Business

HSE forum discusses oil spill risk management 10 Oct 2012 - 09:10 am

Doha: The incidences of major oil spills and international crises in the oil and gas sector has caused a dramatic shift in attitudes...

RasGas optimistic about Qatar’s LNG future 10 Oct 2012 - 09:08 am

The QP delegation at the Gastec 2012 in London. London: A record for reliable and safe delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG), strategic...

11 euro states back financial transaction tax 10 Oct 2012 - 09:08 am

LUXEMBOURG/ATHENS: Eleven eurozone countries agreed yesterday to press ahead with a disputed tax on financial transactions designed to help pay for the cost...

IMF slashes growth forecast for Asia 10 Oct 2012 - 09:07 am

HONG KONG: The IMF yesterday cut its growth forecasts for developing Asia, blaming a slowdown in Europe and the United States, and warned...

Kuwait okays budget with huge deficit 10 Oct 2012 - 09:07 am

KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait cabinet has approved the 2012/2013 budget projecting a shortfall of 7.3bn dinars ($26bn), mainly through calculating oil income at...

Britain bears costs of jobs without growth 10 Oct 2012 - 09:06 am

By Olesya Dmitracova A near-record number of Britons are in work despite a shrinking economy, but new employment has come at the expense...

Tracking Libor’s descent from Britain’s 1797 bank rate 10 Oct 2012 - 09:05 am

By Scott Nelson The London interbank offered rate — which is set daily by asking banks what they would charge to lend to...

Swelling foreign short-sellers prompt Chinese charm offensive 10 Oct 2012 - 09:04 am

By Pete Sweeney Foreign short-sellers are telling China it has a credibility problem, and Beijing seems to be listening. Investors are betting that...

QNB records QR6.2bn net profit till September 08 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

DOHA: QNB Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the Mena region, has recorded a net profit of QR6.2bn ($1.7bn) for the...

Qatar Chamber session for Business Councils 08 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

Qatar Chamber hosted a briefing session for Business Councils in Qatar yesterday about the ICC WCF 8th World Chambers Congress to be held...

8th Annual HSE Forum in Energy opens in Doha today 08 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

Doha: More than 350 professionals from the health, safety, and environment (HSE) field will gather here today when the GCC’s foremost HSE event...

QFIB and Kuwait Energy ink $150m investment deal 08 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

Doha: Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), Qatar’s first independent Shariah-compliant investment bank authorised by the QFC Regulatory Authority, and Kuwait Energy, one of...

Qatar to be GCC hospitality sector hub: Alpen Capital report 08 Oct 2012 - 02:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar will be one of the fastest growing markets in the GCC Hospitality sector in terms of number of hotel rooms, trends,...

Dlala Holding posts QR30.6m net profit 08 Oct 2012 - 02:03 pm

DOHA: Dlala Brokerage & Investment Holding recorded a net profit of QR30.6m for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to...

Open forex market in Tehran still largely paralysed 08 Oct 2012 - 02:03 pm

TEHRAN: The open forex market in Tehran was still largely paralysed yesterday, four days after Iran’s national currency dropped more than 40 percent...

Global refining industry shifts to Middle East 08 Oct 2012 - 01:59 pm

JUBAIL: As high oil prices and improved efficiency force refineries in the US and Europe towards closure, the industry is shifting toward the...

Intertec holds Galaxy Note II training session 08 Oct 2012 - 01:58 pm

Intertec Group WLL, the authorised distributor for Samsung mobile phones, conducted a product training session on their latest smart phone - Samsung Galaxy...

Qatar Shell sponsors third QIBWF 08 Oct 2012 - 01:57 pm

Officials pose for a group picture in Doha. Doha: Qatar Shell signed an agreement with the Qatari Businesswomen Association and Interactive Business Network...