Business / Qatar Business

Widam Food sales surge 19.5pc in Q1 30 Apr 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: Widam Food, Qatar’s premium meat provider, announced yesterday that its sales surged by 19.5 percent for the first quarter of 2013. The...

Central London’s properties to be showcased in Doha show 30 Apr 2013 - 01:02 am

An inside view of one of the private apartments in Fitzroy Place. DOHA: The developers of prime central London real estate project, Fitzroy...

Qatar, Norway and Azeri SWFs take over half of VTB share offering 30 Apr 2013 - 12:53 am

Cars drive past an office of VTB bank in Moscow yesterday. VTB attracted a new class of sovereign investors into Russia with a...

Qatar’s reforms hailed 29 Apr 2013 - 01:20 am

Qatar Statistics Authority President Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani (left); Representative of the UN Development Programme, Paolo Limbu (right); and...

QIB nets QR291m profit 29 Apr 2013 - 01:20 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s (QIB) net profit reached QR291m for the first quarter of 2013. The bank’s total assets increased by 16.6 percent...

Ibrahim Al Saqaabi is Acting CEO of Al Mazaya Holding 29 Apr 2013 - 01:18 am

DOHA: Al Mazaya Holding Company, the leading real estate company in the Gulf region and listed on Kuwait and Dubai stock exchanges, announced...

GIS profit soars to QR135.8m in first quarter 29 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS), a Qatar-based shareholding energy company listed on the Qatar Exchange, yesterday reported net profits of QR135.8m for the...

Qatar’s current account surplus widens: Report 29 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

DOHA: Qatar’s current account surplus widened to QR226.9bn ($62.3bn) in 2012, or 32.4 percent of gross domestic product, the central bank’s preliminary data...

100 UAE firms for Project Qatar 2013 28 Apr 2013 - 04:50 am

Officials pose for a group picture at the press conference in Dubai yesterday. DOHA: The 10th edition of Project Qatar will be held...

Mena growth bucks global trends: QNB Group 28 Apr 2013 - 04:48 am

Doha: The IMF has revised down its projections for 2013 global growth by 0.2 percentage points to 3.3 percent, yet again pushing back...

Hassad Food appoints Fahad Al Subaiey as CEO 28 Apr 2013 - 04:47 am

DOHA: Hassad Food, Qatar’s premier investor in the agriculture and livestock sectors announced yesterday the appointment of Fahad Abdulla Turki Al Subaiey (pictured)...

Barwa Bank wins Banker Middle East Awards 28 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

Steve Troop (left), CEO of Barwa Bank, and Hussain Al Abdullah, Head of Retail Banking, receiving the awards. DOHA: Barwa Bank Group has...

The First Investor wins ‘Best Investment Fund’ award 28 Apr 2013 - 04:42 am

DOHA: The First Investor (TFI), the investment banking subsidiary of Barwa Bank Group has won the award for “Best Investment Fund”, one of...

Turin to host next World Chambers Congress 26 Apr 2013 - 04:51 am

The Chairman of Qatar Chamber Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani congratulating the President of the Torino Chamber of Commerce (TCC)...

Woqod announces expansion plans 26 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod), the downstream joint stock oil storage, distribution and marketing company yesterday announced its expansion plans. The Company is currently...

QE snaps four-week losing streak, index up 2.03 percent this week 26 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) snapped the four-week bear run lifting the index 2.03 percent to close at 8,593.26 points this week. Trading value...

Ooredoo bags two industry awards 26 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

An Ooredoo official receiving the awards at the TMT Finance 2013 Middle East and North Africa Awards ceremony at Mina A’Salam Hotel in...

Alshaya to bring over 50 world-class retail brands to Doha Festival City 26 Apr 2013 - 04:30 am

Omar Al Futtaim, Vice Chairman, Al Futtaim, and Mohammed Alshaya, Executive Chairman of Alshaya, during a partnership signing ceremony in Dubai. DOHA: Doha...