Business / Qatar Business

Maran signs $662.4m refinancing deal 02 Jul 2013 - 01:59 am

From Left: Dimitri Stylianou from Maran Gas Maritime; Khalid Al Ahbabi, Barwa Bank; Muhammad Ghannam, Nakilat; Bassel Gamal, QIB, and Abdullah Al Sulaiti,...

Q.media Decaux awarded ad concession at City Center 02 Jul 2013 - 01:55 am

Doha: Q.media Decaux has been awarded an 11-year contract with City Center, Doha, for the exclusive advertising concession in the mall. Following advertising...

Petrochemical exports to hit 23m t/y: Minister 01 Jul 2013 - 03:13 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada & Abdulrahman Ali Al Abdulla DOHA: Qatar’s chemical and petrochemical industry investments will further increase...

Qatar Shell inks deals with Manweir, ABB 01 Jul 2013 - 03:12 am

Officials of Qatar Shell, Manweir and ABB Oryx during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Two established local companies, Manweir and ABB Oryx have signed...

Barwa Bank bags EMEA achievement award 01 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

Officials during the award ceremony. Doha: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shari’ah compliant banking service provider, has won the EMEA Finance Achievement Awards...

WPP scores hat-trick at Cannes Lions Festival 30 Jun 2013 - 11:29 pm

Doha: WPP, a communications services group, was named holding company of the year at the Cannes Lions Festival for the third time in...

Qatari bourse index loses 23.19 points 30 Jun 2013 - 11:26 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 23.19 points or 0.25 percent yesterday to hit 9,275.56 points from the previous closing of 9,298.75 points. The...

Settlement cycle change to boost QE bond market 30 Jun 2013 - 11:26 pm

Doha: The proposed change in the settlement cycle from T+3 to T+1 for government securities will spur the debt market in Qatar, a...

Weeklly Money Market Review with IBQ: QE tapering by the Fed, still a possibility 30 Jun 2013 - 11:12 pm

For now, it appears that the Quantitative Easing tapering has been well and fully priced in the market. The Euro remains under pressure...

Qatar’s GDP increases 6.2pc in first quarter this year 30 Jun 2013 - 12:35 am

Doha: Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2013 at constant prices (price inflation adjusted GDP) is estimated at QR88.41bn...

TFI, Investra acquire two UK properties 30 Jun 2013 - 12:34 am

DOHA: The First Investor (TFI), the investment banking division of Barwa Bank Group (BBG) and Investra Investments LLC (Investra) yesterday announced the first...

Gas prices to keep outperforming oil 30 Jun 2013 - 12:31 am

Gas demand growth outstrips supply raising import prices, says QNB Group report Doha: Gas prices are likely to continue to outperform oil prices...

QE organises seminar on bond market 29 Jun 2013 - 10:22 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange, as part of its ongoing campaign to promote awareness among investors about the recently opened bond market, organised a free...

Al Sada leaves for GECF summit in Moscow 29 Jun 2013 - 03:17 am

Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada has left for Moscow as the head of...

Qatar’s real GDP growth forecast at 5.3pc in ’13 28 Jun 2013 - 12:38 am

DOHA: Qatar, the world’s richest country, might see its per capita income decline as its population is expected to grow faster than its...

Petrochemical production hit 16.8m tonnes 27 Jun 2013 - 03:31 am

DOHA: Petrochemicals production in Qatar hit 16.8m tonnes in 2012, making it the second largest producer in the GCC downstream sector, after Saudi...

Qatar commands 10pc of Mideast air charter: PJC 27 Jun 2013 - 03:30 am

DOHA: Qatar commands 10 percent of the air charter business in the Middle East. The Qatari businessmen make around six charter trips a...

Qtel’s legal name changes to Ooredoo 27 Jun 2013 - 03:30 am

DOHA: Qtel, recently rebranded as Ooredoo, yesterday confirmed that the required legal and regulatory approvals have been obtained and the company’s legal name...