Business / Qatar Business

Entrepreneurship at the core of QSTP’s existence: Official 18 Nov 2012 - 01:31 am

Officials who attended a series of workshops conducted by QSTP as part of the GEW in Doha recently. DOHA: Qatar Science & Technology...

HSBC Private Bank wins two awards 18 Nov 2012 - 01:27 am

DOHA: HSBC Private Bank received two of the Private Banking industry’s most prestigious awards for its Middle East business. On November 8, HSBC...

KPMG turns 35 in Qatar this week 18 Nov 2012 - 01:27 am

DOHA: KPMG is hosting a major client reception later this week to celebrate the firm’s 35th year of operations in Qatar. Scheduled to...

Qtel taps banks for $1bn loan 16 Nov 2012 - 01:32 am

LONDON: State-owned operator Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has sent out requests for proposals (RFPs) to banks for a syndicated loan of up to $1bn,...

Qatar Petroleum, Total sign pact 15 Nov 2012 - 08:11 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and Yves-Louis Darricarrere exchange documents during the signing ceremony. DOHA: The Minister of Energy and...

Woqod MD ranks No.3 in Forbes list of region’s top executives 15 Nov 2012 - 08:09 am

Mohamed Turki Al Sobai receiving the award from the Minister of Water and Environment in the UAE. Doha: The world’s leading business and...

QIIC gets Baa2 rating from Moody’s 15 Nov 2012 - 08:08 am

DOHA: Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Baa2 insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to the Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC). The rating outlook...

Vodafone extends management agreement 15 Nov 2012 - 08:04 am

Richard Daly (right) addressing the media after announcing the results as Khalid Barzak, Investor Relations Manager, Vodafone Qatar, looks on. DOHA: The management...

Vodafone Qatar revenue grows by 18 percent 15 Nov 2012 - 08:00 am

by Satish Kanady DOHA: Driven by a combination of continued customer growth and strong average revenue per user (ARPU), Vodafone Qatar’s revenue grew...

Qatari bourse index adds 20.45 points 15 Nov 2012 - 07:57 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended its losing streak yesterday adding 20.45 points or 0.24 percent to advance to 8,466.06 points from 8,445.61 on Tuesday. ...

Weekly Commodity Update: Commodities on defensive as attention turns to fiscal cliff talks 15 Nov 2012 - 07:54 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodity markets have initially stabilised following the US presidential election last Tuesday with the...

Shell, GDI sign pact for North Field project 14 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

Wael Sawan (left) and Ibrahim J Al Othman during the signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatar Shell signed a third agreement with Gulf Drilling International...

Mideast role in energy security vital: Attiyah 14 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

London: The Chairman of Qatar’s Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA), H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, participated yesterday in the oil...

Bridges meet discusses progress in infrastructure 14 Nov 2012 - 07:22 am

Doha: To help mobilise the Gulf region’s plans for infrastructural advancement, a second series of lectures at the fifth annual ‘Bridges Middle East’...

Financial sector role in diversification stressed 13 Nov 2012 - 07:05 am

DOHA: Financial services have a major role to play in diversifying Qatar’s economy and the country has made good progress in that direction....

CSRC seeks Qatar-China capital market consolidation 13 Nov 2012 - 07:01 am

Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori (left) handing over a memento to Jiang Yang. DOHA: A top executive of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)...

Gulf Standards panel for oil & gas industry holds workshop 13 Nov 2012 - 07:01 am

Doha: More than 70 experts and representatives from Qatar and other GCC countries attended the 14th Meeting and Workshop of the Gulf Standards...

Bridges Middle East summit begins in Doha 13 Nov 2012 - 06:53 am

Doha: As part of Qatar’s efforts to tackle key challenges facing the region’s infrastructural advancement, the 5th annual ‘Bridges Middle East’ summit kicked...