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Business

Fragile safety net leaves US economy vulnerable to coronavirus hit 04 Mar 2020 - 07:41 pm
The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22, 2019. Reuters / Roosevelt Cassio
Follow the Fed? Why central banks won't be rushed on virus response 04 Mar 2020 - 07:41 pm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference in Washington, July 31, 2019. Reuters /  Sarah Silbiger
IMF deal seen as only way out for Lebanon 04 Mar 2020 - 07:41 pm
Two women walk past a closed bank office in Beirut, Lebanon, November 15, 2019. Reuters / Andres Martinez Casares
Uber drivers are employees, France’s top court rules 04 Mar 2020 - 07:41 pm
Uber drivers sit in their cars as they wait for passengers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 13, 2017. Reuters / Nacho Doce
Goldman, JPMorgan traders eye fleeing virus and central London 04 Mar 2020 - 06:37 pm
The Canary Wharf financial district is seen from the construction site of 22 Bishopsgate in London, Britain June 25, 2019. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Face-mask maker’s 400% rally spurs huge insider share sales 04 Mar 2020 - 06:37 pm
A man holds a PFF2 respirator mask at Delta Plus plant in Socorro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil March 3, 2020.  Reuters/Rahel Patrasso
World Bank announces up to $12 bln in immediate funds for coronavirus 04 Mar 2020 - 12:39 am
World Bank President David Malpass said there were still
Qatar Stock Exchange holds workshop on deepening local capital market 04 Mar 2020 - 12:01 am
FROM LEFT: Ahmad Anani, Partner and Head of Qatar Office, Addleshaw Goddard; Haithem Al Katerji, CEO, Al Rayan Investment; Venkatesh Krishnaswamy, Senior Advisory Partner, KPMG; and Dr Kamal Abdallah, Managing Partner, Vita F & B Capital; during the panel
Qatar Chamber, Azeri delegation talks cooperation in agriculture 04 Mar 2020 - 12:01 am
Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman, Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari, with Azerbaijan’s delegation.
$1trillion of investments at stake in megaprojects, GCC countries must get the institutional setup right: Report 04 Mar 2020 - 12:01 am
Ramy Sfeir (Left) and Karim Abdallah,  partners with Strategy& Middle East
Retail giant LuLu Group to venture into logistics industry 04 Mar 2020 - 12:00 am
Mohamed Althaf, Director, LuLu Group International
Solid deals in Doha and Al Rayyan lift real estate price index: Ezdan Report 04 Mar 2020 - 12:00 am
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UDC to award contracts worth QR3bn this year 03 Mar 2020 - 11:27 pm
Turki bin Mohammed Al Khater (centre), Chairman of United Development Company (UDC), with other Board members during the Ordinary General Assembly meeting of UDC at Mondrian Hotel yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula
Electric cars lack mainstream appeal, Peugeot CEO says 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
Carlos Tavares, PSA Group CEO-Managing Board Chairman, attends a news conference to announce  2018 results at headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, February 26, 2019. Reuters / Christian Hartmann
Target Corp. sees muted impact from virus amid aggressive shopping 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
Shopping carts are seen at a Target store in Azusa, California U.S. November 16, 2017. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
India restricts exports of common drugs on fear of coronavirus shortages 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A yellow ambassador taxi drives past the HSBC bank building in Kolkata November 5, 2013. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Vietnam plans tax breaks, land fee cuts for virus-hit firms 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters / Kham
Fed slashes rates in emergency move to thwart coronavirus outbreak risks 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm
US Federal Reserve building in Washington (AFP)