Business / Qatar Business

S&P affirms sovereign ratings on Qatar 29 Jul 2018 - 04:14 am

DOHA: S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘AA-/A-1+’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings on Qatar. The ratings affirmation reflects...

Indonesia’s policy pause unlikely to last long: QNB 29 Jul 2018 - 04:14 am

DOHA: Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo’s front-loading of policy tightening so far this year and the clear signal that further rate hikes...

Qatar’s trade surplus rises by 44.5 percent in June 2018 29 Jul 2018 - 03:45 am

DOHA: The State of Qatar’s commodity trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, reached a surplus of QR18bn in...

Mideast set to emerge as major oil product exporters 28 Jul 2018 - 03:48 am

DOHA: The Middle East has been actively building refineries, not only to displace product imports, but to become a net refined product exporter....

Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk Business announces new firm Refinitiv 28 Jul 2018 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk business yesterday announced that following the closing of the strategic partnership transaction between Thomson Reuters and private...

QIMC reports QR108.2m net profits for H1, 2018 27 Jul 2018 - 06:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) has reported a net profit of QR108.2m for the first half of this year (H1, 2018) marginally...

ICSID an effective platform to protect foreign investments 26 Jul 2018 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani, member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), stressed...

QDB’s ‘Entrepreneurship Leave Program’ to attract more startups 26 Jul 2018 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Startups and budding entrepreneurs have all praise for the Qatar Development Bank’s (QDB) soon-to-be launched ‘Entrepreneurship Leave Program’. They say that the...

Qatari Diar to build legacy hotel at former site of US Embassy in London’s Mayfair neighbourhood 25 Jul 2018 - 11:46 pm

LONDON: Globally renowned developer, Qatari Diar Europe LLP has broken ground at 30 Grosvenor Square – the former site of the historic US...

Doha Bank holds first draw of Salary Transfer Campaign ’18 25 Jul 2018 - 11:46 pm

DOHA: Doha Bank recently held the 1st draw of its Salary Transfer Campaign 2018 at Doha Festival City Mall. The event, which was...

QIC Group posts QR384m profit for H1, 2018 25 Jul 2018 - 02:57 am

DOHA: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), the leading insurer in Qatar and the Middle East North African (Mena) region, reported a 5 percent growth...

Qatar Cement posts QR168.5m in net profit 25 Jul 2018 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Qatar National Cement Company has recorded a net profit of QR168.5m for the first half of the year 2018, a regulatory filing...

Barwa reports net profit of QR804m for H1 25 Jul 2018 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group, one of the leading real estate and investment companies in Qatar and the region, has reported a net...

Qatar investable assets to reach $270bn by 2022: BCG 25 Jul 2018 - 02:46 am

DOHA: The Middle East accounted for the highest share of wealth held in investable assets with Qatar investable wealth projected to grow at...

Doha Bank felicitates 63rd Al Dana millionaire 25 Jul 2018 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Doha Bank recently held the 5th draw of its 2018 Al Dana savings scheme at its Doha Festival City Mall. The event,...

Vodafone Qatar net profit grows by QR180m in H1 25 Jul 2018 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar delivered solid improvements in its financial and operational performance during the first half of the year ended June 30, 2018....

Qatar’s real estate transaction volume rises in Q2: ValuStrat 24 Jul 2018 - 12:11 am

DOHA: The Qatar real estate review for second quarter (Q2, 18) issued by leading regional consulting firm ValuStrat reports increased affordability across all...