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Qatar leads GCC in money supply growth 21 Oct 2012 - 06:12 am

DOHA: Qatar recorded the highest broad money supply growth in the region in 2011 and during the first eight months of 2012. The...

Islamic banking market in Qatar worth $35bn: IIF 21 Oct 2012 - 06:12 am

DOHA: The size of Islamic banking market in Qatar is worth $35bn. The sector accounts for an estimated 19.3 percent of the country’s...

Qatar’s banking sector tops Mena Tier 1 growth 21 Oct 2012 - 06:11 am

DOHA: Qatari banking sector is leading the way in the Middle East’s Tier 1 growth. A top ‘Arab banks ranking’ conducted by the...

N-KOM wins ‘Shipyard of the Year’ Award 19 Oct 2012 - 04:28 am

An N-KOM official receiving the award recently. DOHA: Nakilat-Keppel Off-shore & Marine (N-KOM) has been awarded ‘Shipyard of the Year’ at Lloyd’s List...

Medicare Group’s profits rise 19 Oct 2012 - 04:26 am

DOHA: Medicare Group posted a 22 percent growth in it’s net operational profits for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, compared...

Mannai Corp net profit up by 47 percent 19 Oct 2012 - 04:22 am

DOHA: Mannai Corp-oration has posted a net profit of QR 299.9m for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, up 47 percent...

Expert stresses role of climate change and sustainability for future growth 19 Oct 2012 - 04:20 am

Doha: Senior professionals from the oil and gas, real estate, construction and banking industry yesterday discussed the system of megaforces important for business...

QIB records QR1.13bn net profit 18 Oct 2012 - 07:36 am

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jassem bin Jaber Al Thani DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), has recorded a net profit of QR1.13bn for...

Qatar Electricity & Water Company’s profits decline by six percent 18 Oct 2012 - 07:35 am

DOHA: Despite reporting a 3 percent increase in its sales, Qatar Electricity and Water Company’s net profits declined six percent on year-on-year basis....

Doha Bank posts five percent profit growth 18 Oct 2012 - 07:35 am

DOHA: Doha Bank’s net profit for 2012 third quarter (Q3) recorded an impressive QR1.06bn, up five percent, as compared to QR1.01bn for the...

Energy minister reiterates commitment to Japan 18 Oct 2012 - 07:33 am

Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada addressing the meeting in Tokyo. DOHA: H E Dr Mohammed...

QE wins Exchange of the Year award 18 Oct 2012 - 07:32 am

Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori receiving the award. DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) has won the very prestigious “Exchange of the Year” award for...

Leading Qatari, global brands support World Chamber Congress 18 Oct 2012 - 07:32 am

Doha: Some of the biggest corporations and companies in Qatar have joined hands with Qatar Chamber to support the organisation of the ICC...

GECF plans financial institution, gas institute 18 Oct 2012 - 07:31 am

DOHA: The ongoing Executive Board of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) which opened at its headquarters here yesterday discussed the possibilities of...

QFCA bags Best Financial Centre award 18 Oct 2012 - 07:29 am

Shashank Srivastava receiving the award. DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) bagged the “Best Financial Centre in the Middle East” Award for...

Sheikh Thani receives Lifetime Achievement award 17 Oct 2012 - 06:23 am

The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal (second right), giving Lifetime Achievement Award to Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah bin...

India’s appetite for natural gas insatiable: Ministry official 17 Oct 2012 - 06:19 am

RasGas delegation at Petrotech 2012 presents S Jaipal Reddy, India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with a memento at the Petrotech 2012...

Lending curbs to impact Qatar banks’ growth 17 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

DOHA: The cap on Qatar’s retail lending and Qatari banks’ increasing reliance on foreign interbank borrowing will significantly impact the growth potential of...