Business / Qatar Business

QAFAC participates in Gastech event 30 Mar 2014 - 08:31 am

QAFAC team at Gastech Exhibition and Conference 2014 in Seoul. DOHA: Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC) successfully participated in the four-day ‘Gastech Exhibition...

Barwa Bank net profit up 46pc 30 Mar 2014 - 07:35 am

The Barwa Bank Group leadership team. DOHA: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s Shari’ah-compliant banking service provider, has recorded a strong growth in both balance...

Firms target global investors for capital 30 Mar 2014 - 07:31 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Trend to raise funds from global investors is gaining momentum in the Mena (Middle East and North Africa) region...

Banking union to boost euro credibility: QNB 30 Mar 2014 - 07:28 am

Doha: The eurozone took another important step two weeks ago to create a banking union. Eurozone leaders agreed to delegate the responsibility of...

Renault-Nissan celebrates 15th anniversary 30 Mar 2014 - 07:26 am

Doha: The Renault-Nissan Alliance yesterday celebrated its 15th anniversary, only days before the global car group launches its next significant wave of integration....

Nakilat eyes foreign investments 30 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

DOHA: Nakilat, the Qatari marine company which provides the critical transportation link in the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain, will be...

Milaha approves dividend recommendation 28 Mar 2014 - 08:10 am

Milaha Chairman Sheikh Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani (fourth right) and Vice Chairman Sheikh Khaled Al Thani (fourth left) with other...

IQ assets go up over three-fold in 10 years 28 Mar 2014 - 05:54 am

DOHA: The net assets of Industries Qatar (IQ), the country’s premier blue chip group with 18 companies under its umbrella, increased more than...

N-DSQ to build LNG-fuelled vessels 27 Mar 2014 - 06:22 pm

The shipyard at the Ras Laffan Industrial City port.Abdul Basit BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Local shipbuilder, Nakilat-Damen, is planning to build LNG-fuelled vessels...

Laffan Refinery to get region’s first DHT facility 27 Mar 2014 - 09:03 am

DOHA: The Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2) is designed to the highest international criteria to meet the most stringent environmental standards. With the commissioning...

Qatar to promote broadband market 27 Mar 2014 - 08:59 am

Doha: Qatar is committed to promote broadband market development that provides high-quality, affordable and high-speed services to all, said Saleh Al Kuwari, Deputy...

Qatar, India discuss investments 27 Mar 2014 - 08:30 am

E M S Natchiappan, India’s Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, at the India-Qatar Business Forum organised by CII in New Delhi....

Mushrif increases capital by KD10.7m 27 Mar 2014 - 08:02 am

Doha: Mushrif Trading & Contracting yesterday announced that it has increased its capital by KD10.7m. Following this placement, the company’s total paid up...

Construction, tourism to boost Jordan economy 27 Mar 2014 - 08:01 am

Doha: The Jordanian economy is regaining momentum on improved macroeconomic conditions and a recovery in construction activity, tourism, and lower energy costs, ‘Jordan...

Qatar Exchange upswing trend on, adds 0.19pc 27 Mar 2014 - 07:40 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday by adding 21.93 points, or 0.19 percent, to advance to 11,331.46 points from 11,309.53 on...

MPHC signs CBQ to distribute dividends 27 Mar 2014 - 05:17 am

Al Subaey (left) and Al Raisi exchange dividend distribution agreement documents yesterday.Salim Matramkot DOHA: Mesaieed Petro-chemical Holding Company (MPHC) yesterday inked a distribution...

QIB eyes stake in Bank Asya 26 Mar 2014 - 05:58 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic bank, yesterday confirmed that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire a strategic stake...

Qatar seeks to become region’s business hub 26 Mar 2014 - 05:57 am

HE Ali Sherif Al Emadi delivering the keynote address at the World Exchange Congress yesterday. Kammutty VP Doha: Qatar seeks to become a...