Business / Qatar Business

QPMC to highlight role in quality construction materials supply at GEF 02 Mar 2015 - 01:18 am

QPMC Chief Executive Officer Eisa Al Hammadi DOHA: Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) will highlight its role in supplying quality aggregates and sand...

Little spillover effects from uncertainties in Greece 02 Mar 2015 - 01:11 am

The Greek national flag flutters over a kiosk in Athens yesterday. Deal with European creditors on bailout plan cheers markets: QNB DOHA: QNB...

India’s new gold scheme may hit Qatar market 01 Mar 2015 - 12:55 am

Gold bars on display. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: India’s new “gold monetisation scheme”, announced by country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his annual...

Primary construction materials supply set to face pressure 01 Mar 2015 - 12:54 am

DOHA: Delivering quality projects on time with minimum future maintenance cost is the key challenge Qatar’s constructing sector will be facing in the...

QTA, QDB to establish Tourism Incubation Zone 28 Feb 2015 - 11:59 pm

Officials after signing the agreement. DOHA: As part of efforts to promoting local tourism sector, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Development Bank...

Qatar Exchange CEO attends WFE meetings in London 27 Feb 2015 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (pictured), CEO of Qatar Exchange (QE), yesterday participated in the Working Committee and Board meetings of the...

DBCQ gets new chairman 27 Feb 2015 - 12:31 am

Officials pose for a group picture. DOHA: The Dutch Business Council Qatar’s (DBCQ) annual general meeting, held at the residence of the Ambassador...

Qatar stocks edge higher; market cap up 27 Feb 2015 - 12:22 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks edged higher in February on blue chips. The benchmark index rose a moderate 4.59 percent to finish the month at...

Ezdan net profit jumps 27pc to QR1.36bn 26 Feb 2015 - 01:28 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and Ali Al Obaidli. DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group’s full year net profit rose by...

Milaha profits increase 10pc to QR1.04bn 26 Feb 2015 - 01:23 am

Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani (left) and Khalifa Ali Al Hetmi. DOHA: Qatar Navigation Company’s (Milaha) net profit for the full year...

Nod for SIIL to buy more shares of Salam Bounian 26 Feb 2015 - 01:12 am

Salam International Investment Ltd Chairman Issa Abdulsalam Abu Issa with other officials of the company attending the General Assembly in Doha yesterday. Salim...

Mena sovereign ratings on decline, Qatar stable 26 Feb 2015 - 01:07 am

DOHA: The sharp drop in oil prices since mid-2014 is likely to lead to weakening economic, external and fiscal profiles for the region,...

Al Khaliji gets assent for $1.75bn bond sale 26 Feb 2015 - 01:06 am

DOHA: Al Khaliji Commercial Bank won shareholder assent yesterday to issue up to $1.75bn in bonds which its chief executive said would be...

Doha Bank to hold interactive session on Indian budget 26 Feb 2015 - 01:05 am

Doha: Doha Bank and its associate financial service provider in India, Doha Brokerage and Financial Services (DBFS) is arranging a detailed coverage on...

Avaya unveils SDN architecture 26 Feb 2015 - 01:05 am

Doha: Avaya introduced a new, open software-defined networking (SDN) architecture that will help companies create the agile networks required by today’s dynamic applications....

EMRQ celebrates fifth anniversary 25 Feb 2015 - 02:16 am

Guests and officials during the celebrations. DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar celebrated the fifth anniversary of its research centre, ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ), recently by...

Audi holds quattro tour road show 25 Feb 2015 - 02:14 am

Doha: Q-Auto, the Audi dealer in Qatar organised a ‘quattro tour‘ road show at Ezdan Mall. The show gave participants the opportunity to...

Falconflyer celebrates 20th anniversary 25 Feb 2015 - 02:09 am

Gulf Air, as part of its Falconflyer programme’s 20th anniversary celebrations recently awarded Inayatullah Qureshi with 20,000 complimentary Falconflyer miles. Kavita Al Jassim,...