Reporter/ Sachin Kumar

Currency fluctuation by Fed rate hike to benefit expatriates 07 Nov 2016 - 03:28 am

Expatriates in Qatar are likely to benefit from US Federal Reserve’s widely expected move to hike interest rates. The hike in interest rates,...

Jet Airways increases Doha-Mumbai route capacity 02 Nov 2016 - 11:19 pm

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has introduced a wide body aircraft on Doha-Mumbai route that will offer around 40 percent more seating...

QICCA sees rise in dispute cases 01 Nov 2016 - 12:06 am

Construction and real estate sectors have sent the maximum number of cases to Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA). The Centre...

FDI in GCC countries reaches $431bn in 2015 26 Oct 2016 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in GCC countries have increased manifold in the last 15 years. The FDI in the region has increased...

Qatar’s GDP grows 2.5% in second quarter this year 24 Oct 2016 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Qatar’s quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices rose 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the first...

Digital landscape in Qatar to see rapid changes 20 Oct 2016 - 11:49 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s digital landscape in Qatar is set to witness a rapid change in coming years. The pace of technology in Qatar will...

Draft law on arbitration soon 19 Oct 2016 - 01:11 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Justice has an ambitious plan for the development of the country’s arbitration system and a draft law on arbitration...

Vodafone sees strong growth for its smartphones 18 Oct 2016 - 11:49 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar has seen a strong growth for its smartphones. Encouraged with the positive response, the company is planning to launch a...

TAG Heuer to focus on ‘affordable luxury’ 16 Oct 2016 - 03:29 pm

DOHA: Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is focusing on ‘affordable luxury’ to reach more customers across the globe. Company’s new showroom was launched...

Remittances by expats in Qatar hit $10.4bn in 2015 12 Oct 2016 - 08:10 am

DOHA: Total remittances by expatriates from Qatar were around $10.4bn in 2015 with South Asian countries being the main recipients of this outflow....

Coca-Cola opens bottling plant in Qatar 11 Oct 2016 - 10:46 pm

DOHA: World’s largest beverage maker The Coca-Cola Company yesterday announced the official opening of its Al Mana Plant which entails an investment of...

SA ready to share World Cup expertise with Qatar 11 Oct 2016 - 02:10 am

DOHA: South Africa can share its expertise and experience it acquired from hosting the football World Cup in 2010 with Qatar, which will...

QSE’s Exchange Traded Funds to hit market soon 10 Oct 2016 - 03:15 am

DOHA: The planned launch of two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) will happen in November-December. The launch will be...

Al Meera to transfer 26% govt share to Qatar Holding 06 Oct 2016 - 03:38 am

DOHA: Shareholders of Al Meera Consumer Goods Company in its Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting yesterday agreed to transfer the shares of the Government...

Spending on IOT likely to hit $3.2bn in 2019 06 Oct 2016 - 03:35 am

DOHA: With the introduction of more e-services by governments and their growing focus on smart cities, the spending on Internet of Things (IOT)...

Qatar outperforms GCC peers in progress scores 04 Oct 2016 - 02:15 am

DOHA: Qatar has showed the strongest progress scores in terms of income and governance compared to its regional peers and the rest of...

Ezdan wins International Achievement Award 29 Sep 2016 - 02:17 am

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate major Ezdan Holding Group, won the coveted ‘International Achievement Award 2016’ at the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2016 for...

Ooredoo disappointed with CRA’s orders 27 Sep 2016 - 02:17 am

DOHA: Ooredoo has expressed deep disappointment with the Communications Regulatory Authority’s (CRA) decision and orders issued on September 8 this year in relation...