Business

Qatar's Commercial Bank plans to raise at least $1bn via bond sales: CEO 28 Jan 2021 - 12:23 pm

Dubai: Qatar's Commercial Bank is planning to raise at least $1 billion through bond issues in the coming months, Chief Executive Joseph Abraham...

Qatar takes part in extraordinary meeting of GCC Trade Cooperation Committee 28 Jan 2021 - 08:59 am

Qatar participated in the extraordinary meeting of the GCC Trade Cooperation Committee, held via video conferencing. Minister of Commerce and Industry H E...

Qatar registers QR8.6bn trade surplus in December 28 Jan 2021 - 08:58 am

Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, showed a surplus of QR8.6bn in December 2020, according...

QBA, Spain's CEOE sign MoU 28 Jan 2021 - 08:55 am

Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE), during a meeting...

Commercial Bank net profit reaches QR1.3bn in 2020 28 Jan 2021 - 08:55 am

The Commercial Bank, its subsidiaries and associates (Group) yesterday reported a net profit of QR1.3bn for the year ended December 31, 2020 as...

GECF begins new campaign on benefits of natural gas 28 Jan 2021 - 08:53 am

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, has activated a new communication campaign on its...

GWC net profit reaches QR236m in 2020 27 Jan 2021 - 08:54 am

Doha: GWC (Q.P.S.C.) said yesterday that its net profit for the financial year 2020 reached QR236m, with gross revenues reaching QR1.233bn at the...

HSBC launches first cashback credit card 27 Jan 2021 - 08:52 am

Doha: HSBC has launched its first cashback credit card in Qatar, giving retail customers up to 3 percent cashback on everyday purchases. The...

QIB launches new digital H2H Payment Management solution 27 Jan 2021 - 08:51 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched a new integrated Host-to-Host (H2H) Online Payment Management solution for its large corporate customers, in line...

Companies to provide offers in BYH 2021 exhibition 27 Jan 2021 - 08:40 am

Doha: NeXTFairs, the leading and specialized company in organizing events, announced that special offers and discounts would be provided by companies participating in...

Webinar on challenges of online arbitration held 27 Jan 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) Board Member for International Relations, Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani said that...

Qatar-Indonesia trade volume nears $1bn 27 Jan 2021 - 08:16 am

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade volume between Qatar and Indonesia has reached almost $1bn in 2020, said Indonesia’s Ambassador to Qatar H E...

QIIB net profit rises to QR937.7m in 2020 27 Jan 2021 - 08:10 am

Doha: QIIB has recorded a net profit of QR937.7m for the year ended December 31, 2020, with a growth rate of 1.2 percent...

Historic English shoe-maker counts the costs of Brexit 26 Jan 2021 - 02:48 pm

Northampton, England: At Tricker's, a 192-year-old maker of English luxury shoes beloved by Prince Charles and Japanese fashionistas, relief at averting a no-deal...

Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce cuts 2021 forecasts on travel slump 26 Jan 2021 - 11:35 am

LONDON: Britain's Rolls-Royce downgraded expectations for how much its engines would fly this year and warned of a big cash outflow, blaming extra...

Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project 26 Jan 2021 - 10:09 am

Apple Inc's hardware engineering chief, Dan Riccio, will step down to oversee a new project, the iPhone maker said on Monday, providing few...

Bangladesh envoy proposes to form Business Council 26 Jan 2021 - 08:23 am

Doha: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar, H E Md. Jashim Uddin met with Chief Executive Officer at QFC Authority, Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida, ...

QICCA holds webinar on 'Dos and Don'ts for Online Hearings' 26 Jan 2021 - 08:19 am

Doha: The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) at Qatar Chamber held yesterday a webinar titled ‘Dos and Don’ts for Online...