Business / Qatar Business

Qatar’s logistics industry set to grow manifold: Expert 08 Jul 2013 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Powered by Qatar’s huge investments in the infrastructure and transportation sectors, Qatar’s logistics industry is set to grow in a big way....

Minister of Finance becomes QNB Chairman 08 Jul 2013 - 01:24 am

Doha: Qatar National Bank announced yesterday the appointment of the Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi as Chairman of QNB ...

Qatar Exchange announces Ramadan business hours 08 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE) announced yeterday that its official business hours during the holy month of Ramadan will be from 8.30am to 1.30pm,...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: US jobs data reinforces expectations of early QE tapering 07 Jul 2013 - 11:54 pm

Last week the market revolved around the US Job report and several major Central Bank meetings. The ECB and BoE decisions to keep...

Barwa launches commercial property in central London 07 Jul 2013 - 01:17 am

Ahmad Al Abdulla, Deputy CEO of Barwa Real Estate Group, during the launch of the property. DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group has officially...

NBK sees better non-oil GDP growth in Qatar 07 Jul 2013 - 01:17 am

DOHA: Driven by a ‘better-than-expected’ growth in the non-oil GDP sector of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the GCC’s growth rate in this key...

Tapering of QE may hurt global growth: QNB 07 Jul 2013 - 01:12 am

Doha: A tapering of Quantitative Easing (QE) by the US Federal Reserve may hurt global growth, according to QNB Group. While the evidence...

Weekly Commodity Update: Negative momentum slowing led by WTI crude 07 Jul 2013 - 01:05 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Solid gains have been seen across most commodities during these first few days of...

Aluminium industry faces challenges, says report 05 Jul 2013 - 05:17 am

DOHA: The Middle East’s aluminium industry is in an advantageous position, and can play a key role in industry consolidation and the development...

QE index extends gains 05 Jul 2013 - 05:17 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange’s main index extended gains last week led by the banking and financial sector and the transportation sector indices. The index...

Salam International to resume trading 05 Jul 2013 - 05:16 am

DOHA: Salam International Company will resume its share trading on Qatar Exchange (QE) from Sunday, July 7, 2013. A posting on QE website...

Banks’ earnings expected to be modest 04 Jul 2013 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Qatari banks’ earnings are expected to grow a modest four percent in Q2, 2103, compared to the same period last year. QNB...

GCC markets to continue growth: Alpen 04 Jul 2013 - 01:03 am

DOHA: GCC equity markets are likely to remain on an upward trajectory in second half (H2) of 2013, building momentum on the strong...

Globex opens first property in Doha 04 Jul 2013 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Globex Business Centres Inc in collaboration with Al Salam International yesterday announced the official opening of its first property here named Globex...

Foreign stake rise works well for IQ stocks 03 Jul 2013 - 01:15 am

DOHA: Increase in foreign ownership limit (FOL) worked well for the price and trade volumes of Industries Qatar’s (IQ) stocks. After raising its...

Ministry to launch economic surveys 03 Jul 2013 - 01:13 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Development Planning & Statistics is set to launch a set of annual economic surveys 2013. These surveys will cover...

Al Sada urges sustainable gas development 02 Jul 2013 - 02:03 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada at the second gas summit in Moscow. DOHA: The...

QNB shares rise to 52-week high, hit QR161 02 Jul 2013 - 02:02 am

DOHA: The shares of Qatar National Bank (QNB) surged to a 52-week high to QR161 in yesterday’s trading. The shares opened at QR157.50...