Business

Seventh edition of MultaQa conference opens today 11 Mar 2013 - 12:07 am

DOHA: The seventh edition of the annual MultaQa Qatar conference, jointly organised by the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority and Global Reinsurance, is...

UDC signs QR795m deal to build The Pearl Qatar towers 11 Mar 2013 - 12:07 am

DOHA: United Development Company (UDC) has signed a QR795m ($218m) contract with a leading Qatari construction company to build the two Abraj Quartier...

Commercialbank holds workshop for SMEs 11 Mar 2013 - 12:06 am

Doha: Commercialbank, one of the leading full service banks in Qatar, collaborated with the College of North Atlantic, Qatar (CNA-Q) to host another...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Improvements in the US economy boosted markets 11 Mar 2013 - 12:05 am

The United States economy gained traction in the midst of a post-crisis environment, leading the financial markets towards recovery, as better than expected...

Risk management a priority 10 Mar 2013 - 04:18 am

The Managing Partner of Protiviti Qatar, Andrew North (left), and the Director of Protiviti Risk and Business Consulting Middle East, Simon Padgett. By...

WEF’s launches Executive Opinion Survey in Qatar 10 Mar 2013 - 04:17 am

From left: Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Dr Darwish El Amadi, and Sarah Abdullah at the press conference in Doha....

Luxury Network launched 10 Mar 2013 - 04:16 am

FROM LEFT: Khalid Ahmed Hassan Bilal, Polish Ambassador Robert Rostek, Chairman of Ahmed Hassan Bilal Trading and Contstruction Company Ahmed Hassan Bilal, the...

Qatari market underperformed in February: Report 10 Mar 2013 - 04:16 am

DOHA: Qatar, the second largest equity market in the GCC in terms of capitalisation, lost $2.5bn from its capitalisation in February. However, the...

China’s inflation hits 10-month high 10 Mar 2013 - 04:15 am

Customers shop at a supermarket in Shanghai yesterday. BEIJING: Chinese inflation hit a 10-month high in February while growth in industrial production and...

Saudi ups February crude output, cuts supply slightly 10 Mar 2013 - 04:13 am

DUBAI: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia pumped 9.15 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in February, an industry source said yesterday,...

India may stop Iran oil imports as insurance firms back out 10 Mar 2013 - 04:13 am

NEW DELHI: Indian refiners may be forced to halt imports of Iranian crude oil after insurance firms said refineries processing oil from Iran...

No more austerity: Greek PM 10 Mar 2013 - 04:13 am

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras yesterday promised his recession-weary nation that there would be “no more austerity measures” as international creditors prolonged...

German Finance Minister says Italians have not rejected euro 10 Mar 2013 - 04:07 am

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said he does not believe Italians rejected the euro in their strong vote against austerity policies...

King Abdullah opens business forum 10 Mar 2013 - 04:06 am

Amman: King Abdullah II, of Jordan opened yesterday the 2013 Jordan-US Business Forum with the participation of key Jordanian and US private and...

$100bn energy projects need skilled workers 10 Mar 2013 - 04:06 am

HOUSTON: After spending years searching for enough crude to pump, the US oil and natural gas industry now is struggling to find and...

Manama to host Mideast oil conference 10 Mar 2013 - 04:06 am

Manama: The Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference (MEOS 2013) will kick off in the Bahraini capital of Manama today. MEOS...

Google plans to cut 1,200 jobs at Motorola unit 10 Mar 2013 - 04:05 am

Washigton: Google Inc is cutting about 1,200 jobs at its Motorola Mobility Holdings unit, a person familiar with the matter said. The reduction...

IMF open to changes in Irish bailout deal 09 Mar 2013 - 12:12 am

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (centre) addresses a press conference with Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore (right) and Irish Minister...