Business / Qatar Business

Qatar ranked fourth on Islamic markets investment index 03 Mar 2015 - 11:38 pm

DOHA: Qatar was ranked fourth on 2015 Islamic Growth Markets Investments Index, which ranks countries’ investment potential relative to other members within the...

Ooredoo sees growth in B2B customer base 03 Mar 2015 - 11:34 pm

DOHA: Ooredoo sees significant opportunities for growth across its business-to-business (B2B) customer base in the Mena region and Southeast Asia, said the company...

Oil price decline dents Total fourth quarter profits 03 Mar 2015 - 11:34 pm

DOHA: Total’s Board of Directors, under the chairmanship of Thierry Desmarest, reviewed the Group’s fourth quarter accounts. CEO Patrick Pouyanné said: “After a...

Qatar Well-Positioned to Continue Economic Diversification 03 Mar 2015 - 06:51 pm

DOHA: Qatar's real GDP growth is expected to accelerate to 7 percent in 2015, 7.5 percent in 2016 and 7.9 percent in 2017...

Novel lift techniques to cut energy field losses 03 Mar 2015 - 02:37 am

Officials at the meet. DOHA: Premature abandonment of mature energy fields that still contain significant oil and gas reserves can often be avoided...

Industries Qatar grows despite challenges: Al Sada 03 Mar 2015 - 12:39 am

Saad Sherida Al Kaabi Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, said that Qatar Industries...

FDI in Qatar touches QR111.8bn 03 Mar 2015 - 12:35 am

DOHA: The size of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to Qatar has touched QR111.8bn at the end of 2012, a 1.2 percent increase...

Low oil prices to weigh on banking sector 03 Mar 2015 - 12:30 am

DOHA: The significant drop in oil prices could lead to higher credit losses and lower liquidity for banking systems in Qatar. Exposure to...

Qatar stock index edges up 0.04pc 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index closed slightly higher by 5 points, or 0.04 percent, when it closed yesterday at 12,450.34 points from the...

Entrepreneurship key to development 03 Mar 2015 - 12:28 am

DOHA: The Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani said yesterday that entrepreneurship will play an important...

Salman Al Muhannadi is Group CEO of Barwa 03 Mar 2015 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Barwa Real Estate Group announced the appointment of Salman Mohamad Ahmad Al Hasan Al Muhannadi as its CEO. Salman Al Muhannadi has...

Doha Bank introduces first Tablet banking 03 Mar 2015 - 12:27 am

DOHA: Doha Bank announced yesterday another innovation in the banking industry to enhance customers’ experience with a digitised account opening solution, another proud...

Doha to Host BADEA Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday 02 Mar 2015 - 07:00 pm

DOHA: Doha will host on Wednesday the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa...

Wartsila and N-KOM sign MoU 02 Mar 2015 - 01:43 am

Chandru Rajwani (centre right) and Seppo Hautajoki (centre left) at the MoU signing event. DOHA: Wartsila and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) have...

Mannai working on two foreign acquisitions 02 Mar 2015 - 01:37 am

DUBAI: Qatari investment firm Mannai Corporation is working on two acquisitions as part of a drive to expand the proportion of its revenue...

MPHC sees lower sales volume and earnings 02 Mar 2015 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petroch-emical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, yesterday projected a lower sales volume and earnings for 2015. In a...

QE index falls 02 Mar 2015 - 01:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index dropped 26.62 points when the bourse closed at 12,445.34 points. The transport index gained 0.41 percent (2,441.06 points), industries...

Decline in value of hydrocarbon exports squeezes trade surplus 02 Mar 2015 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Qatar’s trade surplus shrank by a sizeable 48.3 percent in January 2015 from a year ago as the value of its exports...