Business

Banks public sector deposits grow 12% in Nov 05 Jan 2022 - 09:28 am

Doha: The banking sector in Qatar demonstrated resilience and has registered an impressive growth in November. Qatar’s commercial banks have witnessed a increase...

QIIB chosen ‘Strongest Islamic Retail Bank in Qatar’ 05 Jan 2022 - 09:25 am

Doha: Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has been chosen as the ‘Strongest Islamic Retail Bank in Qatar’ as part of ‘Islamic Retail Banking...

Non-energy private sector continues to expand rapidly at end of 2021 05 Jan 2022 - 09:23 am

Doha: Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) continued to signal rapid growth in the non-energy private sector in...

Hospitality sector a sweet spot for Qatar’s job market 05 Jan 2022 - 09:21 am

Doha: Qatar’s hospitality sector, which is now bouncing back stronger from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, is a sweet spot in the...

QCB issues QR600m treasury bills for Jan 05 Jan 2022 - 09:20 am

Doha: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued yesterday treasury bills for three, six and nine months, with a value of QR600m. In a statement...

Qatar, Sri Lanka review relations 05 Jan 2022 - 09:19 am

Governor of the Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani met yesterday with Governor of the Central...

Ooredoo Group and CK Hutchison create Indonesia’s second largest mobile telecoms company 04 Jan 2022 - 05:01 pm

Doha: Ooredoo and CK Hutchison today announced the completion of the proposed merger of their respective telecommunications businesses in Indonesia, Indosat Ooredoo and...

Shopping on social media seen hitting $1.2 trillion by 2025 04 Jan 2022 - 11:47 am

Shopping on social networks such as Facebook, TikTok and WeChat is going to grow three times faster than sales from traditional channels over...

QIC holds ‘Time Capsule’ event, aims to be world’s largest insurance company 04 Jan 2022 - 09:48 am

Doha: Qatar Insurance Group (QIC), the largest insurance company in the Mena region, held the “Time Capsule” event at its headquarters recently where...

QC survey recommends review of finance procedures 04 Jan 2022 - 09:46 am

Doha: A recent study by the Qatar Chamber (QC) recommended reconsidering procedures of finance and allocation of lands, as well as reconsidering some...

QFC wraps up a successful year 04 Jan 2022 - 09:45 am

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has wrapped up a successful year as it...

New GECF Secretary General takes charge 04 Jan 2022 - 09:44 am

Doha: Eng. Mohamed Hamel from the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria has assumed office as the fourth Secretary General of the Gas Exporting...

The rising popularity of business immigration programs in Qatar 04 Jan 2022 - 09:24 am

Managing Partners of GCC’s Largest Immigration Firm, DM Consultants, Chetan Kumbhar and Vidisha Darpan, consider how residence and citizenship by investment programs have...

Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value 03 Jan 2022 - 09:54 pm

Apple Inc on Monday became the first company in the world to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization, thanks to investor confidence that...

Bitcoin at $100,000 or popped by Fed? analysts give their 2022 views 03 Jan 2022 - 05:18 pm

After a hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve took some steam out of cryptocurrencies at year-end while largely sparing other risk assets, central...

QatarEnergy awards major EPCI contract for North Field Expansion Project 03 Jan 2022 - 12:56 pm

Doha: QatarEnergy today awarded a major Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) Contract for the offshore scope of its North Field Expansion Project...