Business / Qatar Business

Qatar bourse touches new six-year high 17 Apr 2014 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Qatar‘s bourse advanced broadly yesterday with the index hitting new six-year high. The benchmark index rose 1.07 percent to close 12,453 points,...

Qatar to invest QR664bn in infrastructure 16 Apr 2014 - 01:20 am

H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani (centre), the Minister of Economy and Trade, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani (fourth left),...

Ooredoo, Cisco in deal for better services 16 Apr 2014 - 01:18 am

Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar with Chris Dedicaot, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia, Cisco. DOHA: Ooredoo and Cisco...

Tasweeq, Idemitsu celebrate 35 years 16 Apr 2014 - 01:08 am

H E Dr Al Sada and other dignitaries at the celebration ceremony. DOHA: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (Tasweeq) held a special...

Qatar Steel hosts traders’ meet 16 Apr 2014 - 01:05 am

Traders and distributors at the annual gathering. DOHA: The Qatar Steel has hosted its 11th Traders’ Annual Gathering. The official ceremony was held...

Banks, property developers lift Qatar bourse 16 Apr 2014 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Qatar’s bourse rallied yesterday after a two-day pull-back. The index rose 1.5 percent with property names leading the turnover. Shares in United...

Qatar’s cement demand to double in next three years 16 Apr 2014 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Driven by heavy government infrastructure spending, Qatar’s domestic cement demand is projected to grow double from the current levels within next three...

Al Faisal, HLG in settlement 16 Apr 2014 - 12:34 am

DOHA: Al Faisal Holding (AFH) entered into a settlement agreement with Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), the company said yesterday. According to the agreement,...

Al Attiyah meets GECF Secretary-General 15 Apr 2014 - 01:57 am

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (centre) met with the Secretary-General of the...

IPO activity to gain momentum: E&Y 15 Apr 2014 - 01:55 am

DOHA: Five initial public offerings (IPOs) from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised over $1.28bn (QR4.66bn) during the first quarter...

ExxonMobil’s Tamayoz gives training for Qatari partners 15 Apr 2014 - 01:35 am

Participants at the Tamayoz training programme. DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar’s Tamayoz training programme provided development opportunities to dozens of participants from joint venture partners...

Qatar Exchange down 0.66pc on profit booking 15 Apr 2014 - 01:26 am

Doha: Investors in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi booked profits for a second day yesterday as global markets remained gloomy and tension grew...

QE, S Korea discuss cooperation 15 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

Doha: Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori , the CEO of Qatar Exchange, met here yesterday with H E Keejong Chung, Ambassador of the...

CI reaffirms QIB’s A FSR with stable outlook 15 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has been reaffirmed by international credit ratings agency, Capital Intelligence (CI), with a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of...

Disruptive capital flow a worry: Qatar 14 Apr 2014 - 01:05 am

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (right) with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the IMF and World Bank Joint Development Committee meeting...

Muntajat promotes petrochem industry at GPCA PlastiCon 14 Apr 2014 - 12:58 am

Muntajat delegation at GPCA Plasticon and Plastivision. DOHA: Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) represented Qatar’s downstream industry at the...

RasGas unit posts safety milestone 14 Apr 2014 - 12:57 am

The Shorebase team. Doha: The Offshore Support team (Shorebase) of the Offshore Asset Department of RasGas Company Ltd recently celebrated the completion of...

Markets slip, Qatar index down 1.39pc 14 Apr 2014 - 12:53 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed yesterday at 12,225.19 points, down 172.02 points, or 1.39 percent, from the...