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NeXTFairs signs pact with QSE 11 Jan 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: NeXTFairs, the leading and specialized company in organizing events, has signed a cooperation agreement with Qatar Society of Engineers (QSE). The agreement...

Bedaya holds ‘Plan Correctly for 2021’ workshop 11 Jan 2021 - 08:27 am

Bedaya Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Center), a joint initiative by Qatar Development Bank and Silatech, recently held a workshop on...

Improvement in relations with GCC positive for Qatari insurers: S&P 11 Jan 2021 - 08:26 am

Doha: S&P Global Ratings said yesterday that Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s reopening of their airspace and sea and land borders could have a...

Strong Qatar-Turkey ties boost Foreign Direct Investment inflows 11 Jan 2021 - 08:24 am

The close relations between Qatar and Turkey have resulted in strong Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows between the two brotherly countries. The FDI...

MoCI adopted unique model to deal with pandemic: Minister 11 Jan 2021 - 08:19 am

Doha: Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Commerce and Industry H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, the Ministry...

Marriott, BlueCross suspend donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted against Biden certification 10 Jan 2021 - 11:27 pm

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Marriott International Inc, the world's largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) said Sunday they will...

QIB named Best Islamic Bank in Qatar 10 Jan 2021 - 08:45 am

Doha: For the fourth consecutive year, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the largest private Bank in Qatar, has been named the “Best Islamic Bank...

Asian spot LNG prices jumped nearly 50% last week 10 Jan 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: Oil prices hit their highest level nearly a year on Friday, gaining 8 percent on the week, supported by Saudi Arabia’s pledge...

Fintech startup Cwallet secures $220,000 pre-seed funding 10 Jan 2021 - 08:40 am

Doha: Qatar-based financial technology startup, Cwallet, has closed a $220,000 pre-seed funding round from its founders and MBK Holding, now crossing the $2m...

The Group obtains two ISO certifications 10 Jan 2021 - 08:38 am

Doha: The Group Securities has obtained two ISO certifications for its information security and business continuity systems. In a statement, The Group said...

Mass COVID-19 vaccination needed for sustained global economic recovery 10 Jan 2021 - 08:33 am

Doha: As we enter 2021, the rapid development of several effective vaccines against COVID-19 are offering the promise of a durable solution to...

Qatar-GCC trade to rise in 2021 10 Jan 2021 - 08:27 am

The volume of trade between Qatar and the GCC is set to rise significantly this year, after reopening of Saudi border and normalisation...

QNB launches Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay in Qatar 09 Jan 2021 - 05:01 pm

Doha: QNB Group partnered with Garmin and Fitbit to make Garmin Pay and Fitbit Pay available to QNB customers in Qatar for the...

QE Index gains 98.6 points 08 Jan 2021 - 09:25 am

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QE) Index gained 98.62 points or 0.93 percent to close at 10,678.28 points, yesterday. The volume of shares traded...

QLM shares to start trading on QSE from January 13 08 Jan 2021 - 09:21 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) announced yesterday that it has decided to admit the shares of QLM to trading in the market as of...

Qatari banks liquidity to improve: Fitch 08 Jan 2021 - 09:17 am

Qatari banks’ funding and liquidity profiles will benefit from normalisation of relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Fitch Ratings says. “We expect Saudi...

Elon Musk overtakes Amazon's Bezos to become world's richest person: Bloomberg News 07 Jan 2021 - 06:53 pm

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc's top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man, Bloomberg News...