Business / Qatar Business

Ooredoo unit Indosat to delist ADRs from NYSE 24 Apr 2013 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Ooredoo’s Group subsidiary PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat) has announced that it intends to delist its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New...

Workshop on QE Venture Market held 24 Apr 2013 - 03:31 am

Dr R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, giving a keynote speech during the workshop at Doha Bank yesterday. Shaival Dalal BY MOHAMMAD...

Education key to progress: ExxonMobil official 24 Apr 2013 - 03:30 am

Hans-Jorg Shmid-Trenz (on screen), CEO, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, addressing a plenary session on Education and Business during the ICC WCF 8th World...

Qatar Oil & Gas Industry HSE Excellence Awards tomorrow 24 Apr 2013 - 03:30 am

Doha: H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP),...

Industries Qatar scrip jumps 4pc; Qatar index up 24 Apr 2013 - 03:27 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 92.12 points (or 1.09 percent) to advance to 8,534.78 points from 8,442.66 on Monday....

Deputy Premier calls for revival of ‘Doha Round’ 23 Apr 2013 - 04:33 am

Deputy Prime Minister H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud addressing the 8th edition of World Chambers Congress in Doha yesterday. By Satish...

Global trade deals could create 21 million jobs: ICC 23 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

From left: Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organisation (WTO); Gerard Worms, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Vice Chairman, Rothschild...

Bali summit to focus on select ICC action plan: WTO Dy Chief 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

DOHA: A top World Trade Organisation executive yesterday made it clear that the 2013 Bali WTO summit will not be focusing on all...

QCB to flexibly adjust regular debt issues 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

DUBAI: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) will, if needed, flexibly adjust the amounts of local currency bonds and Treasury bills which it offers, and...

QR40.4m profit for QIMC in first quarter 23 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

Doha: Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) disclosed the interim financial statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. The statements revealed...

Masraf Al Rayan nets QR400m profit in Q1 23 Apr 2013 - 04:29 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan achieved a net profit of QR400m for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 13.3 percent compared to...

QNB plans to issue 7-year bond worth up to $500m 23 Apr 2013 - 04:29 am

DUBAI/DOHA: Qatar National Bank plans to issue a seven-year bond of at least $500m in a swift one-day deal to take advantage of...

Barwa Bank Q1 profit up 53pc 23 Apr 2013 - 04:28 am

Sheikh Mohamad bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani & Steve Troop DOHA: Barwa Bank’s net profit for the first quarter of 2013 reached...

Qatar index up 0.19pc 23 Apr 2013 - 04:27 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 15.88 points (or 0.19 percent) to advance to 8,442.66 points from 8,426.78 on Sunday....

Industries Qatar profit up 33pc 23 Apr 2013 - 04:27 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ) has recorded a net profit of QR2.54bn for the first quarter of 2013, a 33 percent increase over the...

Pact for $1.5bn Laffan Refinery 2 project signed 22 Apr 2013 - 06:21 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (fifth left), the Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of QP,...

Yuan emerging as global reserve currency 22 Apr 2013 - 06:19 am

Marios Maratheftis (centre), Global Head of Macro Research, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), addressing the media at Grand Hyatt in Doha yesterday. Also present...

Mannai Corp Q1 profit rises to QR86.6m 22 Apr 2013 - 06:19 am

DOHA: Mannai Corporation yesterday announced its first quarter financials for January to March, 2013. The company’s net profit was up 15 percent to...