Business / Qatar Business

Qatari banks focus on debt securities 30 Jan 2014 - 09:15 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari banks are increasingly reducing their reliance on the short-term interbank funds and focusing more on issuance of debt...

Whirlpool ties up with Tadmur for home appliance distribution 30 Jan 2014 - 09:10 am

From left: The General Manager of Tadmur Trading, Raed Halawa, General Manager for Middle and Africa (MEA), Whirlpool Corporation, Lorenzo Milani; Senior Commercial...

QPI takes 23pc stake in Shell’s Brazil oilfield 30 Jan 2014 - 08:38 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) has entered into an agreement with oil major Royal Dutch Shell to buy 23 percent stake in the...

Vodafone posts QR1.43bn revenue for nine months 30 Jan 2014 - 08:36 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar’s total revenue for the nine months ended in December 2013 reached QR1.43bn, up 31 percent compared to the same period...

QE ends losing streak, adds 73.10 points 30 Jan 2014 - 08:33 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index ended its losing streak yesterday adding 73.10 points, or 0.65 percent to advance to 11,243.35 points from 11,170.25 on...

Nakilat signs $669m financing deal with Qatar National Bank 30 Jan 2014 - 02:34 am

Officials exchanging documents during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, has secured a $669m facility from QNB Group for the...

Cyprus seeking Qatari energy expertise, investment 29 Jan 2014 - 09:41 am

Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani (left) Chairman, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the President of the Cyprus Chamber...

Ahli Bank plans long-term expansion 29 Jan 2014 - 09:39 am

DOHA: Ahli Bank, Qatar’s seventh largest lender by market value, is taking steps for long-term expansion plans. In keeping with the bank’s strategic...

Qatar-Bulgaria joint panel meets 29 Jan 2014 - 09:37 am

The Minister of Economy and Trade and Head of the Qatari delegation, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani, during...

QP, Honeywell’s UOP sign research pact 29 Jan 2014 - 09:32 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, have signed a joint research agreement on “process optimisation of CO2 and sulphur...

Qatar Exchange index dips by 75.61 points 29 Jan 2014 - 09:29 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 75.61 points, or 0.67 percent, yesterday to reach 11,170.25 points from the previous closing of 11,245.86 points yesterday....

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: All eyes are on China and the emerging markets 29 Jan 2014 - 09:23 am

After a slow start of the year, this week provided all the excitement investors and speculators were missing coming into 2014. Thursday was...

GDI, Oxy Qatar sign QR830m agreement 29 Jan 2014 - 04:58 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada with officials of Oxy Qatar and GDI during the...

Call to ease barriers in setting up businesses 28 Jan 2014 - 06:39 am

Dr S Thomas Emerson BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Easing some of the barriers in setting up profitable businesses and a vibrant legal system...

Masraf Al Rayan’s net profit rises to QR1.7bn 28 Jan 2014 - 06:34 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan recorded a net profit of QR1.7bn for the year 2013, an increase of 13.2 percent compared to the year...

QNCC’s net profit rises to QR436m 28 Jan 2014 - 06:34 am

Doha: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has announced a net profit of QR436m for the year ended December 31, 2013 as against a...

Tasweeq sells 45 million tonnes of petrochemical products in 2013 28 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

DOHA: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (Tasweeq) sold a total of 45 million tonnes of petrochemical products during the year 2013. The...

Analysts upbeat about Qatari stocks in 2014 27 Jan 2014 - 12:26 am

DOHA: Analysts are increasingly optimistic that Qatari stocks are where investors should be putting their money in 2014. The Kuwait headquartered Wealth Management...