Business

Qatar Oman Investment Co profit rises 01 Mar 2013 - 06:44 am

Doha: Qatar Oman Investment Company announced the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net profit of...

Qatar’s investment in Britain totals QR124bn 28 Feb 2013 - 08:56 am

Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Second Deputy to the Chairman of Qatari Businessmen Association, with Lord Alderman Roger Gifford, the Mayor...

Credible data key to energy investment: Al Attiyah 28 Feb 2013 - 04:45 am

From left: Rob Gardner, Corporate Strategic Planning Economic & Energy Manager at ExxonMobil Corporation, Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy...

Bombardier Global 5000 to be displayed at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 28 Feb 2013 - 04:44 am

Abu Dhabi: Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of award-winning Qatar Airways, will be exhibiting at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo next...

Barwa Bank wins two awards 28 Feb 2013 - 04:40 am

Steve Troop, CEO of Barwa Bank, with the prestigious award at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower in Dubai. Doha: Barwa Bank Group, Qatar’s fastest...

Qatar well-positioned to face ‘shale revolution’: Dr Al Sada 28 Feb 2013 - 04:39 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar has played down the possible impact of the so called ‘US shale revolution’ on the Middle East’s conventional...

QIIB to pay charges for transferring accounts 28 Feb 2013 - 04:38 am

DOHA: The Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has announced to pay (bear) the transfer charges levied on customers of other banks who are...

Qatar 2022 team ends US trade trip 28 Feb 2013 - 04:34 am

The Secretary-General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, Hassan Al Thawadi (left), with the US Ambassador to Qatar Susan Ziadeh and the Mayor...

Etihad buys three Heathrow slots from Jet Airways 28 Feb 2013 - 04:33 am

NEW DELHI: Shares in Jet Airways surged as much as 19.7 percent yesterday after TV channel ET Now cited unidentified sources as saying...

European shares bounce back after Italy wobble; US stocks rise 28 Feb 2013 - 03:43 am

LONDON/Dubai: European shares found firmer footing yesterday, having tumbled lower in the previous session after the inconclusive Italian election, as investors used the...

China has till June for trade deal: EU 28 Feb 2013 - 03:43 am

BRUSSELS: China has until June 7 to negotiate a deal with the European Union on state subsidies for solar panels and mobile telephone...

Ryanair to appeal EU veto of Aer Lingus merger 28 Feb 2013 - 03:42 am

DUBLIN: Budget airline Ryanair will appeal yesterday’s decision by Europe’s anti-monopoly watchdog to block its third takeover bid for Aer Lingus , potentially...

Speculators’ return fuels Dubai bubble fear 28 Feb 2013 - 03:41 am

DUBAI: Property speculators are back in Dubai, aiming to make their fortunes by buying apartments and villas for cash, then selling them within...

Dubai plans central Islamic finance regulatory board 28 Feb 2013 - 03:39 am

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei talking to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (centre), as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on in Tehran,...

Ooredoo Group CEO in Mobile Congress 27 Feb 2013 - 06:26 am

Ooredoo Group CEO Nasser Marafih during a news conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, yesterday. The four-day GSMA Mobile World Congress,...

Qatar hires UBS to invest $3bn in VTB 27 Feb 2013 - 06:26 am

DUBAI/LONDON: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has hired UBS to advise on a possible $3 bn investment in Russian state-controlled bank VTB, a source...

Commercialbank records QR2.01bn net profit 27 Feb 2013 - 06:22 am

FROM LEFT: Abdulla Mohamed Ibrahim Al Mannai, Director, Jassim Al Mosallam, Director, H E Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, Chairman, Hussain Ebrahim Alfardan,...

Al Meera Holding acquires assets in Oman 27 Feb 2013 - 06:22 am

DOHA: Al Meera Holding Company LLC has signed an agreement to purchase the business and assets of Safeer stores in Oman. The deal...