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Qatar Exchange Roundup: Fall in QE index to continue 08 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

By Bashir Yusuf Kahlout For the second week in a row, Qatar Exchange (QE) continued to perform in line with the rest of...

Emerging market crisis may derail recovery: QNB Group 08 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

Doha: The emerging market (EM) crisis currently under way in Asia and Latin America may derail the incipient global economic recovery, according to...

Dhaman to host Arab investment conference 08 Sep 2013 - 12:54 am

DOHA: The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman), in collaboration with Arab Planning Institute (API) and Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority,...

QE market cap falls by 4.01pc 06 Sep 2013 - 02:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange’s (QE) benchmark index shed 1.62 percent yesterday to hit its lowest since June levels and lost 4.31 percent last week....

Oryx GTL achieves safety benchmark 05 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada receiving a memento. DOHA: Oryx GTL held a spectacular event for all its employees and...

Qatar crowned as competitive economy 05 Sep 2013 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Qatar topped the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in the global competitiveness ranking index compiled by World Economic Forum. The...

Expert outlines challenges ahead in run-up to 2022 05 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

DOHA: Mobilisation of labour force and primary construction materials would be the key challenges Qatar’s project industry would be facing in the run-up...

Banks set to finance $100bn projects 05 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

DOHA: Qatar’s banking sector is ready to rise to the challenge of financing an expected $100bn boom in the country’s projects industry until...

Top Indian trade team to visit Doha 05 Sep 2013 - 01:24 am

DOHA: A 14-member high level Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) business delegation is arriving in Doha on a three-day visit from September 8. ...

Qatar bourse index down by 1.89 percent 05 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 179.80 points or 1.89 percent to 9,356.32 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,536.12. Among the top...

Al Sada opens Sasol office in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right) inaugurating the Sasol-Qatar office. DOHA: H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the...

Singapore firms to play bigger role in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

DOHA: As the GCC-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) entered into force from September 1, Singaporean and Qatari companies will now be able to...

Muntajat to have its HQ in The Hague 04 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

DOHA/THE HAGUE: The newly established Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) yesterday announced that it has chosen ‘The Hague, (the...

Construction sector in Mideast forecast to grow by 19pc 04 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

DOHA: The Middle East’s construction sector, including Qatar, has been forecast to grow by 19 percent in 2013, with the combined value of...

Qatar bourse index falls by 82.14 points 04 Sep 2013 - 12:14 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 82.14 points or 0.85 percent to 9,536.12 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,618.26. Among the top...

International Islamic wins award 03 Sep 2013 - 01:51 am

International Islamic Chief Operating Officer Ali Hamad Al Mesaifri receiving the award. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (International Islamic) has been chosen for...

QIA bolstering team to diversify portfolio 03 Sep 2013 - 01:50 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s most aggressive investors, is hiring senior bankers and industry executives to lessen the fund’s...

Qatar has fourth highest asset wealth per head 03 Sep 2013 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Qatar has the fourth highest built asset wealth per person in the world. The rate of growth in built asset wealth per...