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Qatar index edges up on strong earnings 10 Feb 2015 - 12:40 am

Doha: Qatar’s bourse added 0.3 percent, or 43.4 points, to close at 12,667.33 points as Qatar International Islamic Bank jumped 3.2 percent. The...

International Islamic net profit grows by 10.1pc 09 Feb 2015 - 01:32 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei DOHA: International Islamic (QIIB) recorded a full-year net profit...

GDF Suez aims to reinforce its position in Qatar 09 Feb 2015 - 01:27 am

GDF Suez Chairman and CEO Gerard Mestrallet speaking to The Peninsula during his recent visit to Doha. Kammutty VP By Satish Kanady DOHA:...

Kia exports over 320,000 vehicles to MEA in 2014 09 Feb 2015 - 12:58 am

Dubai: Kia Motors Corporation had a record-breaking year in exporting vehicles to the Middle East and Africa in 2014 with a 323,807 vehicles,...

Qatar bourse index gains 103.27 points 09 Feb 2015 - 12:50 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 103.27 points or 0.82 percent when the bourse closed at 12,623.93 points here yesterday. The traded value reached...

QE also means free lunch for multinationals 09 Feb 2015 - 12:44 am

Paris: Germany and France have been able to borrow at negative rates for some time, meaning investors are paying to loan Berlin and...

Qatar’s money supply rebounds in 4th quarter 08 Feb 2015 - 01:38 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: After a contraction in the third quarter of 2014, Qatar’s total money supply (M1) rebounded by QR124bn, or 4.20...

EO Global chief hails QBIC work 08 Feb 2015 - 01:34 am

Officials at the meeting. DOHA: The Global Chairman of the world’s most influential network of entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs Organisation’s (EO) Gilberto Crombe, visited Qatar...

Woqod holds workshop on bitumen 08 Feb 2015 - 01:33 am

Participants at the workshop. Doha: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) recently organised a one-day training workshop on high performance bitumen for companies to achieve sustainable...

Capital flows to remain volatile: QNB 08 Feb 2015 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Capital flows to Emerging Markets (EMs) are likely to remain volatile in 2015. Significant adjustments to global financial conditions in 2014 included...

Silatech leads Qatar research on entrepreneurship monitor 08 Feb 2015 - 01:26 am

DOHA: High levels of entrepreneurial optimism, ambition and innovation are vital to advancing economies, according to The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2014 Global...

QR1.26bn financing for Al Rayyan Road project finalised 08 Feb 2015 - 01:26 am

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank and The Commercial Bank of Qatar have successfully concluded a combined financing arrangement of QR1.26bn. The contract financing...

QNB gets fund manager award 08 Feb 2015 - 01:22 am

DOHA: QNB received a significant accolade during the prestigious Mena Fund Manager Performance Awards Ceremony held recently in Dubai, UAE. QNB Al-Watani Fund...

Qafac to unveil Carbon Dioxide Recovery Plant 08 Feb 2015 - 01:21 am

Doha: Qatar Fuel Additives Company Ltd (Qafac) will officially announce the launch of one of their greatest innovations to date, the state-of-the-art Carbon...

Qatari stocks extend winning streak 06 Feb 2015 - 04:12 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) extended its rally for the fifth straight session yesterday, lifting the benchmark index to almost two-month high. The index...

IQ records QR6.3bn profit 05 Feb 2015 - 12:05 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), the region’s industrial giant with interests in the production of a wide range of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel products,...

Qatar index gains 1.11pc despite oil fall 05 Feb 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Stock markets in Saudi Arabia and Dubai pulled back yesterday, while Qatar Exchange index gained 136.56 points, or 1.11 percent, when the...

Doha Bank wins quality award from JPMorgan 04 Feb 2015 - 11:58 pm

Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman and other officials with the award. DOHA: JPMorgan has awarded Doha Bank with its ‘JPMorgan Quality Recognition...