Business / Qatar Business

Brent falls below $100 17 Apr 2013 - 06:36 am

NEW YORK: Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel for the first time in nine months in heavy trading yesterday, extending losses triggered...

3-day Ministry-WTO workshop opens 17 Apr 2013 - 06:36 am

DOHA: The International Cooperation and Trade Agree-ments Department at the Ministry of Business and Trade, in collaboration with the World Trade Organisation (WTO),...

QP highlights achievements at LNG 17 meet in Houston 17 Apr 2013 - 06:34 am

Members of the Qatari delegation at the QP stand in Houston yesterday. Houston: Qatar Petroleum (QP), along with its Industrial Cities Directorate, RasGas,...

12-member Dubai Chamber team for Doha meet 17 Apr 2013 - 06:32 am

DOHA/DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be actively participating in the upcoming 8th ICC-WCF World Chambers Congress which will be...

GSSG, Italian firm sign joint venture pact 17 Apr 2013 - 06:30 am

Doha: Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad & Sons Group (GSSG), a leading Qatar-based diversified business conglomerate, and Sirti, Italy’s leading technology company in...

Another accolade for Valley City 17 Apr 2013 - 03:15 am

Sheikh Thani bin Abdulla bin Thani Al Thani ; Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani Al Thani (second left), SAK Holding Group Executive Committee Member,...

QPI and ExxonMobil to cooperate on natural gas in North America 16 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right), Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum International,...

QPI, Centrica buy gas assets in Canada 16 Apr 2013 - 01:13 am

DOHA: British energy firm Centrica and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), the international arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum (QP), have agreed...

Barwa Bank to raise QR2.05bn in share sales, rights issue 16 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

DOHA: The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Barwa Bank Group has approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to raise a total of QR2.05bn...

QP to transfer 20pc shares to GRSIA fund 16 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (centre), Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, and also the Chairman of the Board...

Qatar, Maldives sign agreement 16 Apr 2013 - 01:08 am

The Minister of Business and Trade H E Sheikh Jassim bin AbdulAziz Al Thani and the Minister of Economic Development, Republic of Maldives,...

Qatar-French trade jumps 20pc in 2012 16 Apr 2013 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Led by deepening trade ties and rising number of French companies in Qatar, the volume of trade between Qatar and France has...

British trade team in Doha 16 Apr 2013 - 01:04 am

Willie Walsh, Chief Executive, International Airlines Group and President, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry addressing the media. With him are Matt Storey,...

KPMG Qatar managing partner appointed to parent board 16 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

DOHA:KPMG Qatar’s managing partner Jamal Fakhro (pictured) has been appointed to the board of KPMG International. Fakhro, who is also chairman of KPMG’s...

Qatar Exchange down 0.57pc 16 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 47.92 points or 0.57 percent to 8,333.11 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,381.03 points. Among the...

Qatar’s travel sector to see strong growth, says report 15 Apr 2013 - 01:06 am

DOHA: Backed by the government spending on tourism development, Qatar’s travel market is expected to grow steadily from $5.4bn in 2012 to $7.7bn...

Ahli Bank nets record QR135m profit in Q1 15 Apr 2013 - 01:01 am

Sheikh Faisal bin Abdul Aziz bin Jassem Al Thani (top) and Salah Murad DOHA: Ahli Bank QSC (ABQ) has posted a record profit...

DVP scheme a success: QE 15 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) has announced that its DVP (delivery versus payment) mechanisms, launched in April 2011, have been performing successfully and that...