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‘Launching gift card helps Qatar progress toward cashless economy’ 29 Jul 2023 - 08:53 am

Doha, Qatar:Doha Festival City in partnership with Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and Mastercard recently launched an exclusive gift card to provide customers with...

Qatar Airways cargo enhances customer experience with real-time personalised pricing 29 Jul 2023 - 08:51 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Cargo, a global leader in air cargo transportation, is proud to announce that optimised, real-time pricing powered by PROS...

Qatar trade surplus reaches QR17.4bn in June 29 Jul 2023 - 08:42 am

Doha, Qatar:In June 2023, the foreign merchandise trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, showed a surplus of QR17.4bn,...

British Airways parent IAG flies back to profit 28 Jul 2023 - 10:58 am

London: IAG, parent ofBritishAirways, said Friday it returned to first-half profit as the aviation sector recovers from the Covid pandemic despite inflation lifting...

Real estate trading volume exceeds QR418m last week 28 Jul 2023 - 09:16 am

Doha, Qtar: The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during...

Vodafone Qatar, Nokia achieve record-breaking 100 Gbps speeds on fiber broadband networks 28 Jul 2023 - 09:10 am

Doha, Qatar: Vodafone Qatar, a leading telecommunications operator, and Nokia have reached a groundbreaking milestone in the world of fiber broadband networks. Through...

QSE index compensates annual losses, turns them into gains 28 Jul 2023 - 08:58 am

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index concluded this week’s trading up by 4.29 percent, to add 448.48 points, compared to the end of...

QCB issues treasury bills worth QR500m for one-week term 28 Jul 2023 - 08:56 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills worth QR500m for a one-week term, due on August 3, at an interest rate...

Qatar Airways Cargo transports over 1.5 million tonnes of air freight in 2022-23 28 Jul 2023 - 08:49 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Cargo transported more than 1.5 million tonnes of air freight, accounting for 8.14% share in the global market from...

Qatar Central Bank exempts customers from additional costs on consumer financing 27 Jul 2023 - 03:21 pm

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced on Thursday, July 27, 2023, that - upon the state's directives, it has decided to exempt...

Samsung says second-quarter operating profit fell 95% 27 Jul 2023 - 11:48 am

Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a more than 95 percent plunge in operating profits in the second quarter owing to weak demand...

Doha Bank achieves net profit of QR392m in H1 27 Jul 2023 - 08:56 am

Doha, Qatar: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doha Bank, Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani announced the bank’s financial...

QC, Arab-Brazilian Chamber review cooperation 27 Jul 2023 - 08:55 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) held a meeting on Wednesday with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) to discuss ways to enhance...

Vodafone Qatar H1 net profit rises 20.1% to QR260m 27 Jul 2023 - 08:53 am

Doha, Qatar:Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C. (“Vodafone Qatar” or the “Company”) announced its consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2023 with...

Barwa Real Estate posts QR553m net profit in H1 2023 27 Jul 2023 - 08:53 am

Doha, Qatar:Barwa Real Estate disclosed its semi-annual financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2023. The results showed a net profit of...

QSE index surges over 200 points, shares bounce-back 27 Jul 2023 - 08:51 am

Doha, Qatar:Shares in Qatar’s stock market witnessed a notable bounce-bank as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index surged 229.02 points or 2.17 percent,...

QCB hikes rates by 25 basis points 27 Jul 2023 - 08:50 am

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Central Bank announced yesterday that it raised the QCB deposit rate (QCBDR) by 25 basis points, to 5.75 percent....

UDC records QR189m net profit, QR881m revenues for first half 27 Jul 2023 - 08:47 am

Doha, Qatar:United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands announced its...