Business / Qatar Business

Nakilat expands partnership with Maran 04 Mar 2018 - 10:59 am

DOHA: Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures Inc., to include two additional LNG vessels. Maran Nakilat...

Foreign investments key asset for future: QEWC 04 Mar 2018 - 10:51 am

DOHA: Qatar’s utility major Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has said it was considering its foreign investments as very important asset for...

Banks’ private sector credit at QR463.4bn 03 Mar 2018 - 10:01 am

DOHA: Qatar banks’ assets (and liabilities) has increased QR3.1bn to QR1.366 trillion by the end of January 2018, compared to previous month; and...

QSE’s benchmark index closes higher at 8,730.06 points 02 Mar 2018 - 02:10 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 76.74 points, 0.89 percent, when the bourse closed trading at 8,730.06 points yesterday. The volume...

Banks and financial institutions in Qatar to be closed on Sunday 01 Mar 2018 - 12:53 pm

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced that next Sunday, March 4, will be an official holiday for all banks and financial institutions...

Woqod’s net profit grows by 9.2% to QR964m 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Woqod’s net profits for the year 2017, excluding minority interests, rose by 9.2 percent to QR964m, compared to the previous year’s QR883m....

Aamal’s gross profit for 2017 at QR545.6m 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Aamal Company, one of the Gulf region’s fastest growing diversified companies, recorded a total revenue of QR1.6bn for the year ended December...

Commercial Bank hosts Moroccan business delegation 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

Doha: Commercial Bank organised a VIP business dinner for a visiting delegation of senior businessmen from Morocco under the Association Marocaine des Exportateurs...

Quantum jump in Pakistan’s exports to Qatar 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: The post-blockade period witnessed a quantum jump in Pakistan’s exports to Qatar. The country’s export value increased 64.49 percent during the seven...

High-profile ‘Italian Design Day 2018’ today 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Italian embassy will host the high-profile ‘Italian Design Day 2018’ at Msheireb, today. The second edition of the ‘sustainable design programme’ will...

Mannai gets approval to issue $600m bonds 01 Mar 2018 - 12:31 am

DOHA: The shareholders of Mannai Corporation yesterday gave their approval to all the items on the agenda of the meeting, including the Board’s...

Qatar’s trade surplus jumps by 52.2% in January 28 Feb 2018 - 12:04 am

DOHA: Qatar’s trade surplus witnessed a sharp jump year-on-year in January 2018, reflecting upon the fact that Qatar has successfully defused the impact...

Barwa forecasts soft landing for Qatar real estate market 28 Feb 2018 - 12:04 am

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate market is heading to a ‘soft landing’ before taking a turnaround in post 2020, Barwa Real Estate Group CEO...

Qatar Business Incubation Center launches fabrication laboratory 28 Feb 2018 - 12:04 am

Doha: Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) - owned by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), yesterday launched the country’s latest Fab Lab, which is located...

Qatar non-oil export value soars by 62.4% 28 Feb 2018 - 12:04 am

DOHA: Qatar’s non-oil export value has recorded a significant increase of 62.4 percent to QR2.12 in January 2018, compared to December 2017. The...

Barwa to complete key projects in 2018: Chairman 28 Feb 2018 - 12:04 am

DOHA: The Barwa Real Estate Group Chairman Salah bin Ghanim bin Nasser Al Ali has said that the Group will complete the construction...

Change in shareholders, executive management; but Vodafone to keep brand presence in Qatar 27 Feb 2018 - 12:13 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday made several important announcements, which include a change in the company’s shareholding structure, extension of its Licence for another...