Business / Qatar Business

BMW Group Middle East sales up 28pc 12 Apr 2013 - 04:56 am

DOHA: The BMW Group’s outlook for 2013 is looking optimistic with the company reporting its best ever first quarter in the Middle East....

Dutch firm introduces fire-resistant panels 12 Apr 2013 - 04:56 am

DOHA: A leading Dutch firm, Hunter Douglas, that makes window blinds and coverings for buildings and high-rise towers, claims to have come out...

Qatar bourse earnings remained flat last year 11 Apr 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange’s (QE) earnings remained relatively flat in 2012, falling 0.3 percent year-on-year. The real estate sector earnings declined 56 percent and...

Qatar investment forum in Berlin from Monday 11 Apr 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: The two-day “Business and Investment in Qatar Forum” is set to open in Berlin, Germany on Monday. Organised by Qatar’s Ministry of...

QFBC holds networking event 10 Apr 2013 - 10:49 pm

DOHA: The Qatari-French Business Club (QFBC) yesterday held its monthly networking event with an objective to make use of the French expertise in...

Qatar Exchange index loses 7.06 points 10 Apr 2013 - 10:30 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange has lost 7.06 points or 0.08 percent ysterday to hit 8,511.28 points from the previous closing of 8,518.34 points. The...

QCB governor at Rome forum 10 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

Qatar Central Bank Governor and Chairman of the Islamic Financial Services Board H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani (right) greets Italian...

Qatar banking system outlook stable 10 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

DOHA: The outlook for Qatar’s banking system remains stable, unchanged since 2010, and banks’ lending is expected to grow between 20 percent and...

Doha Bank seeks to double foreign profits by 2015 10 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

DOHA: Doha Bank, Qatar’s fifth-largest lender by market value, plans to nearly double its profits from international operations by 2015. The lender, which...

Al Sada inaugurates hi-tech drilling rig 09 Apr 2013 - 01:06 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Chairman of GDI Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, CEO of...

Infrastructure spending pays off, says QFC report 09 Apr 2013 - 01:01 am

FROM LEFT: Gwyn Roberts, QFC Authority Chief Strategic Development Officer, Yousuf Mohammed Al Jaida, QFC Authority CEO and Board Member Shashank Srivastava and...

Qatar to invest $200bn in major projects 09 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

Board Member and Managing Director of Qatar Financial Centre Authority, Abdulrahman Al Shaibi, addressing the Bloomberg conference yesterday. Abdul Basit DOHA: The hydrocarbons-rich...

Qatar First Bank bids for US Navy building 09 Apr 2013 - 12:56 am

DOHA: PCP Capital Partners, an investment house run by British dealmaker Amanda Staveley and Qatar First Bank, have submitted a £250m ($383.79m) bid...

Public spending will boost diversification 09 Apr 2013 - 12:56 am

Doha: Qatar’s preliminary full year 2012 GDP data, which was released at the end of March showed that real GDP grew 6.2 percent,...

QDB wins accolades for supporting SMEs 09 Apr 2013 - 12:55 am

Chief Executive Officer of CPI Financial, Adam Broom, presenting the coveted award to QDB’s Executive Director for Strategic Planning and Control Abdulaziz Al...

Islamic Holding Group profits surge to QR2.106m 09 Apr 2013 - 12:53 am

DOHA: Islamic Holding Group disclosed its financial results for the period ended on March 31 following the meeting of the Company’s Board of...

S&P affirms Doha Bank’s credit ratings 09 Apr 2013 - 12:51 am

PARIS: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services yesterday said that it had affirmed its ‘A-/A-2’ long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Qatar-based Doha...

Ezdan Mall to open doors on April 15 09 Apr 2013 - 12:48 am

DOHA: Ezdan Mall at Gharafa, the first mall to be launched by Ezdan Holding Group, is all set to open its doors for...