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Turkey weighs inflation-protected Lira bonds, Nikkei reports 01 Jan 2022 - 08:36 pm

Turkey is considering new lira-based financial products that the government would guarantee against inflation losses, Nikkei Asia reported, citing a senior official. Goksel...

Qatar’s realty sector to add 13,500 housing units in 2022 31 Dec 2021 - 09:20 am

Qatar’s real estate sector is expected to remain buoyant next year with the addition of more residential houses to the existing stock residential...

Premium auto brand Exeed plans to enter Qatari market 30 Dec 2021 - 09:26 am

Doha: Premium auto brand Exeed will roll into Qatar, with the company reportedly in talks with leading automobile groups for distributorship here. Up...

Private sector stages strong recovery in 2021 30 Dec 2021 - 09:21 am

Doha: Qatar’s economy has registered a strong recovery during 2021. The latest PMI data of the Qatar Financial Center showed a record improvement...

Remarkable performance of Qatar’s economy in 2021 30 Dec 2021 - 09:08 am

Doha: Despite the repercussion of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continued to threaten the world’s economies during 2021, the Qatari economy recorded a remarkable...

Qatar’s industrial sector PPI up 100.2% in Nov 30 Dec 2021 - 08:56 am

Doha: The overall monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of Qatar’s industrial sector for November 2021 was estimated at 93.9 points, showing an increase...

AI at forefront of solving emissions challenge in Qatar 30 Dec 2021 - 08:38 am

Doha: As Qatar pursues a sustainable future, efforts in this direction enter an opportunistic new phase following a renewed emphasis on leadership and...

Asia top destination of Qatar’s exports 30 Dec 2021 - 08:30 am

Doha: Qatar’s economy has gained momentum in exports with easing of COVID-19 related restrictions. Asian countries have occupied a dominating position in Qatar’s...

Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani wants to speed up Reliance’s leadership shift 29 Dec 2021 - 10:03 am

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, wants to expedite Reliance Industries Ltd.’s leadership transition and sees his $217 billion empire scaling new heights under...

Extended reality to have huge impact on innovation ecosystem, businesses 29 Dec 2021 - 08:34 am

Doha: Transforming businesses to the next level with Extended Reality (XR) which includes Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) and...

Qatari, Malaysian firms sign MoU on LPG cylinder distribution 29 Dec 2021 - 08:31 am

Doha: Qatar-based Doha Energy and Program Consulting Trading & Maintenance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysian firm Power Petroleum Gas...

GECF, Unesco shape future plans 29 Dec 2021 - 08:29 am

Doha: Qatar-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the global platform of the leading gas producing nations led by Secretary-General Yury Sentyurin paid an...

Qatar’s trade surplus up 170.6% in November 29 Dec 2021 - 08:28 am

Doha: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, showed a surplus of QR24.5bn in November 2021,...

Shell ordered to temporarily halt seismic survey in South Africa 28 Dec 2021 - 03:25 pm

Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been ordered by a South African court to temporarily halt an offshore seismic survey after local communities took...

Brent near $80 as market shrugs off Omicron 28 Dec 2021 - 02:49 pm

LondonOil prices extended gains on Tuesday, with Brent crude trading near $80 a barrel despite the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant,...

Drastic, immediate change needed to avoid catastrophic climate change: Report 28 Dec 2021 - 09:17 am

Doha:Many countries and companies have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050 or soon after, however the path to such a scenario is...

Indian professional groups hold seminar on ‘Finance for Non-Financial Professionals’ 28 Dec 2021 - 09:15 am

Doha: The Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC), Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (DCICAI) and Institution of Engineers...