Business

Qatar Exchange down 0.52 percent 27 Sep 2012 - 11:28 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 44.36 points or 0.52 percent to 8,504.94 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,549.30. Among the top...

European stocks fall 27 Sep 2012 - 11:28 am

LONDON: European stock markets and the euro slumped yesterday on heightened fears over a full bailout of debt-plagued Spain, and amid falling confidence...

Fifty One East awarded Best Retail Company for 2012 27 Sep 2012 - 11:27 am

DOHA: Fifty One East, the largest multi-brand luxury store in the Middle East, has been recognised once again as the Best Retail Company...

Daiso opens second store at Al Khor Mall 27 Sep 2012 - 11:27 am

DOHA: Manu Mulchandani, the Chief Operational Officer of Middle East, inaugurating the Daiso franchise store at Al Khor Mall and expressed that Daiso...

Mannai gets Top Cisco Certification 27 Sep 2012 - 11:27 am

Doha: Mannai Corporation achieved the Master Unified Communications Speciali-sation from Cisco recently. This specialisation recognises Mannai Corporation as having fulfilled the training requirements...

LG introduces 3D projector 27 Sep 2012 - 11:26 am

DOHA: LG Electronics (LG) recently introduced one of the latest 3D projector (Model CF3DAT) in the Qatar market. The CF3DAT is a CINEMA...

Banks should learn to ‘just go’ 27 Sep 2012 - 11:26 am

by Hugo Dixon Shortly after last year’s bonus round I was having lunch with the boss of an investment firm. He told me...

Spanish public won’t accept a financial coup d’etat 27 Sep 2012 - 11:26 am

by Katharine Ainger The attempt by the Spanish “Occupy” movement, the indignados, to surround the Congress in Madrid has been compared by the...

The clock is ticking on French fracking veto 27 Sep 2012 - 11:25 am

By Michel Rose President Francois Hollande’s move to leave French shale gas untapped to protect a frayed alliance with the Greens may come...

Sheikh Khalid attends Pearl Initiative Roundtable 26 Sep 2012 - 09:49 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (left), Chairman of Ezdan Holding, with Francisco J Sánchez, Under-Secretary for International Trade at...

Role of BIM services for upcoming projects stressed 26 Sep 2012 - 09:47 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: With Qatar emerging as a premier business and investment destination for infrastructure related projects, Building Information Modeling (BIM) service...

Iran rial loses more value, tumbles 5pc 26 Sep 2012 - 09:47 am

DUBAI: The Iranian rial tumbled 5 percent to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar yesterday, suggesting a fresh effort by the government...

Brent rises 26 Sep 2012 - 09:46 am

NEW YORK: Brent crude rose yesterday in choppy trading as rising tensions over Iran reinforced the geopolitical fear premium, while concerns about slowing...

QFBA and HKIB sign agreement 26 Sep 2012 - 09:45 am

Officials signing the memorandum of understanding. DOHA: Qatar Finance & Business Academy (QFBA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) – an...

Qtel honoured as ‘Best Telecom Company’ 26 Sep 2012 - 09:44 am

DOHA: Qtel has been named “Best Telecom Company” at the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2012 for the second year running, as the prestigious...

QP participates in SAOGE 2012 26 Sep 2012 - 09:43 am

Members of the QP delegation presenting a gift to His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Fahad Al Saud, Governor of Eastern Province of...

IBQ launches structured products 26 Sep 2012 - 09:43 am

DOHA: IBQ yesterday announced the addition of structured products to its suite of wealth management products, offering investors the possibility of earning higher...

Sharp to cut 11,000 jobs 26 Sep 2012 - 09:42 am

TOKYO: Troubled Japanese consumer electronics giant Sharp is to cut 11,000 jobs worldwide and sell $2.7bn worth of assets and factories in a...