Business

QHA elects Sheikh Faisal as Chairman, Sheikh Dr. Khalid as First Vice-Chairman 11 May 2021 - 09:29 am

Qatari Hotels Association (QHA) held its meeting recently during which Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani was elected Chairman of the Qatari Hotels...

Oil gains after cyberattack forces shutdown of US fuel pipelines 10 May 2021 - 12:37 pm

London: Oil rose on Monday after major U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline had to shut fuel pipelines due to a cyberattack, raising...

Huawei calls for closer public-private sector cooperation to restore trust in technology 10 May 2021 - 10:17 am

Building trust in a digital society will require the joint efforts of policymakers, regulators, and the private sector, Catherine Chen, Corporate Senior VicePresident...

Asian LNG prices soar to nearly 4-month high on firm demand 10 May 2021 - 10:10 am

Oil edged up slightly on Friday even as the COVID-19 crisis in India worsened, and prices notched a second weekly gain against the...

Dukhan Bank partners with The Group 10 May 2021 - 10:04 am

With a keenness to continuously enhance services through its mobile application, Dukhan Bank, Qatar’s leading banking player, has become the first player in...

QETF generates 39.25% total return 10 May 2021 - 10:00 am

As investors’ confidence continues in the Qatari market, Doha Bank (as Founder) and A v e n t i c u m C...

Digital signature safeguards data of SMEs 10 May 2021 - 09:41 am

Digital signature protects the domain and content of an organization as it makes it impossible to intercept and tamper with the documents being...

Hotels in Qatar to add 20,000 rooms by Nov 2022 10 May 2021 - 09:21 am

Qatar hospitality sector is expected to see addition of around 20,000 hotel rooms before November next year. Country’s tourism sector will also get...

Huawei opens flagship experience store in Doha Festival City 09 May 2021 - 10:19 am

Continuing to bring its state-of the-art products closer to its customers, Huawei has opened its first Experience Store in Qatar. Located at Doha...

Qatar’s Cwallet completes Pre-Series A funding 09 May 2021 - 10:13 am

Cwallet, the innovative financial services app created by Qatar fintech startup, C Wallet Services W.L.L., is now valued at $3.5m after a highly...

EU expected to start moderate economic recovery 09 May 2021 - 10:07 am

The Euro area has faced challenges with the ongoing global economic recovery. After a 6.6 percent GDP contraction in 2020, the region is...

COVID-19 acts as catalyst for new digital business models 09 May 2021 - 09:43 am

Doha Bank has been a strong advocate for collaborating through partnerships and Fintechs in addition to supporting startups. This strategy has proven to...

S&P provides full alignment opinion on QNB’s Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Framework 09 May 2021 - 09:32 am

S&P Global Ratings said yesterday that Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)’s (QNB) Green, Social, and Sustainability Bond Framework is fully aligned with the four...

LNG demand remains resilient in 2020 09 May 2021 - 09:21 am

Despite the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic the global demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has remained resilient last year, Yury Sentyurin, Secretary General,...

Vodafone among 10 best workplaces in Qatar 09 May 2021 - 09:16 am

Vodafone Qatar has announced that it has been named in the LinkedIn Top Companies list of the ten best workplaces to grow a...

Explainer: Did US hiring slow because of a ‘labour shortage’? 08 May 2021 - 05:57 pm

Washington: The anticipation for the US jobs report for April, released Friday morning, was high. Most experts agreed that after a yearlong pandemic,...

Consumer appetite in MENA for digital payments takes off: Mastercard 07 May 2021 - 09:30 am

As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As...

Huawei Cloud, Bespin Global partner to provide cloud and intelligence to Qatar enterprises 07 May 2021 - 09:26 am

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, today announced its partnership with Bespin Global, a...