Business

Qatari startup Fadfad launches digital emotional support app 18 Feb 2021 - 08:18 am

Twenty-year old Nasser Al Misned, a first-time entrepreneur and communication student at Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), still remembers the day when his...

GECF joins IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks 18 Feb 2021 - 08:16 am

Despite the pandemic, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Members have displayed outstanding discipline and resilience in the uninterrupted fulfilment of their obligations...

Commercial Bank launches Tap N’ Earn campaign 18 Feb 2021 - 08:15 am

Commercial Bank, Qatar’s leading innovative digital Bank, has launched “Tap N’ Earn”, an exciting campaign encouraging CB customers to pay by tapping their...

QICCA, Badael explore recovery, resilience for enterprises 18 Feb 2021 - 08:13 am

Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) Board Member for International Relations, Sheikh Dr Thani bin Ali Al Thani said that Arab...

Significant increase in sales of local vegetables last year 18 Feb 2021 - 07:56 am

The Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms programmes achieved significant sales during the year 2020 compared to previous years. The sales of premium...

Dukhan Bank enhances mobile app with new services and features 17 Feb 2021 - 09:00 am

Doha: Dukhan Bank, Qatar’s leading banking player, has announced the upgrade of its mobile banking application by adding new innovative services and features....

Alijarah Holding to explore new investment opportunities 17 Feb 2021 - 08:58 am

Doha: National Leasing Holding (Alijarah Holding) held its ordinary AGM online, yesterday. The General Assembly approved the Board of Directors’ recommendation to distribute...

Qatar’s trade surplus at QR24.7bn in Q4, 2020 17 Feb 2021 - 08:56 am

Doha: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade surplus stood at QR24.7bn in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4, 2020), down from QR38.4bn recorded for...

Businesses urged to be VAT-ready 17 Feb 2021 - 08:53 am

Businesses in Qatar have been urged to prepare for the expected implementation of value added tax (VAT) in the country. Experts from global...

Barwa Real Estate reports QR1.214bn net profit in 2020 17 Feb 2021 - 08:49 am

Doha: Barwa Real Estate Group yesterday announced net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company amounting to QR1.214bn for the fiscal...

Qatar Chamber Chairman inaugurates three factories 17 Feb 2021 - 08:43 am

Doha: Chairman of Qatar Chamber Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani inaugurated yesterday three new factories which are subsidiaries of the National Paints...

Adidas plans to sell struggling Reebok brand 16 Feb 2021 - 11:35 pm

BERLIN - German sportswear maker Adidas AG plans to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the U.S....

International firms without Saudi headquarters 'will have to make a choice' to land govt contracts: Minister 16 Feb 2021 - 05:20 pm

LONDON: International companies that want to participate in the Saudi government's investment opportunities "will have to make a choice" and establish regional headquarters...

Bitcoin vaults above $50,000 for first time ever 16 Feb 2021 - 03:48 pm

LONDON: Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world's biggest...

QC postpones GAM to March 3 16 Feb 2021 - 09:15 am

Doha: The General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of Qatar Chamber (QC), which was scheduled to be held online yesterday, has been postponed to March...

QNB, UDC launch offer to earn double Life Rewards points at The Pearl-Qatar 16 Feb 2021 - 09:05 am

Doha: QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, launched a partnership offer with United Development Company (UDC), master developer...

GWC AGM okays cash dividend QR0.10 per share 16 Feb 2021 - 09:02 am

Doha: GWC, the leading logistics provider in Qatar, yesterday held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) online, which was chaired by GWC Chairman Sheikh...