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Qatar-Japan trade reaches $37bn: Minister 29 Aug 2013 - 12:10 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (forth right), Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe (fifth...

Abe calls for lifting food import restrictions 29 Aug 2013 - 12:10 am

DOHA: The visiting Japanese Premier, Shinzo Abe yesterday urged Qatar to lift import restrictions on Japanese food and fruits here at the opening...

Qatar trade surplus widens to QR32.1bn 29 Aug 2013 - 12:09 am

DOHA: Qatar’s foreign trade surplus widened to QR32.1bn in June 2013. The figure shows an increase of QR0.6bn, up two percent compared to...

Qatar to take part in Malaysia GES Summit 29 Aug 2013 - 12:05 am

Guests listening to Ambassador Dato Ahmad Jazri bin Mohd Johar (inset) during a presentation on 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2013 of Malaysia in...

GPCA annual meet aims to boost regional fertilizer production 29 Aug 2013 - 12:02 am

Doha: Even with the Middle East’s fertilizer capacity expected to grow to 50.4 million tonnes by 2016, global developments in the petrochemical sector...

QE extends bear run, drops 2.29pc 29 Aug 2013 - 12:02 am

DOHA: On the back of an extended selling pressure Qatar Exchange (QE) declined 223.68 points or 2.29 percent to 9,547.73 points yesterday. All...

44.7 percent rise in Qatar real estate transactions 28 Aug 2013 - 12:25 am

DOHA: Witnessing a remarkable recovery, the real estate transactions during the week extended from July 14 to 18 reached to QR1.75bn ($480m) up...

Qatari bourse index loses 127.13 points 28 Aug 2013 - 12:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark index retreated 127.13 points or 1.28 percent to close at 9,771.41 points yesterday due to an extended selling...

Deloitte offers technology to recover EU VAT 27 Aug 2013 - 12:21 am

DOHA: Deloitte has announced the launch of a regional initiative to assist Middle East businesses to recover tax (value added tax) paid in...

Building material demand to rise 26 Aug 2013 - 01:06 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s construction sector is set to see a record demand of primary building materials in the coming few years. ...

QPMC signs deal for gabbro expansion 26 Aug 2013 - 01:05 am

Officials of Qatar Primary Materials Company and FLSmidth and Six Construct during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) has signed...

New country head appointed at Mashreq 26 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Mashreq Qatar has announced the appointment of Ross Officer (pictured) as country head. Officer will lead Mashreq Qatar as it moves into...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: QE tapering might be needed soon 26 Aug 2013 - 12:34 am

The main event took place on Wednesday, where the Federal Reserve Bank released their meeting minutes from their July meeting. Pushing the US...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodity rally stalls on emerging market woes 25 Aug 2013 - 11:44 pm

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) The major commodity sectors all saw small setbacks during the week which to a...

Qatar Exchange Roundup: Qatari portfolio pushes index up 25 Aug 2013 - 01:00 am

by Basheer Yusief Kahloot Qatar Exchange Index witnessed steady rise throughout its five straight sessions during this week which reached its peak on...

Financial institutions focus on risk management: survey 24 Aug 2013 - 01:03 am

DOHA: Heightened regulatory scrutiny and greater concerns over risk governance have led financial institutions to elevate their focus and attention on risk management,...

Qatar bourse rises by 0.44pc to 10,109.50 23 Aug 2013 - 03:19 am

DOHA: Banks lifted Qatari bourse to a near five year high as the benchmark index rose 0.44 percent to advance to 10,109.50 yesterday....

Banking sector pushes Qatar Exchange up 22 Aug 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index continued its gaining streak yesterday adding 21.07 points or 0.21 percent to advance to 10,065.20 points from 10,044.13 on...