Business / Qatar Business

Woqod net profit grows by 2.8pc 29 Oct 2014 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) recorded a net profit of QR856m for the third quarter of 2014, up QR23m, or 2.8 percent, as compared...

QNB receives Best Affluent Card Award 29 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

QNB official receiving the Best Affluent Card Award. Doha: QNB has been awarded the Best Affluent Card Award across all of the Middle...

Gulf Air’s maiden flight to Moscow takes off 29 Oct 2014 - 01:06 am

Officials at the celebration of the launch of Gulf Air flights to Moscow. Gulf Air’s direct four weekly Moscow flights will depart from...

Qapco teams with IBM and SAP 29 Oct 2014 - 01:05 am

Officials at the signing ceremony between Qapco and IBM. DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) QSC, one of the leading petrochemical powerhouses in the...

QDB showcases Qatari exporters’ products at Paris food expo 29 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

QDB pavilion at the recently concluded SIAL expo in Paris. DOHA: Qatari companies, which participated in the recently concluded global food industry exhibition...

Qatar Rail signs MoU with QPMC 29 Oct 2014 - 01:03 am

Qatar Rail CEO Saad Al Muhannadi and QPMC CEO Eisa Al Hammadi at the MoU formalising ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail)...

Al Mansoori elected to World Federation of Exchanges board 29 Oct 2014 - 01:00 am

DOHA: The annual general meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) held at Seoul yesterday elected Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured),...

Qatargas delivers first Q-Max cargo to Dubai 29 Oct 2014 - 12:44 am

DOHA: For the first time, Qatargas has delivered LNG on-board a Q-Max Vessel to the Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) LNG Terminal located at...

Barwa Real Estate profit up 44pc 29 Oct 2014 - 12:43 am

Doha: Barwa Real Estate Company revealed a net profit of QR673.4m for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 in comparison to a...

Daman Islamic Insurance net profit increases 26pc in Q3 29 Oct 2014 - 12:43 am

DOHA: Daman Islamic Insurance Company’s (Beema) net profit attributable to its shareholders stood at QR37m for the third quarter of 2014, up 26...

Mashreq posts 35pc increase in net profit 29 Oct 2014 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, has reported a 35 percent increase in its net profit for the first nine...

ExxonMobil programme trains more than 100 employees 29 Oct 2014 - 12:41 am

DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar’s Tamayoz training programme enhanced the skills of more than 100 employees from valued joint venture partners like Qatar Petroleum, RasGas...

Q-Chem holds annual townhall meeting 29 Oct 2014 - 12:40 am

Doha: Qatar Chemical Company Ltd (Q-Chem) held recently its annual townhall meeting for Qatari employees working in the company, under the banner ‘In...

Qatar likely to tweak its assumed oil price 28 Oct 2014 - 12:59 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The steady decline in oil prices coupled with the country’s huge commitments to public spending is likely to force...

Ooredoo posts QR2.1bn nine-month net profit 28 Oct 2014 - 12:50 am

DOHA: Telecom major Ooredoo’s net profit to the shareholders stood at QR 2.1bn for the first nine months of 2014, up 0.5 percent...

QE chief to discuss stock exchange issues at annual WFE meetings 28 Oct 2014 - 12:48 am

Seoul: Qatar Exchange participated in the 2014 annual meetings of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which begins there today in the presence...

GDI places new jack-up rig Dukhan into service for Qatar Petroleum 28 Oct 2014 - 12:47 am

DOHA: Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest oilfield services company in Qatar, announced yesterday that the...

QP and QU sign research agreement 28 Oct 2014 - 12:46 am

Qatar Petroleum Managing Director Saad Sherida Al Kaabi and Qatar University President Professor Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad at the agreement signing function. Doha:...