Business / Qatar Business

QInvest boosts investment banking with new director 06 Mar 2013 - 01:21 am

From left: QInvest CEO, Tamim Hamad Al Kawari, and QInvest new Director, Nasser Abdullah Al Mahmoud. DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, as...

Many regional bourses plunge 06 Mar 2013 - 01:17 am

Qatar Exchange’s new headquarters at Al Dana Tower, West Bay, is pictured yesterday. Shaival Dalal Doha: Qatar Exchange was down yesterday 33.58 points...

Countdown begins for 8th World Chambers Congress 05 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

QC Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani (centre), QNB Chief Operating Officer Ali Rashid Al Mohannadi (right) and Saleh Al Mana, Vice...

Upward trend in Qatar’s sukuk issuance: S&P 05 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Sukuk is becoming more important in the Gulf Cooperation Council’s fixed-income market, including Qatar, representing almost half of the...

Minister to open second Bloomberg Doha Conference on April 8 05 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

Doha: The second Bloomberg Doha Conference, to be jointly hosted by Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority), will be held here on April...

Distribution sector dominates business and trade landscape 05 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

DOHA: The distribution sector is the most dominant segment in terms of the number of operating companies in Qatar. Currently, this sector accounts...

Qatari bourse index down 0.17 percent 05 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 14.65 points or 0.17 percent to 8,513.93 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,528.58 points. Among the...

Share trading suspension ‘unjustified’: Salam Intl 05 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

DOHA: The Board of Directors (BOD) of Salam International Investment Ltd-SIIL (The Company) has recommended to the upcoming General Assembly (March 27) to...

Ahli Bank nets QR465.16m profit 05 Mar 2013 - 04:50 am

Ahli Bank Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Abdul Aziz bin Jassem Al Thani (centre) with other board members during the ordinary general assembly meeting...

al khaliji nets QR512.2m profit 05 Mar 2013 - 04:49 am

From left: Robin McCall, Group CEO; Mohamed Khaled Al Manaa, Director; Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director;...

Record 1,426 billionaires in Forbes 2013 list 05 Mar 2013 - 04:45 am

NEW YORK: Spain’s Amancio Ortega, the co-founder of the Inditex fashion group, leapt over Warren Buffett and France’s Bernard Arnault to become the...

Natural gas can cut urban pollution: Al Sada 04 Mar 2013 - 12:40 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada speaks at the opening of the 10th Natural Gas...

Al Attiya Motors gets ISO certification 04 Mar 2013 - 12:38 am

Sherif Taher, Certification Manager of MS Certification Company (centre), presenting the ISO certificate to Mohammed Maali, CEO of Al Attiya Motors (third left)...

Ooredoo demonstrates strong growth in 2012 04 Mar 2013 - 12:37 am

DOHA: Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, demonstrated a continued financial growth last year. Net profit of Ooredoo shareholders rose to QR2.9bn, a ...

Kahramaa gets QP cheque 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

Abulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, Acting Manager for Public Relations and Communications of Qatar Petroleum (QP) hands over a cheque to Abdulla Anbar Al...

QFBA heads meet City of London Mayor 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

DOHA: Senior officials of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) held a meeting with the visiting Mayor of the City of London, Alderman...

Lack of facilities prevents Qatari gas from reaching Germany 04 Mar 2013 - 12:36 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Germany is interested to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar but due to lack of availability of needful...

QCB to issue QR4bn T-Bills tomorrow 04 Mar 2013 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) will issue three different series of Treasury Bills ranging over three terms for a total amount of QR4bn....