Business / Qatar Business

Doha Bank’s ratings get upgraded 28 Mar 2013 - 02:09 am

Chairman of Doha Bank Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammed bin Jabor Al Thani Doha: Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit ratings agency, has affirmed...

Widam Food’s net profits surge by 29pc 28 Mar 2013 - 02:08 am

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Widam Food Ahmed Nasser Sraiya Al Kaabi. DOHA: Qatar’s premium meat provider Widam Food’s net...

EQ holds training sessions for SMEs 28 Mar 2013 - 02:07 am

Some of the participants in the Enterprise Qatar training workshops. DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ) carried out the second of its series of workshop-training...

Qatar’s real GDP up 13pc in 2011: QSA 28 Mar 2013 - 01:10 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was up 13 percent in 2011 versus 16.7 percent in 2010 calculated at...

QFC Regulatory Authority expands role of COO 28 Mar 2013 - 01:10 am

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority announced yesterday that Otello R Sturino, who was appointed as its Chief Operating Officer (COO)...

Qatar, Peru to avoid double taxation 27 Mar 2013 - 06:42 am

The Director of Public Revenue and Tax Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Moftah Jassim Al Moftah (third left), with the...

QP takes part in Beijing IPTC 2013 27 Mar 2013 - 06:41 am

The Manager for Public Relations and Communications at QP, Abdulrahman Al Obaidly (right), receiving an official at the QP stand at the Beijing...

UK construction, consultancy firms eye Qatar expansion plans 27 Mar 2013 - 06:40 am

DOHA: British construction and consultancy firms are planning to advance their Qatar expansion plans in 2013 as the Gulf country gets ready to...

Qatar ‘must be wary’ of construction inflation 27 Mar 2013 - 06:40 am

DOHA: Qatar’s construction inflation could reach a high 18 percent per annum over the next decade unless an effective action is taken, cautioned...

Doha banks report biggest contraction in interest spreads 27 Mar 2013 - 06:39 am

DOHA: Qatar-based banks reported the biggest contraction in interest spreads, down 12bps, in the region during 4Q12. The contraction is due to competitive...

Weekly Commodity Update: Cyprus impact on commodities 27 Mar 2013 - 06:29 am

By Ole Hansen (Senior Commodity Strategist, Saxo Bank) The Eurozone debt crisis came back to the fore this week with the crisis in...

Techno Blue opens hi-tech showroom in Al Khor 27 Mar 2013 - 06:28 am

The President of Samsung Gulf Electronics, Y S Kim, and Chairman of Techno Blue, Nabil A R Abu Issa, during the opening ceremony....

Govt spending set to fuel growth of QNB 26 Mar 2013 - 06:33 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s top banker QNB is expected to be the biggest beneficiary of the government’s substantial spending on infrastructure projects,...

Doha Bank rights issue oversubscribed 1.8 times 26 Mar 2013 - 06:31 am

DOHA: Doha Bank said yesterday its rights issue is oversubscribed 1.8 times and added it would soon be refunding excess amounts to subscribers...

Develop quality renewable energy projects: Experts 26 Mar 2013 - 06:29 am

Head of Origination and Asset Management at MASDAR Daniel Calderon (left) and Head of Development Cooperation, International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz (ISC...

QFC, Bloomberg to hold asset management conference 26 Mar 2013 - 06:28 am

DOHA: Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority and Bloomberg will host the Second Annual Conference on Asset Management here on April 8 and 9. ...

Qatar, Algeria ink $2bn steel complex deal 26 Mar 2013 - 06:27 am

DOHA: Qatar and Algeria will enter into a joint venture, to construct a steel complex costing $2bn in Algeria’s industrial area of Bellara...

Widam wins quality award 26 Mar 2013 - 06:27 am

DOHA: Qatar Company for Meat & Livestock Trading, ‘Widam’ recently recognized bagged an international quality award in Geneva, a press statement said yesterday. ...