MwaniQatar: Shipment in April up 114%
Data released by MwaniQatar on Monday said that shipments of general and bulk cargo registered a year-over-year growth of 114 percent to more than 249,866 tonnes in last April compared to April 2022. Livestock volumes increased by 632 percent to reach 70,182 heads, while the volumes of building material rose by 15 percent to […]
Qatar First Bank Holds its Extraordinary General Meeting
Qatar First Bank LLC (Public) (“QFB” or the “Bank”), held its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Monday, 01 August 2022 and approved all agenda items.The EGM, chaired by QFB’s Vice Chairman Mr. Mohammed Yousef Al Mana, was held virtually via Zoom. In attendance were members of QFB’s board of directors (the “Board”), shareholders, and the […]
The Business Year gears up to launch its eighth edition
Tribune News NetworkDohaThe Business Year (TBY), a global media group that has been providing investors, businesses, and governments with first-hand insights into the world’s most dynamic markets for over a decade, has been present in Qatar for eight consecutive years, alongside a prominent presence across the GCC since 2012. After a year-long period of research […]
Al Faisal Holding company selects Ramco Systems to enhance HR and payroll systems
Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar’s largest privately held diversified groups, announced that it has chosen to implement Ramco Systems’ Global Payroll and HR Solution to streamline and automate the HR and payroll operations for more than 5,000 of its employees in over 55 organisations across diversified business sectors. It will also implement Ramco’s touchless, […]
Arab-German trade up 10% to 41.2 billion euros in 2021
The trade between Arab countries and Germany grew 10 percent in 2021 to 41.2 billion euros, with Arab exports accounting for 12.4 billion euros and German exports 28.8 billion euros, Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani has said in Berlin. Addressing the 25th Arab-German Economic Forum held between June 21 and […]
Qatari Islamic finance assets rise 20 percent to QR629 billion: Report
Islamic finance assets in Qatar grew at a rate of 20 percent in 2021 to reach QR629 billion ($172 billion), an annual report on Islamic finance in Qatar has revealed. Islamic banks accounted for 87 percent of these assets, it added. Islamic Sukuk accounted for 11.6 percent and Takaful insurance companies 0.8 percent. The […]
Group ONE Holdings, Media City Qatar ink pact for long-term global partnership
Group ONE Holdings (ONE) and Media City Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic long-term partnership, collaborating in the production and development of a wide range of global content in Qatar across multiple media sectors, including original programming, studio shows, and e-sports, that will strengthen Qatar’s growing media ecosystem. […]
PM visits Cityscape Qatar 2022 exhibition
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani visited the 10th edition of the Cityscape Qatar 2022 exhibition held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center on Wednesday. During his visit to various sections of the exhibition, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior was briefed on the […]
Infarm opening mega farm in Qatar next year, says CEO
Founder and CEO of Infarm company Erez Galonska revealed the intention to open a mega farm in Qatar next year with the aim to transform the country into an attractive agricultural destination and a food exporter. He added in a panel discussion entitled “Food Security in Peril” – within the activities of Qatar Economic Forum […]
Qatar Economic Forum kicks off in Doha today
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, leaders, decision-makers, businessmen and managers of major international companies will meet in Doha as part of the activities of the 2nd edition of Qatar Economic Forum. Powered by Bloomberg, the event will be held from June […]