Business

Qatar banks record 5.5% lending growth in Q2 06 Sep 2024 - 10:45 am

Doha: Banks in Qatar witnessed a healthy growth in lending and return on equity (RoE) during the second quarter (Q2) of this year,...

Eight OPEC+ members extend oil supply cuts until end of November 05 Sep 2024 - 11:04 pm

Vienna: Eight members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations agreed Thursday to extend their voluntary supply cuts until the end of November,...

Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development affirms Finland’s aspiration to enhance cooperation with Qatar 05 Sep 2024 - 10:24 am

Helsinki: H E Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of the Republic of Finland Ville Tavio affirmed his country’s aspiration to enhance cooperation...

Mannai InfoTech provides The Group Securities with Exadata from Oracle 05 Sep 2024 - 10:12 am

Doha, Qatar: Mannai InfoTech, an ICT Division under Mannai Trading Company WLL, the leading systems integrator in the State of Qatar, announces the...

Snoonu announces five-year sponsorship of Web Summit Qatar 05 Sep 2024 - 10:11 am

Doha, Qatar: Snoonu announced a strategic five-year partnership agreement with Web Summit, the largest technology conference globally.This collaboration was formalised with a ceremonial...

Hotel occupancy rates rise by 29% in second quarter 05 Sep 2024 - 10:08 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s hospitality industry witnessed a boom in the second quarter of the year with the opening of numerous hotel keys and...

QCB Governor attends 24 Fintech conference in Riyadh 05 Sep 2024 - 10:07 am

RIYADH: Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani participated on Tuesday in the first...

Qatar Central Bank issues AI Guideline 05 Sep 2024 - 10:06 am

Doha, Qatar: In line with the Third Financial Sector Strategy and the FinTech Strategy, the Qatar Central Bank has issued its Artificial Intelligence...

Amir’s visit to Norway gives new impetus to bilateral ties 05 Sep 2024 - 10:04 am

Doha: Chairman of Qatar Chamber (QC) Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani stressed that Amir Sheikh H H Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s...

Finance Minister meets Egyptian counterpart 05 Sep 2024 - 10:03 am

Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Minister of Finance of Egypt H E Ahmed Kouchouk. On the...

GCC banks well positioned to continue strong 05 Sep 2024 - 09:36 am

Doha, Qatar: The solid first half (H1) performance indicators suggest Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banks will finish this year strong. GCC banks’ good...

US dollar falls against most major currencies 04 Sep 2024 - 10:31 pm

New York:The US dollar fell against most major currencies in Wednesday's trading. The dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against...

Qatar ranks among world’s top 5 in Quality of Life, Healthcare, Safety, Career Prospects: Expats' survey 04 Sep 2024 - 05:55 pm

Doha, Qatar: InterNations has recently unveiled the Expat Insider 2024 rankings, featuring the world's top countries in various sectors based on an online...

Estithmar Holding announces rebranding of subsidiary Elegancia Healthcare to Apex Health 04 Sep 2024 - 05:36 pm

Doha: Estithmar Holding is proud to announce the rebranding of its healthcare subsidiary, Elegancia Healthcare, to Apex Health. This strategic rebranding reflects Estithmar...

Qatar Chamber, Swedish Trade Council sign agreement to boost cooperation 04 Sep 2024 - 09:48 am

Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) and the Swedish Trade & Invest Council (Business Sweden) signed yesterday, in Stockholm a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...

Non-energy sector business conditions strengthen in August 04 Sep 2024 - 09:45 am

Doha: The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) compiled by S&P Global signalled an all-round improvement in...

Milaha achieves FSSC 22000 certification 04 Sep 2024 - 09:44 am

Doha: Qatar Navigation (“Milaha”), the industry leading provider of maritime and logistics solutions, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the...