Business

NDSQ launches 140M LOR Barge 25 Sep 2012 - 10:05 am

Doha: Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has successfully launched its monumental first project, the 140m Load Out/Recovery (LOR) Barge at Erhama Bin Jaber...

Qatar in talks to buy $2bn AUX stake 25 Sep 2012 - 10:05 am

DUBAI: Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the state’s sovereign fund, is in advanced talks to buy a 49-percent stake in Brazilian billionaire...

Local contracting companies demand protection 25 Sep 2012 - 10:04 am

DOHA: Qatari businessmen and contracting companies are demanding for laws to compel their foreign counterparts, entering into the country, to source 30 percent...

Qatar Petroleum organises workshop on CDM 25 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with other officials during the workshop. Doha: Qatar Petroleum...

Doha summit to explore Asean, GCC investment 25 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

DOHA: Qatar is set to host a high-level business summit to identify investment opportunities in Asean and GCC countries on October 8 and...

Abu Dhabi growth seen slowing to 3.9 percent this year 25 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s economy is likely to grow 3.9 percent this year, lagging previous forecasts, but should pick up in the next...

Foxconn plant closes after 2,000 workers clash 25 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group, which assembles Apple’s iPhones and makes components for top global electronics companies, closed a plant in China yesterday...

QFMA, UASA and SEC hold training on capital markets 25 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

Doha: Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and the Union of Arab Securities Commissions (UASA) in Cooperation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission...

Qatar Exchange adds 5.26 points 25 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was in the green area yesterday adding 5.26 points (or 0.06 percent) to advance to 8,573.61 points from 8,568.35 on...

Diyafa 2012 to hold conference on spa concept 25 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

Doha: Now in its seventh year, Diyafa has become a cornerstone of Qatar’s hospitality industry. The unique show combines cutting-edge products with delightful...

Doha to host Back2Business meet 25 Sep 2012 - 10:00 am

Doha: More than 1,000 business leaders will gather at the Grand Hyatt Doha on October 3 for one of the region’s biggest business...

$250bn in Mena rail projects until ’15 seen 25 Sep 2012 - 10:00 am

Abu Dhabi: A rail boom within the transport sector in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to materialise in the next...

India-China JV buys Cameron’s Digital assets 25 Sep 2012 - 09:59 am

MUMBAI: Digital Domain, whose founders include Hollywood director James Cameron, said yesterday a Chinese-Indian joint venture has won an auction to buy some...

Whatever happened to responsible capitalism? 25 Sep 2012 - 09:58 am

by David Priestland Four years ago, as they looked into the post-Lehman Brothers abyss, our political leaders promised “never again”. Both David Cameron...

Argentine banks get squeezed by state lending campaign 25 Sep 2012 - 09:58 am

By Guido Nejamkis Argentine banks are reluctantly complying with state orders to make cheaper, longer-term loans to small businesses, but they worry about...

Fight looms over plans to export US coal to Asia 25 Sep 2012 - 09:42 am

By Patrick Rucker Call it the Keystone of coal: a regulatory and public relations battle between environmentalists and US coal miners akin to...

RasGas delivers 41st cargo to Turkey 24 Sep 2012 - 10:17 am

Doha: RasGas Company Ltd (RasGas) has delivered a spot cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to EgeGaz in Turkey. The fully loaded cargo...

Qatargas hosts IGU Task Force 1 meeting 24 Sep 2012 - 10:16 am

Officials who attended the International Gas Union (IGU) Task Force 1 meeting in Doha recently. Doha: Qatargas recently hosted the meeting of the...