Business / Qatar Business

Volvo & Uber to develop autonomous cars 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Domasco, authorised distributor for Volvo cars in Qatar, has announced Volvo Cars, the Swedish premium car maker, and Uber, the world’s leading...

QNB’s ATM campaign winners announced 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: QNB has announced the names of 30 lucky winners of its recently launched “ATM Use & Win’’ campaign. The winners participated in...

Businesses need leaders who understand innovation: KPMG 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: In the rapidly changing economic environment, businesses all around the world, including Qatar, need leaders who understand the significance of innovation and...

Siemens appoints new CEO for Qatar 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Engineering giant Siemens has appointed Adrian Wood (pictured) as CEO of the company’s operations in Qatar, effective from September. Wood assumes his...

Shukri Eid is Cisco’s MD for East region 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Cisco Middle East has announced that Shukri Eid (pictured) has been appointed Managing Director of its East Region effective immediately. In his...

Qatar stocks fall below 11,000-mark as global cues weigh 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar stocks drifted lower yesterday, weighed down by global cues and profit taking ahead of the Eid Al Adha...

QNB authorises banks for dollar bond issuance 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) is set to price a five-year bond of benchmark size after announcing initial price thoughts in the area...

QDB launches 5th edition of Al-Fikra 2016 01 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am

FROM LEFT: Henk Joubert, Acting President GTL Ventures, Sasol; Khalid Majid Al Naemi, AGM SME Banking, QNB; AbdulAziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO...

Qatar Airways planning large aircraft order soon 31 Aug 2016 - 03:43 pm

By Mohammed Aly Sergie and Deena Kamel Yousef Qatar Airways said it’s poised to make a major jetliner purchase, adding to a backlog...

QIIB signs deal with NCR for ATM network 31 Aug 2016 - 12:39 am

QIIB Deputy CEO Jamal Abdullah Al Jamal (centre) and other officials at the ceremony in Doha. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) announced...

Qatar leads GCC’s banking sector growth 31 Aug 2016 - 12:33 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Led by QNB, Qatar-based banks outperformed GCC peers across various metrics in the second quarter of 2016 (Q2, 2016)....

QIB announces ‘Boost Your Salary’ winners 31 Aug 2016 - 12:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced the third round of winners at the last draw of its “Boost Your Salary” summer finance...

Qatar’s liquidity improves after $9bn bond sale 31 Aug 2016 - 12:25 am

Doha Bank Group CEO Dr. R Seetharaman and Centrum Group Chairman Jaspal Bindra at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the...

Arqaam to host Mena investors meet next month 31 Aug 2016 - 12:07 am

DOHA: Arqaam Capital, the specialist emerging markets investment bank has announced that it is hosting its third MENA Investors Conference on September 19-20...

GCC to become fastest growing e-commerce market 31 Aug 2016 - 12:04 am

DOHA: The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region has the potential to become the world’s fastest growing e-commerce playground, according to an A T...

Qatar Central Bank invites bids for QR1bn T-bills 31 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: The Qatar Central Bank has invited banks to bid in a QR1bn ($275m) Treasury bill auction to be held today, according to...

Qatar outperforms; adds 64.03 points 30 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar’s stock market outperformed the Gulf yesterday as large-caps carried the index higher, but other bourses were little changed as a fresh...

Nissan’s 2017 Patrol with new V6 engine to make debut in Mideast 30 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A Nissan official with the new 2017 Patrol. Doha: Nissan yesterday announced the launch of its new ‘2017 Patrol V6’ which makes its...