Business

QFIU launches ’13-’17 strategy 25 Nov 2012 - 12:59 am

Sheikh Ahmed bin Eid Al Thani and Sheikh Fahad bin Faisal Al Thani at the launch of the QFIU strategy at Four Seasons...

Expert urges Qatar’s property developers to go for hedging 25 Nov 2012 - 12:59 am

DOHA: A leading Forex brokerage company has advised Qatar’s property developers to go for hedging to protect against price volatility. Qatar is one...

KPMG celebrates 35 years in Qatar 25 Nov 2012 - 12:57 am

Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (second right), KPMG Global Chairman Michael Andrew (right), Gopal Balasubramaniam, Partner, Head of Oil and Gas, MESA...

Qatar issued $19bn bonds, sukuks in ’11 25 Nov 2012 - 12:56 am

DOHA: The GCC foreign bonds have grown at an annual rate of 21 percent since Q1 2007. The rapid growth has happened partly...

Al Meera Holding acquires Oman’s Safeer stores 25 Nov 2012 - 12:52 am

DOHA: Al Meera Holding Company eying at the lucrative Omani retail market potential has signed an agreement to purchase the business and assets...

German Finance Ministry sees no Tobin tax before 2016 25 Nov 2012 - 12:50 am

Berlin: The German Finance Ministry does not expect a financial transaction tax for 11 euro zone countries to be introduced before 2016, according...

Indian minister sees 5.5pc quarterly growth 25 Nov 2012 - 12:49 am

Labourers work at a construction site in Siliguri, in West Bengal state. India’s economy logged around 5.5 percent growth in the last financial...

Facebook and volatile market still chill IPOs 25 Nov 2012 - 12:48 am

New York: At the peak of the technology boom, little more than a decade ago, a plentiful supply of companies vied to sell...

Corbett optimistic about Pennsylvania petrochemical plant 25 Nov 2012 - 12:48 am

PITTSBURGH: Governor Tom Corbett says that he met with leaders of oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell and that their preliminary plans...

Gov tries to head off strike at Port of Portland 25 Nov 2012 - 12:47 am

PORTLAND, Oregon: Governor John Kitzhaber tried to head off a walkout at the Port of Portland that could mean the port’s first longshore...

Rizon Jet partners with Luxury Network 25 Nov 2012 - 12:47 am

Doha: Rizon Jet have signed a Founding Member Agreement with The Luxury Network Qatar. This indicates a joint venture of the two elite...

Vietnam inflation hits six-month high, says govt 25 Nov 2012 - 12:45 am

HANOI: Vietnamese inflation picked up to the fastest pace in six months in November, official data showed yesterday, adding to the economic challenges...

Fuel pressure-gauge 24 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

A pressure-gauge is seen at a gas-distributing station after it was opened near the village of Atolino, some 20km south of Minsk. Russia’s...

Iran oil curbs dodged by Asian economies 24 Nov 2012 - 04:56 am

MUMBAI: Iran is supplying more oil to Asia’s largest economies than at any time since the West tightened sanctions in July, threatening to...

Japan car makers plan China growth 24 Nov 2012 - 04:56 am

BEIJING: Toyota and Honda, recovering from a consumer backlash in China, will continue to expand in the world’s largest auto market as their...

EU budget summit talks end in failure 24 Nov 2012 - 04:55 am

BRUSSELS: Talks on the European Union’s trillion-euro budget ended in deadlock yesterday as leaders of the bloc’s 27 member states failed to overcome...

Qatar offers GTL naphtha from Oryx 24 Nov 2012 - 04:55 am

SINGAPORE: Qatar’s Tasweeq is looking to sell 26,000 tonnes of Oryx gas-to-liquid (GTL) naphtha for December 12-13 loading, but this comes at a...

European stocks gain on German data 24 Nov 2012 - 04:55 am

LONDON: European stock markets advanced and the euro was slightly stronger against the dollar yesterdy as dealers welcomed a surprise rebound in German...