Business / Qatar Business

Qatar research community prepares for supercomputing 01 May 2014 - 04:46 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D) yesterday gathered experts at the inaugural National Computing Infrastructure for Research (NCIR) User Forum in...

Businesswoman blasts Qatar Chamber for bias 01 May 2014 - 03:44 am

Suhaila Rabia Hareb. Kammutty VP By MOHAMED OSMAN DOHA: A Qatari businesswoman says she was not allowed to contest the upcoming May 12...

Milaha’s first quarter net profit touches QR349m 30 Apr 2014 - 07:56 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) recorded a net profit of QR349m for the first quarter of 2014, up 1 percent, compared with QR345m posted...

Malabar Gold opens 115th outlet in Oman 30 Apr 2014 - 07:55 am

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor and Ambasador, Moosa Hamdan Al Taei, Chief of International Cooperation Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sultanate of Oman,...

Qatari Diar to develop Malaysian resort 30 Apr 2014 - 07:54 am

Officials attending the ceremony. DOHA: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company is bringing its flair, expertise and creativity to Malaysia by embarking on...

Aamal net profit up 56.2pc to QR88.7m 30 Apr 2014 - 07:48 am

DOHA: Aamal Company, one of the GCC’s fastest growing diversified companies, recorded a net profit of QR88.7m for the first quarter of 2014,...

Woqod profit up 12.3pc 30 Apr 2014 - 07:48 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) net profit touched QR229.3m in the first quarter of 2014, up 12.3 percent compared to QR204.1m for the same...

Al Sada meets Swaziland Energy Minister 30 Apr 2014 - 07:47 am

DOHA: H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, received Jabulile Mashwama, the Minister of Natural Resources...

QNET to ensure ethical distributor practices 30 Apr 2014 - 07:47 am

Doha: Prominent direct selling company QNET is launching new initiatives in the region to provide people a better understanding of exactly what direct...

Alfardan Automobiles sales grow 20pc in Q1 30 Apr 2014 - 07:46 am

DOHA: The year got off to a good start for the BMW Group importer Alfardan Automobiles as it saw a 20 percent increase...

WEF launches Executive Opinion Survey 30 Apr 2014 - 07:46 am

DOHA: The World Economic Forum in partnership with the Qatari Businessmen Association and Social Economic Survey Research Institute in Qatar University has announced...

Qatar among fastest growing healthcare markets: Alpen 30 Apr 2014 - 07:46 am

Doha: Qatar and the UAE are expected to be the fastest growing markets in GCC over 2013-18, said a report released by Alpen...

QE loses 69.29 points more 30 Apr 2014 - 07:45 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed yesterday at 12,626.95 points, down 69.29 points, or 0.55 percent, from the...

Big jump in project contracts 30 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

by Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s projects market, the third largest in the GCC with a value of $277bn, is set to gain further...

GIS 2014 profit to top QR900m after buyout 29 Apr 2014 - 12:31 am

DOHA: With the Gulf Drilling International (GDI) becoming the wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), after completing the acquisition of the 30...

Dr Al Sada meets Japan’s minister 29 Apr 2014 - 12:30 am

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, holding discussion with Kazuyoshi Akaba, the State Minister of...

SME ventures pick up, good turnout at QNB meet 29 Apr 2014 - 12:29 am

Young entrepreneurs at the opening day of QNB’s SMEs Open Day yesterday. Qassim Rahmatulah DOHA: QNB, in partnership with the Qatar Development Bank...

Pak-Qatar Takaful Group posts strong 2013 results 29 Apr 2014 - 12:26 am

Sheikh Ali Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman, Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (third left), Abdul Basit Al Shaibei (second left) and other members at the board...