Business

SYZ opens representative office in Dubai 25 Jun 2014 - 12:57 am

Doha: Banque SYZ & CO has announced the opening of a representative office in Dubai. The new office will be aimed at a...

New cut in EU phone roaming charges 25 Jun 2014 - 12:37 am

BRUSSELS: Roaming charges for EU mobile phone users will reduce further on July 1, including a 55 percent price cut for data downloads,...

IMF team in Kiev for bailout update 25 Jun 2014 - 12:36 am

KIEV: An International Monetary Fund mission is in Kiev yesterday to check on Ukraine’s progress in implementing tough conditions for a $17bn bailout,...

Russia to set own barriers in EU pact 25 Jun 2014 - 12:36 am

MOSCOW: With Ukraine set to sign a free trade pact with the European Union on Friday, Russia has said it is likely to...

EU for financial industry tax to fund watchdogs 25 Jun 2014 - 12:36 am

LONDON: The European Union’s markets, banking and insurance watchdogs could be funded by a levy on the organisations they supervise, in an attempt...

Etsy buys French handmade goods online emporium 25 Jun 2014 - 12:35 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Online marketplace Etsy yesterday announced it has acquired an online emporium for handmade goods in France. Etsy did not disclose how...

Fed not involved in India-Iran deal: US 25 Jun 2014 - 12:35 am

Washington: The US Federal Reserve is not involved in clearing payments made by India to Iran to pay some of its dues for...

Platinum firms, union sign wage deal in S Africa 25 Jun 2014 - 12:34 am

JOHANNESBURG: The world’s three biggest platinum firms signed a wage deal with South Africa’s AMCU union yesterday but said that fallout from a...

Qatar Exchange down 0.91pc; Dubai plunges 25 Jun 2014 - 12:28 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red yesterday when trading closed at 12,323.45 points down 112.60 points or 0.91 percent from the previous...

Asian indexes mostly higher, reverse losses 25 Jun 2014 - 12:28 am

HONG KONG: Asian shares were mostly higher yesterday, with most markets reversing morning losses while the more positive mood in equities supported the...

Advisory Council for commercial registration of firms same day 24 Jun 2014 - 10:09 am

DOHA: The Advisory Council has asked the government to take up for consideration applications for commercial registration (CR) of a company on the...

Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle 24 Jun 2014 - 10:00 am

Harley-Davidson Chief Marketing Officer Mark-Hans Richer, speaks in front of a Project LiveWire motorcycle, the company’s first electric motorcycle, during a preview yesterday...

Honda and others recall nearly 3m vehicles 24 Jun 2014 - 09:58 am

TOKYO/DETROIT: Honda Motor Co and other Japanese automakers yesterday recalled almost 3 million cars with potentially explosive air bags supplied by Takata Corp,...

Qatalum’s sustainability report highlights social and environmental innovations 24 Jun 2014 - 09:56 am

Officials at the release of Qatalum’s third annual Sustainability Report. Doha: Qatalum has released its annual 2013 Sustainability Report, providing insight, analysis and...

France secures Alstom stake option 24 Jun 2014 - 09:52 am

PARIS: France won an option to buy 20 percent of Alstom from construction group Bouygues, in an eleventh-hour deal clearing the way for...

Qatar bourse index loses 24.10 points 24 Jun 2014 - 09:49 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 24.10 points, or 0.19 percent, to close at 12,436.05 points from the previous closing of 12,460.15 points. The...

SNC Lavalin to buy Kentz for $2bn 24 Jun 2014 - 09:48 am

TORONTO: Canadian engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc said yesterday that it would acquire British energy services provider Kentz Corp for about...

China factory sector expands 24 Jun 2014 - 09:46 am

Construction workers stand on a wall at a construction site near Pudong financial district in Shanghai yesterday. Activity in China’s factory sector expanded...