Business

UDC, Huawei sign MoU to deploy smart city solutions 05 May 2021 - 10:08 am

United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and the master developer of The PearlQatar and Gewan Island, signed a memorandum...

Enjoy all kinds of music with Huawei FreeBuds 4i 04 May 2021 - 10:48 am

Huawei presents its latest line up of audio products, the Huawei FreeBuds 4i, which when paired with Huawei Music creates an immersive music...

QIB first bank in Qatar to launch AI virtual assistant ‘Zaki’ 04 May 2021 - 10:36 am

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) is the first bank in Qatar to launch a conversational virtual assistant armed with proprietary artificial intelligence and machine...

Digital transformation creates resilience during uncertainty 04 May 2021 - 10:16 am

Digital transformation has the capacity to alter the dynamics of existing industries and create new ones. It plays a major role in a...

ICC revises its rules of arbitration 04 May 2021 - 10:12 am

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the new and revised 2021 ICC Rules which reflect a shift toward greater modernisation, efficiency,...

GECF welcomes announcement of Net-Zero Producers Forum 04 May 2021 - 09:43 am

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) welcomes the announcement of the Net-Zero Producers Forum (NZPF), which formalised climate commitments of Canada, Norway, Qatar,...

Quarantine requirement boosts occupancy of hotels 04 May 2021 - 09:35 am

The mandatory hotel quarantine requirement for those coming to Qatar has improved the occupancy rate in hospitality sector. During the fourth quarter more...

QFZA to host Qatar’s first laptop manufacturing facility 04 May 2021 - 09:25 am

Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) announced yesterday the establishment of a state-of-the-art production facility in Umm Alhoul Free Zone, built by a partnership...

Internet trailblazers Yahoo, AOL sold, again, for $5 billion 03 May 2021 - 03:39 pm

AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the...

India’s virus surge leaves another 7 million people jobless 03 May 2021 - 11:06 am

India’s unemployment rate rose to a four-month high of nearly 8% in April, and the outlook remains weak with state administrations extending lockdowns...

Burj Alfardan wins ‘Best International Commercial High-Rise Development’ award 03 May 2021 - 09:54 am

Burj Alfardan, located in Lusail Smart City’s most coveted Marina District, has been awarded the ‘Best International Commercial High-Rise Development’ award at the...

Asian LNG spot prices surge on global restocking 03 May 2021 - 09:46 am

Oil prices fell from six-week highs on Friday as investors unloaded positions after weak Japanese crude import data and worries about fuel demand...

Jotun begins work on new production facility in Qatar 03 May 2021 - 09:38 am

Jotun, one of the world’s leading paint and coatings manufacturers, reconfirms commitment to Qatar with the announcement of a new production facility to...

Dukhan Bank posts QR267m net profit for first quarter 03 May 2021 - 09:35 am

D u k h a n B a n k announced yesterday QR267m net profit for the first quarter of 2021, showing a...

Despite pandemic My Book app registers 130000 users 03 May 2021 - 09:24 am

My Book Qatar App has achieved more than 50 percent growth in the number of users in the local market in the year...

QSE listed firms’ net profits surge to QR10.92bn in Q1 03 May 2021 - 09:17 am

Despite the challenging conditions arising due to COVID-19 pandemic, companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have posted impressive results in the...

Dukhan Bank wins 2 awards from World Economic Magazine 02 May 2021 - 11:03 am

Dukhan Bank have been recognised by the World Economic Magazine under two categories, the Best Corporate Digital Services in Qatar 2021 and the...