Business / Qatar Business

Qatar dealing with rising number of STRs 19 Dec 2012 - 02:13 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Suspicious money transactions and financial deals are on the rise in Qatar. The Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU) is...

Qatar to be key player in renewable energy 18 Dec 2012 - 07:02 am

DOHA: As the Middle East and North African (Mena) countries set to emerge as a major renewable energy force, Qatar is getting ready...

QIIB plans to raise number of board members 18 Dec 2012 - 06:59 am

DOHA: The Board of Directors has recommended the Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) to amend an article of the Qatari bank’s articles of...

Al Sada meets Deputy PM of Belgium 17 Dec 2012 - 04:25 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy & Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, met...

GCC markets in lacklustre mode 17 Dec 2012 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Despite global markets registering progressive gains during November, Qatar’s equity market, along with other GCC markets, carried its lacklustre sentiment through the...

QCB Governor to address opening ceremony of Qatar Project-2013 17 Dec 2012 - 04:24 am

DOHA: The Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB), H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, will address the opening ceremony of the...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Weakening dollar, with fiscal cliff frustration 17 Dec 2012 - 04:20 am

Markets started the week with a relatively stronger US Dollar, ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee. Uncertainty overwhelmed the greenback in the...

Weekly Commodity Update: Crude in 2013: Brent boxed into price range of $90 to $125 17 Dec 2012 - 04:12 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Brent Crude oil has, despite times of elevated uncertainty, been trading within a relative...

Qatari Diar opens Visitor Centre in Dushanbe 16 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

Dignitaries during the opening of the Qatari Diar’s Visitor Centre in Dushanbe. Doha/Dushanbe: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, an international leader in...

Qatar produced 740,000b/d crude last year: QP 16 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

DOHA: Qatar produced 740,000 barrels of crude a day (b/d) on average in 2011 with the average price per barrel of onshore oil...

Qatar hospitality sector must look for mid-scale properties: Expert 16 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

DOHA: With the luxury segment in Qatar’s hospitality sector reaching to a saturation point, what the country needed is more mid-scale properties. The...

Oryx Engineering chief bags business leader of the year award 16 Dec 2012 - 01:10 am

Abdulla Mannai receiving the award. Doha: Oryx Engineering Solutions Group’s Founder and Managing Director, Abdulla Mannai, has been selected as 2012’s Outstanding Business...

Qapco is principal sponsor of Arabplast 2013 15 Dec 2012 - 12:46 am

Satish Khanna, General Manager of Al Fajer Information and Services, addressing the press conference at Doha Marriott Hotel. Qassim Rahmatullah DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical...

QE drops 29.16 points this week 14 Dec 2012 - 07:07 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) index travelled on a negative note this week, dropping 29.16 points or 0.35 percent to close at 8,331.14...

QNB eyeing Turkish bank after SocGen deal 14 Dec 2012 - 07:06 am

DUBAI/Doha:Qatar National Bank, which is buying Societe Generale’s Egyptian unit for $2bn as part of a regional expansion strategy, now has control of...

Real estate sector records 67pc growth in November: Ezdan 14 Dec 2012 - 07:03 am

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate sector recorded strong growth last month. In November, the country’s real estate transaction jumped to QR3.7bn with a growth...

Capital market critical for QNV 2030 takeoff 13 Dec 2012 - 07:56 am

From left: Rym Ayadi, Sami Boujelben, and Emad Mansour at a panel discussion on the final day of Euromoney Qatar Conference yesterday. (Abdul...

Regulatory bodies welcome new financial institutions law 13 Dec 2012 - 07:54 am

DOHA: The banking regulator, Qatar Central Bank (QCB), made it amply clear yesterday that as per a new law issued recently anyone soliciting...