Business / Qatar Business

Market Talk: Well-designed indices key for shaping investor behaviour 04 Apr 2016 - 04:18 am

When Qatar and the UAE were included in MSCI’s Emerging Market index in June 2014, it is estimated foreign investors were net buyers...

Increased cyber security key to defend GCC-wide attacks 04 Apr 2016 - 04:15 am

The Peninsula DOHA: Increased investment and awareness in cyber security measures are key for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) decision-makers to defend against potential...

Budget deficit funding to deepen Qatar’s debt market 03 Apr 2016 - 01:47 am

DOHA: With Qatar announcing to plug its deficit gap through the issuance of debt, the country’s debt market is expected to deepen through...

QDB and QU celebrate student entrepreneurship programme 03 Apr 2016 - 01:29 am

Officials pose with the winners. DOHA: “Startup Weekend Doha”, a programme organised by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Qatar University’s (QU) Centre for...

US rate policy & China woes pose challenges for EMs: QNB 03 Apr 2016 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Higher US policy interest rates and slower growth in China in 2016 could continue to create challenges for Emerging Markets (EMs), leading...

UK mortgage offer for Qatar-based QNB First Members 03 Apr 2016 - 01:25 am

DOHA: QNB has recently unveiled a new attractive exclusive offer to all QNB First Members that enables them to acquire mortgages through QNB...

Qatari-Saudi Business Council to enhance cooperation 03 Apr 2016 - 01:24 am

Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia, honouring Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari...

QPMC concludes strategic site visits to UAE quarries 03 Apr 2016 - 12:09 am

Officials signing an agreement. DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) concluded its strategic site visits to quarries and crushers owned or operated by...

BETON Ready-mix renews partnership with Renault trucks with new delivery 03 Apr 2016 - 12:07 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: Al Attiya Motors and Trading Company (AMTC), the exclusive agent for Renault Trucks in Qatar, delivered...

GCC currencies’ ERER depreciation expected to reverse soon: IFF 02 Apr 2016 - 01:48 am

DOHA: GCC currencies are now clearly misaligned with their fundamentals. The equilibrium real effective exchange rates (ERER) of the currencies have depreciated significantly...

Qatar banks’ private sector credit facilities at QR412.6bn 02 Apr 2016 - 01:44 am

DOHA: Qatar-based banks’ total domestic private sector deposits has dropped about QR21.2bn to QR327bn in February. Total domestic loans and credit facilities provided...

Funding gap drives banks to compete for deposits 31 Mar 2016 - 03:04 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Reduced oil revenues are leading to a more challenging funding environment in the GCC. With the regional banks’ annual...

Ooredoo and Cisco expanding cloud solutions 31 Mar 2016 - 03:02 am

Participants at the business event held recently in Doha. DOHA: Ooredoo and Cisco recently hosted a business event to demonstrate the enhanced range...

Lulu opens sixth hypermarket in Bahrain; plans two more by 2017 31 Mar 2016 - 03:01 am

Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khaled bin Abdulla Al Khalifa inaugurates the 124th Lulu Hypermarket at Galleria Mall in Bahrain, yesterday. Minister...

Qatar keen to build power plants in Pakistan 31 Mar 2016 - 03:00 am

General view with Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. (Reuters) ISLAMABAD: The Qatar government has expressed its interest in building two power plants in Pakistan...

Gulf Air hosts Russian travel agencies 31 Mar 2016 - 02:58 am

Officials from Gulf Air and Russian-based MICE travel agencies in Manama. Manama: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, recently hosted representatives from key Russian-based...

KidzMondo signs deal with Al Qurashi Group 31 Mar 2016 - 02:57 am

Officials from KidzMondo Doha and Abdul Samad Al Qurashi Group, after signing the agreement. DOHA: KidzMondo Doha, a miniature children’s city, has signed...