induced global recession that would have especially serious consequences for...

Europe faces 'unprecedented risk' of gas shortage, IEA says 03 Oct 2022 - 09:40 am

Europe faces "unprecedented risks” to its natural gas supplies this winter after Russia cut off most pipeline shipments and could wind up competing...