Business

US stocks face earnings and data hurdles 23 Sep 2012 - 10:04 am

NEW YORK: US stocks could struggle to stay close to nearly five-year highs next week as worries mount about third-quarter earnings and the...

IBQ appoints Mubarak Al Khulaifi as head of branches 23 Sep 2012 - 10:04 am

Doha: International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has appointed Mubarak Saleh Muba-rak Al Khula-ifi as the new Head of Branches. Al Khulaifi will be...

Greece moves back into the spotlight, says QNB Group 23 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

DOHA: With Greece unlikely to meet its fiscal responsibilities, donors will need to decide the country’s fate whether it will continue to remain...

Istanbul aims to outshine Dubai 23 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

ISTANBUL: It’s now little more than a dusty patch of land in the modern suburb of Atasehir on the Asian side of Istanbul....

IFRS changes to impact firms from January 1, 2013: KPMG 23 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

An official conducting the workshop. DOHA: More than 150 senior finance professionals from more than 70 leading Qatari companies converged on an annual...

GM opens vehicle test track near Shanghai 23 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

DETROIT: General Motors Co opened a new, large vehicle test track west of Shanghai yesterday as part of its push to retain its...

Al Muftah Rent A Car bags ‘Bizz Arabic 2012 Award’ 23 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

DOHA: Al Muftah Rent A Car, the leading car rental agency in Qatar, has won The Bizz 2012 World Business Leader Award instituted...

Inter-Continental Doha appoints new General Manager 23 Sep 2012 - 10:01 am

DOHA: Inter-Continental Doha is proud to have Andreas Pfister (pictured) as its new General Manager. The Austrian national brings with him 22 years...

LG announces winners of ‘Discover Bangkok’ raffle draw 23 Sep 2012 - 10:00 am

DOHA: LG Appliances announced the names of the winners of its Discover Bangkok with LG promotion. The draw was held on September 16th...

Darwish Technology and Sony introduce Cyber-shot RX100 Camera 23 Sep 2012 - 10:00 am

DOHA: Travelling light doesn’t mean compromising on picture quality with the new Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 camera Sony, the leading consumer electronics brand, today announced...

Mansoft Qatar WLL achieves Gold Partnership status with Veeam 23 Sep 2012 - 10:00 am

DOHA: Mansoft Qatar WLL, a subsidiary of Mannai Corporation QSC, today announced that it has attained Gold Partnership status with Veeam Software. This...

Keeping it in the family pays 23 Sep 2012 - 09:59 am

By Mike Dolan With all the booms, busts, policy fixes and financial turbulence of recent years, investors would have done well to keep...

How to lose weight fast the Deutsche Bank way 23 Sep 2012 - 09:59 am

By Jonathan Weil Imagine if I told you I could reduce my own body weight by 80 percent or more, on paper, through...

East Africa risks missing liquefied natural gas boom 23 Sep 2012 - 09:56 am

By Agnieszka Flak Bad timing may defeat East Africa’s plan to become a major liquefied natural gas exporter if plants are delayed and...

iPhone 5 rollout draws big crowds worldwide 22 Sep 2012 - 04:56 am

NEW YORK: Apple fans queued in Asia, Europe and North America yesterday for the new iPhone 5, which appeared set to break sales...

Maersk Oil, QP in talks to extend Al Shaheen contract 22 Sep 2012 - 04:55 am

DOHA/SINGAPORE: Denmark’s Maersk Oil is in talks with Qatar Petroleum to extend a production sharing contract for the offshore Al Shaheen oilfield by...

WTO slashes 2012 global trade growth outlook 22 Sep 2012 - 04:55 am

SINGAPORE: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday slashed its 2012 global trade outlook, citing the eurozone debt crisis and weak growth in the...

British budget deficit swells to August record 22 Sep 2012 - 04:55 am

LONDON: Britain’s budget deficit widened to the biggest on record for any August, data showed yesterday, a day after the central bank governor...