Reporter/ Sachin Kumar

Insurance premiums reach $3bn in Qatar 07 Mar 2017 - 10:47 pm

Annual Insurance premiums in Qatar have reached close to $3bn. The Insurance sector now sector accounts for 1.5 percent of Qatar’s GDP. With...

MPHC embarks on selective capex programme this year 06 Mar 2017 - 10:43 pm

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) plans to embark on selective capital expenditure programme this year. Addressing shareholder yesterday, Ahmad Saif Al Sulaiti, Chairman...

Woqod plans to open 15 new petrol stations this year 06 Mar 2017 - 11:34 am

Qatar Fuel (Woqod) is planning to open 15 new petrol stations across Qatar in the current year. The company is also planning to...

Qatar National Cement Company to increase production capacity 02 Mar 2017 - 04:10 pm

Qatar National Cement Company is planning to increase the production capacity of cement by 5,500 tonnes per day during the first half of...

QIIB to begin operations in Morocco with four branches 22 Feb 2017 - 10:42 pm

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) yesterday inaugurated the bank’s...

Work on jet fuel pipeline project under way: Al Kaabi 20 Feb 2017 - 11:09 pm

A pipeline connecting Ras Laffan Industrial City to Hamad International Airport (HIA) is expected to be completed by next year, said Qatar Petroleum...

Qatargas' Laffan Refinery 2 inauguration today 19 Feb 2017 - 10:41 pm

Qatargas’ Laffan Refinery 2, entailing investment of about $1.5bn, will be inaugurated today in a ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The...

Qatar-India trade around $10bn in 2015-16 18 Feb 2017 - 08:36 pm

Doha: The bilateral trade volume between Qatar and India was about $10bn during the financial year 2015-16. The trade is expected to be...

Qatar played crucial role in rebalancing oil market: Al Sada 16 Feb 2017 - 01:05 am

Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada said yesterday Qatar played a crucial role, as the President...

Ooredoo & QNB among winners of IR Awards 08 Feb 2017 - 01:10 am

Ooredoo, QNB, Commercial Bank of Qatar, Salam International and Al Khaliji Bank were announced winners of the 2nd Annual IR (Investor Relations) Excellence...

QSE expects listing of 2 more firms this year 08 Feb 2017 - 12:52 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) is expecting two more companies to list their shares in the Qatari bourse in this year. The bourse will...

QNB to open branch in Saudi Arabia this year 06 Feb 2017 - 12:44 pm

QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa region, is set to start its operations in Saudi Arabia by opening...

QR63m deal for Barwa Village Extension Project 05 Feb 2017 - 12:02 pm

Barwa Village is set for a major expansion that will have additional residential apartments, shops and a supermarket and other facilities. Barwa Real...

Hike in US Green Card investment surprises Qatar investors 30 Jan 2017 - 11:16 pm

The proposed 170 percent steep rise in the investment required to get Green Card under EB-5 visa has surprised many aspirants in Qatar...

Widam Food profit rises to QR91.29m 29 Jan 2017 - 01:13 pm

Widam Food Company yesterday announced a net profit of QR91.29m for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to QR69.14m at the end...

GCC economies expected to grow by 2.2% in 2017 26 Jan 2017 - 09:36 pm

Helped by the recovery in the prices of oil, equities in the Middle East have registered a robust growth. Middle East markets have...

GCC stock markets need more investors: Report 25 Jan 2017 - 10:15 pm

GCC stock markets badly need active participation and support of institutional investors (sovereign wealth funds, mutual funds, etc) in order to avoid hyper...