Business / Qatar Business

Qatari bourse index rises by 0.46 percent 26 Nov 2012 - 12:22 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend adding 38.50 points (or 0.46 percent) to advance to 8,448.35 points yesterday from 8,409.85 on Thursday. ...

KPMG anniversary reception 26 Nov 2012 - 12:18 am

KPMG in Qatar Management team with KPMG Global Chairman Michael Andrew and KPMG Qatar’s Managing Partner Jamal Fakhro at KPMG’s 35th anniversary reception...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodity prices supported by rising stocks, weak dollar 26 Nov 2012 - 12:04 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Strong gains were seen across global stock markets this week which further helped to...

Energy Minister opens CNG fuelling station 25 Nov 2012 - 01:01 am

Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada inaugurating...

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...

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...

QInvest, Qatari investors partner with Citadel to import LNG in Egypt 23 Nov 2012 - 11:56 am

DOHA: Citadel Capital, a leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa with $9.5bn in investments under control, has set up...

Middle East to be top aluminium supplier for world needs: Experts 23 Nov 2012 - 11:55 am

Senior executives from aluminium firms discussing the future of GCC aluminium industry on the third day on ARABAL 2012 in Doha yesterday. DOHA:...

Qatari bourse market capitalisation rises to QR460.72bn 23 Nov 2012 - 11:55 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange’s main index dropped 38.64 points (0.46 percent) last week when the bourse closed at 8,409.85 points yesterday. The trading value...

QInvest appoints new CEO 23 Nov 2012 - 11:53 am

DOHA: QInvest has appointed Tamim Hamad Al Kuwari (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors of QInvest LLC announced...

S&P assigns ‘AA’ ratings on Qatar 23 Nov 2012 - 11:52 am

DOHA: Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has assigned ‘AA/Stable/A-1+’ sovereign credit ratings on Qatar. The ratings on Qatar reflect S&P’s view...

Qatar Cement signs consultancy services deal to set up plant 5 23 Nov 2012 - 11:52 am

Doha: Qatar National Cement Company announced signing a consultancy services’ contract with Basse Sambre of Belgium to set up cement plant No. 5....

Al Sada attends Gas Exporting Countries Forum 22 Nov 2012 - 07:41 am

Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada participated...

Qatar to remain fastest growing GCC economy 22 Nov 2012 - 07:40 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar will remain the fastest growing of all GCC sovereigns in 2013, driven by the government’s huge capital investment...