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Qatar Exchange Roundup: Qatar stocks rebound on positive sentiment 06 Oct 2013 - 12:59 am

By Basher Kahloot A recovery in investor confidence lifted QE’s benchmark index to 180 points last week. The market capitalisation grew by nearly...

IMF forecasts 4.4pc growth for GCC in ’14 06 Oct 2013 - 12:58 am

DOHA: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the GCC countries to push for further reforms and ensure a stronger growth in the region....

QP to expand global presence: Al Sada 04 Oct 2013 - 05:36 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with top executives of QP after the launch of...

QE’s main index gains, market cap increases to QR530.14bn 04 Oct 2013 - 05:35 am

DOHA: Qatari stocks gained last week with the main index of the bourse inching up 180.26 points, or 1.88 percent, to 9,761.03. The...

QP unveils corporate vision 04 Oct 2013 - 04:44 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with top executives of QP after the launch of...

Enormous opportunities in Qatar asset management: QFC Authority 03 Oct 2013 - 12:41 am

DOHA: With the volume of Assets under Management (AuM) in the Mena region multiplying over the past few years, the role of asset...

Philippine envoy visits Msheireb centre 03 Oct 2013 - 12:32 am

Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion with staff and officials at the Mesheireb Enrichment Centre. Doha: Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion visited the Msheireb...

Al Sada calls for added cooperation between Qatar, US energy industries 02 Oct 2013 - 12:23 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with Dr Ernest Moniz. Washington: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed...

Qatar Holding becomes sole owner of QE 02 Oct 2013 - 12:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Holding, the investment arm of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has bought NYSE Euronext’s 12 percent stake in the Qatar Exchange (QE) ...

CBQ buys 3.4pc more stake in Alternatifbank 02 Oct 2013 - 12:22 am

DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) said yesterday it had acquired a further 3.4 percent stake in Turkey’s Alternatifbank through a public tender...

Al Khaliji names banks for potential debut bond issue 02 Oct 2013 - 12:22 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s Al Khaliji Commercial Bank has picked four banks to arrange meetings with fixed income investors ahead of a potential debut bond...

Blue Rubicon opens first office outside UK in Doha 02 Oct 2013 - 12:20 am

British Ambassador, Nicholas Hopton, (third left) along with (from left) Rasha Almaliki, Office Manager, Blue Rubicon, Qatar; Gareth O’ Brien, Director of Trade...

Singapore trade delegation visits Qatar 02 Oct 2013 - 12:18 am

From left: Cody Lee, Director for Middle East and Africa at Singapore Business Federation; Khalid bin Jaber Towar Al Kuwari, Board Member of...

QFCRA issues consultation paper on rule change 02 Oct 2013 - 12:06 am

DOHA: The QFC Regulatory Authority yesterday released a consultation paper on proposed rule changes that update and strengthen the rules for the acquisition...

KPMG to hold family business meet 02 Oct 2013 - 12:05 am

DOHA: KPMG announced that it will host its first Family Business Conference on Sunday, November 3 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai. ...

Infiniti names first Europe-based product director 02 Oct 2013 - 12:05 am

Dubai: Infiniti’s new-model offensive is changing up a gear with the announcement of a new Europe-based product chief, the company’s first. Nicolas Tschann...

Emerging countries engine of energy demand growth: Attiyah 02 Oct 2013 - 12:04 am

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (left) during the Oil & Money Conference in London. London: The Chairman of Qatar’s Administrative Control...

Fifty One East bags Best Retail Company award 02 Oct 2013 - 12:02 am

Hamdi Dessouki receiving the award. Doha: Fifty One East, the Middle East’s largest luxurious retail concept, bagged for the third consecutive year the...