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Qatari bourse index gains 8.02pc in May 30 May 2014 - 01:02 pm

Doha: Qatari stock market ended the month on a positive note as Qatar Exchange index gained 1,016.60 points, or 8.02 percent, in May...

Changes in UDC management 30 May 2014 - 12:54 pm

DOHA: The Board of Directors of United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pear-Qatar, yesterday convened a meeting to discuss the...

Internal auditing meet conducted 30 May 2014 - 12:53 pm

DOHA: PwC launched 2014 State of Internal Audit Profession in the 4th National Conference on Internal Auditing organised by the Institute of Internal...

Qatar Chamber re-elects board 29 May 2014 - 02:55 am

FROM LEFT: Suhaila Al Hareb, Abdul Rahman Al Najjar and Ali Al Missned casting their votes yesterday. By Mohamed Osman DOHA: Sheikh Khalifa...

LNG supply to face competition in future 29 May 2014 - 02:53 am

Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani (left) at the Monthly Gas Lecture organised last week by the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. Doha:...

Materia, Qapco sign MoU to study development of new materials 29 May 2014 - 02:50 am

DOHA: As Qatar continues to grow its energy and industrial sectors, and attempts to further optimise its hydrocarbon resources utilisation, research and innovation...

Qatargas, Kuwait Petroleum sign deal 29 May 2014 - 02:02 am

Doha: Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Ltd (2) (Qatargas 2) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have executed an agreement to supply KPC with liquefied...

E.ON, RasGas sign contract for LNG supply 29 May 2014 - 02:01 am

Doha: E.ON and RasGas Company Ltd signed a medium-term flexible contract, with immediate effect, for the supply of liquefied natural gas from Qatar...

Qatar’s exports in April down 7pc 29 May 2014 - 02:01 am

DOHA: The value of Qatar’s total exports of goods (including exports of domestic origin and re-exports) in April 2014 stood at QR40.1bn (about...

Nod for 49pc foreign ownership positive for stocks: Deutsche Bank 29 May 2014 - 01:58 am

Doha: The new directive issued by the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to raise foreign ownership in Qatari stocks...

Mall of Qatar gears up for Cityscape Qatar 29 May 2014 - 01:57 am

Doha: Mall of Qatar, the largest shopping Mall in the country when it opens by the fourth quarter of 2015, is gearing up...

Jet Airways to restructure after posting worst loss 29 May 2014 - 01:45 am

NEW DELHI: Jet Airways Ltd laid out a three-year restructuring plan yesterday vowing to take tough measures to return India’s No. 2 airline...

Vodafone to launch 4G on June 3 28 May 2014 - 12:42 am

From Left: Vodafone Qatar Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani. Khalid Barzak, head of Investor and shareholder relations, Kyle Whitehill, CEO,...

Global banks haven’t changed since crisis: IMF 28 May 2014 - 12:41 am

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde addressing the inclusive capitalism conference in London yesterday. London: The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that...

QE outperforms again on MSCI hopes 28 May 2014 - 12:36 am

DUBAI: Stock markets in the Qatar and United Arab Emirates outperformed the region once again yesterday because of the approach of MSCI’s upgrade...

QInvest sees Turkey playing leading role in Islamic finance 28 May 2014 - 12:14 am

DOHA: QInvest, one of Qatar’s leading Shariah-compliant investment bank, sees Turkey as being a key driver of growth in Islamic finance worldwide, and...

Inkel’s board meeting in Doha 28 May 2014 - 12:13 am

Doha: A meeting of the board of directors of Inkel Ltd with head quarters in Kochi, Kerala will be held in Doha on...

Weekly Commodity Update: Crude oil rising on seasonal pickup, gold is still playing ping pong 28 May 2014 - 12:02 am

By Ole S. Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The DJ-UBS Commodity index is showing signs of bottoming out following three weeks...