Business / Qatar Business

Woqod’s H1 net profit falls by 1.4 percent 29 Jul 2013 - 01:41 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel’s (WOQOD) net profit for the first half of 2013 (H1 2013) has declined by QR8m or 1.4 percent, compared to...

Alfardan Automobiles records 28pc rise in BMW sales 29 Jul 2013 - 01:39 am

DOHA: Alfardan Automobiles, the official BMW Group importer in Qatar, has registered a 28 percent and 9 percent growth in BMW and MINI...

QNB Group starts China operations 29 Jul 2013 - 01:38 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group has officially started operating its “Qatar National Bank S A Q Shanghai Representative Office” after receiving all...

Mashreq posts 40 percent rise in first half net profit 29 Jul 2013 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Mashreq, the lead financial institution in the Middle East & North Africa with a strong presence in Qatar, has reported a 40...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Markets speculate a change in US interest rates 29 Jul 2013 - 01:25 am

The Federal Reserve is on track to keep its $85bn-a-month bond-buying program in place at its next policy meeting. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben...

Qatar’s LNG boost key for MENA growth 28 Jul 2013 - 01:53 am

DOHA: Despite a growth in the MENA region’s oil exporting countries, the hydrocarbon production of these nations is likely to level off in...

Porsche half-year sales rise over 50pc in region 28 Jul 2013 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE has announced a more than 50 per cent rise in regional half-year sales for 2013 compared...

Qatar Airways grounds 787 27 Jul 2013 - 01:18 am

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, owned by Qatar Airways, performs at the Farnborough Airshow in southern England. DUBAI: Qatar Airways yesterday said it had...

Qatar keen to welcome Palestinian investments 26 Jul 2013 - 02:21 am

Nasser Al Meer (middle), Board Member of Qatar Chamber, with other participants at the seminar. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Small investments can make...

Energy City Qatar in early settlement of $185m loan 26 Jul 2013 - 02:19 am

DOHA: Energy City Qatar (ECQ), provider of an integrated set of services to real estate sector, recently made an early settlement of $185m...

Fitch affirms Qatar Real Estate Investment Company’s ratings 25 Jul 2013 - 01:35 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar Real Estate Investment Company’s (Alaqaria) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at ‘BBB+’, and...

Real estate sector transactions up 81pc 25 Jul 2013 - 01:31 am

DOHA: The real estate sector witnessed a standard growth of 81 percent taking the combined value of transactions, during the second week of...

Qatar bourse rises to 52-week high 24 Jul 2013 - 05:19 am

DOHA: Qatar bourse rose near to a new 52-week high on the back of strong gains by telecoms and banking & financial services...

Barwa Bank H1 profit up 85pc 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

Sheikh Mohamad bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani & Steve Troop, CEO, Barwa Bank Group DOHA: Barwa Bank recorded a net profit of...

Commercial Bank posts QR1.02bn profit 24 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank of Qatar (Commercial Bank) yesterday announced its financial results and reported a net profit of about QR1.02bn for the half-year...

Masraf Al Rayan’s H1 profit soars to QR821m 24 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan posted a net profit of QR821m in the first half of 2013 (2013 H1), an increase of 13.2 percent...

IBQ launches loyalty programme 24 Jul 2013 - 04:49 am

Andrew Ball, Head of Retail Banking & Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director Doha: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) yesterday launched the country’s most comprehensive...

Barwa Real Estate names new Chairman 24 Jul 2013 - 03:41 am

Doha: The Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali (pictured), is the new chairman of the...