Business

Apicorp gets Moody’s ratings upgrade 03 Oct 2012 - 12:19 pm

DOHA: In a strong validation of its increasingly robust fundamentals, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), the Multilateral Development Bank of the Organisation of...

Dutch trade team to visit Doha 03 Oct 2012 - 12:19 pm

Doha: A Dutch delegation is visiting Doha with the ambition to enhance individual business relations with Qatari companies in a three-day oil and...

Qatari bourse index rises by 0.15 percent 03 Oct 2012 - 12:19 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upward trend yesterday, adding 13.13 points (or 0.15 percent) to advance to 8,535.81 points from 8,522.68 on Monday....

Philippines to push for realisation of $1bn joint investment fund 03 Oct 2012 - 12:18 pm

By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN DOHA: The Philippine government will vigorously push for the realisation of $1bn joint investment fund which was a commitment...

Valentino enters growth phase under Qatar’s ownership 03 Oct 2012 - 12:18 pm

PARIS: Valentino, the Italian fashion brand recently snapped up by Qatar, continues to enjoy strong demand and plans a new global expansion phase,...

QSA releases producer price index of industrial sector for Q2 03 Oct 2012 - 12:18 pm

Doha: Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector for the second quarter (Q2) of 2012....

Qafco renews contract with Honeywell 03 Oct 2012 - 12:17 pm

Abu Dhabi: The Qatar Fertilizer Company (Qafco) has renewed a contract with Honeywell to provide safety and automation systems for Qafco’s existing plants,...

Milestone for Qatalum 03 Oct 2012 - 12:17 pm

DOHA: Qatalum recently celebrated the production of one million tonnes of liquid metal sent to its casthouse, a milestone achieved through dedicated teamwork...

Qatar Paving Stones wins ISO 9001:2008 certification 03 Oct 2012 - 12:16 pm

Doha: Qatar Paving Stones (QPS), a subsidiary of Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), marked the receipt of its ISO certification with a grand...

Qatar-UAE Exchange motto ‘Customer is the King’ 03 Oct 2012 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar-UAE Exchange, in alignment with International Customer Service Week (September 30 to October 4), celebrates its customers with special events and gifts,...

GWC named Logistics Company for third consecutive year 03 Oct 2012 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) continues to impress as it received yet another Arabian Business Achievement Award, the third consecutive award in the...

InterContinental Hotel sales executives’ blitz in Doha 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

DOHA: More than 75 InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) sales colleagues from hotels across India, Middle East and Africa arrived in Doha for a...

Threatened duties push China solar firms offshore 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

By Krishna N Das and Swetha Gopinath Chinese solar companies are being forced to speed up plans to move a big chunk of...

A very strange way to assess safety of banks 03 Oct 2012 - 12:14 pm

By Simon Johnson Global regulators have a peculiar way of assessing the soundness of big banks: Ask bankers how risky their investments are,...

ECB’s ‘nuclear option’ better as deterrent than weapon 03 Oct 2012 - 12:13 pm

By Paul Taylor Buying unlimited quantities of bonds is sometimes described as a central bank’s nuclear option, deploying an overwhelming force that threatens...

Xstrata, Glencore announce new terms for tie-up 02 Oct 2012 - 07:46 pm

ZURICH: Swiss mining group Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore said yesterday they had agreed on new terms for their tie-up to create a...

Atos opens Qatar branch 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

DOHA: Atos an international information technology company and Worldwide IT Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games yesterday launched its branch...

EADS-BAE merger demands erupt as talks intensify 02 Oct 2012 - 07:45 pm

BERLIN/PARIS: Airbus parent EADS and arms group BAE Systems must restructure a $45bn merger, a top shareholder said, as a government source threatened...