Business / Qatar Business

UDC wants to go beyond Pearl boundaries 26 Mar 2014 - 05:56 am

UDC Chairman Turki Mohamed Khaled Al Khater (fourth right) with other officials yesterday. Salim Matramkot BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Faced with a sharp...

QP showcases operations at Gastech 26 Mar 2014 - 05:53 am

HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (centre) along with other officials at the QP pavilion in Seoul. Doha/Seoul: Qatar Petroleum (QP) along...

QFC RA reprimands RBS for insufficient training 26 Mar 2014 - 05:43 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s financial regulator has reprimanded Royal Bank of Scotland for insufficient training of its branch staff, it said yesterday. “Although RBS QFC...

Qatar promotes MICE expertise at GIBTM 26 Mar 2014 - 05:42 am

DOHA: Qatar is attending the Gulf Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM), which concludes today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre...

QInvest bags ‘Qatar Deal of the Year’ award 26 Mar 2014 - 05:42 am

DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank , was recognised for its role in Ooredoo’s debut $1.25bn Sukuk at the Islamic Finance News Awards. ...

Sheikh Khalid, UK Minister discuss Islamic banking 26 Mar 2014 - 04:12 am

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi flanked by Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (left) and Abdulbasit Ahmed Al Shaibei in London yesterday....

Qatar well-placed for stable LNG supply 25 Mar 2014 - 09:09 am

RasGas Chief Executive Officer Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi speaking at an executive leadership panel discussion on the inaugural day of Gastech in Seoul,...

Thales to expand footprint in Qatar, Mideast 25 Mar 2014 - 09:08 am

Doha: Thales, a global technology leader in aerospace, transportation and defence and security markets, is planning to expand its footprint in Qatar and...

QFB awaits regulatory nod for listing 25 Mar 2014 - 04:28 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The Qatar First Bank (QFB) yesterday announced that it will go for listing on the Qatari bourse once it...

Tickets distribution in full swing for gymnastics 24 Mar 2014 - 12:53 pm

Public collecting free tickets for the 7th FIG World Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics. Doha: With three days left for the 7th FIG World...

Mannai Corporation plans major buys 24 Mar 2014 - 12:44 pm

Sheikh Suhaim bin Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre) along with other directors of the company at the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of...

Experts discuss intellectual property issues 24 Mar 2014 - 12:43 pm

Experts at the seminar. DOHA: A team of attorneys from Patton Boggs LLP discussed key intellectual property (IP) issues and explored the IP...

New iPhone to lift Apple shares 24 Mar 2014 - 12:35 pm

New York: Apple Inc shares could rise by 20 percent over the next year, fuelled by sales of a new version of its...

QE index loses 27.19 points, region gains 24 Mar 2014 - 12:35 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed yesterday at 11,340.12 points , down 0.24 percent, or 27.19 points, from...

Standard Life in talks to buy Phoenix unit 24 Mar 2014 - 10:10 am

London: British life insurance and pensions group Standard Life has announced it is in “exclusive and advanced” talks to buy rival Phoenix Group...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Federal Reserve changes policy 24 Mar 2014 - 10:07 am

The dollar strengthened against most major counterparts following the FOMC press conference as the Federal Reserve have cut their monthly bond purchases by...

Weekly Commodity Update : Golden cross comforts gold after troubled week for commodities 24 Mar 2014 - 10:04 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodities struggled for a second week as some of the strong drivers from earlier...

Focus on primary construction materials 24 Mar 2014 - 04:17 am

The signing ceremony. SALIM MATRAMKOT DOHA: With Qatar entering into the execution phase of major FIFA-related projects, key stakeholders are gearing up themselves...