Business / Qatar Business

QIIB hosts Independent School students 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Students from Mohammad bin Abdulwahhab Independent High School for Boys with QIIB officials. DOHA: QIIB received a group of students from Mohammad bin...

QICDRC hosts construction disputes resolution seminar 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Speakers at the QICDRC seminar on alternative dispute resolution in the construction industry. DOHA: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC)...

SMEs introduced to Ooredoo’s Business Collaboration Solution 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Representatives of SMEs attending the workshop. DOHA: Ooredoo recently hosted a networking event in partnership with Cisco, for small and medium enterprise (SME)...

Qatar Insurance Co’s rights issue concludes 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) yesterday announced that its rights issue has been concluded, enhancing the company’s capital to QR2.4bn. This rights issue...

QInvest’s revenue jumps 36% to QR102m in Q1 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Tamim Hamad Al Kawari, Chief Executive Officer of QInvest. DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading private investment group and one of the world’s prominent Islamic...

Sharp rise in qualified professionals: CISI 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Matthew Cowan, Regional Director Middle East at the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. DOHA: More than 205 exams were taken by financial...

US entrepreneur inspires Qatar’s future business leaders 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Sheikh Faisal Center for Entrepreneurship in the Middle East, a leading business education partnership between Al Faisal Holding and DePaul University of...

Doha Bank to raise $5bn through CDs and CPs 11 May 2016 - 02:21 am

Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani (third left), Chairman, Doha Bank, Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani (centre),...

Weak economy to weigh on Islamic banks: S&P 11 May 2016 - 02:17 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Weak economic environment will negatively weigh on the financial performance of Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Low oil prices impacting infrastructure projects 11 May 2016 - 02:17 am

DOHA: Capital projects and infrastructure sector has been greatly impacted by slowdowns and deferrals of government spending as a result of ‘lower for...

Taiwan unveils eco-friendly products at expo 11 May 2016 - 02:15 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Green Trade Project Office (GTPO), the international trade promotion arm at Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), yesterday announced...

SAK Group hosts Chinese delegation 11 May 2016 - 02:14 am

The Chinese delegation at the house of Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani. DOHA: A delegation of Chinese businessmen including Zhang Shuping, the...

NBK to launch two multi-purpose trucks during Project Qatar 2016 11 May 2016 - 02:13 am

Mercedes-Benz’s Accello and Atego trucks at the Project Qatar. Doha: Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the exclusive dealer of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, is sponsoring...

QP announces 10,000th LNG vessel loading at Ras Laffan 11 May 2016 - 02:12 am

Officials of Qatar Petroleum at a function held to mark the loading of the 10,000th LNG cargo from Ras Laffan Port. DOHA: Qatar...

Qatar-Belgium trade surges to QR5.4bn 11 May 2016 - 02:11 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Qatar-Belgium bilateral trade volume has hit nearly QR5.4bn (€1.3bn) in 2015, and both the countries are working very closely...

Fitch affirms RasGas’s senior secured bonds at A+; outlook stable 11 May 2016 - 02:07 am

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed RasGas’s senior secured bonds at ‘A+’ with Stable Outlook. The affirmations reflect the close operational and strategic ties...

Qatar to nominate a woman to VW supervisory board -sources 10 May 2016 - 03:18 pm

By Jan Schwartz and Andreas Cremer HAMBURG: Volkswagen investor Qatar will nominate a woman to represent the emirate on VW’s supervisory board, two...

Apicorp completes financing facility in Algeria 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development bank established by the ten member states of the Organization of Arab Petroleum...