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Qapco to open third low-density polyethylene plant on November 20 06 Nov 2012 - 06:21 am

Doha: Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) announced yesterday that it will inaugurate its third low-density polyethylene plant on November 20 at Mesaieed Industrial City. ...

Brookfield Medgulf bags QR1.5bn Msheireb contract 06 Nov 2012 - 06:18 am

Officials of Msheireb Properties and Brookfield Multiplex Medgulf during the signing ceremony. Doha: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has appointed Brookfield Multiplex...

Three years without LTI on Harvey Duhaney platform 06 Nov 2012 - 06:17 am

Doha: Total E&P Qatar completed three years without lost time incident (LTI) on the Noble Harvey Duhaney platform. On this occasion Stephane Michel,...

Qatar Steel inducted into Palladium HoF 06 Nov 2012 - 06:15 am

Doha: Palladium Group announced Qatar Steel as one of the winners of the 2012 Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame during their Annual Global...

Sterling Group draw 05 Nov 2012 - 06:50 am

The second draw in Sterling Group’s Mercedez Benz G55 promotion was held at Caravan premises yesterday. Saeed Al Mannai, an official from the...

QNB, Industries Qatar make it to FT top 500 05 Nov 2012 - 06:50 am

DOHA: Two Qatari entities, QNB and Industries Qatar (IQ), made the Financial Times (FT) top 500 list by market capitalisation as at end-September...

Qatar’s banking sector to grow stronger 05 Nov 2012 - 06:44 am

Omar Mahmood, Partner, Financial Services, KPMG in an interview with The Peninsula. salim matramkot DOHA: Driven by a combination of factors, 2013 will...

Qatari bourse index down by 0.45 percent 05 Nov 2012 - 06:37 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange fell by 38.78 points or 0.45 percent to 8,564.84 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,603.62 points. Among the...

Weekly Money Market Review with IBQ: Strong US dollar, albeit Sandy 05 Nov 2012 - 06:31 am

Markets started the week relatively slow, as Hurricane Sandy devastated the Northern East Coast of the United States. The storm disrupted transportation and...

After Hurricane Sandy, commodities switch focus to elections 05 Nov 2012 - 06:29 am

By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Financial and commodity markets will be presented with a multitude of event risks over...

European bank lending in Qatar falls 19pc 04 Nov 2012 - 07:58 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The lending from European banks is falling significantly in Qatar and in other GCC countries as well. Qatar saw...

QNB provides 4.5pc for land financing with no payments for 6 months 04 Nov 2012 - 07:57 am

Doha: QNB, the leading financial institution in Qatar, and the Mena region, has announced the launch of a new campaign in which the...

Qatar plans $30bn tenders in 2013-14 04 Nov 2012 - 07:54 am

DOHA: Qatar will see an upsurge in project tenders and awards in the next two years, as the country enters the next crucial...

Algeria sops for energy investors 03 Nov 2012 - 05:52 am

ALGIERS: Algeria plans to start linking taxes on foreign energy firms to profits instead of turnover, according to draft amendments to its hydrocarbons...

QE market cap falls to QR467.4bn in October 02 Nov 2012 - 05:50 am

DOHA: Qatari equities rose marginally last month. The main index of the Qatari bourse added 36.28 points, or 0.43 percent, during October over...

Qatari firms disappoint investors 01 Nov 2012 - 05:30 am

DOHA: Qatari listed companies have failed to impress investors with their net profits that add up to QR28.5bn ($7.80bn) year-on-year in the first...

Qatar banks preparing for infrastructure boom 01 Nov 2012 - 05:28 am

DOHA: Qatari banks are bulking up to play a role in funding the country’s massive infrastructure expansion. But in a country which is...

Qatar Exchange rises by 0.29pc 01 Nov 2012 - 05:24 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 25.12 points (or 0.29 percent) to advance to 8,546.49 points from 8,521.37 on Tuesday....