QSE investors gain QR17 bn in one week as bull run continues
Maintaining its bullish trend for the second week in a row, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 412.93 points, or 3.25 percent, during the week to close at 13,122.05 points. The bull run saw QSE investors gain almost QR17 billion this week as market capitalisation increased by 2.4 percent to QR722.1 billion compared with […]
Qatar’s PPI rises 55.66% YoY, down 1.14% sequentially
The PPI in the State of Qatar for June 2022 increased 55.66 percent year-over-year but was down 1.14 percent sequentially, official data showed Friday.The Planning and Statistics Authority released today its monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for June 2022. The four main components of the index are Mining (weight: 82.46 percent), […]
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 […]
Ooredoo launches cloud-based mobile device and application management service Microsoft Intune
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading ICT provider, has announced that Microsoft Intune solution is now available to its business customers. Ooredoo’s business customers can enjoy increased device security and enhanced app management for employees working in the office or from home with Microsoft Intune.The flexible solution from Ooredoo incorporates a wide range of security features enabling mobile […]
Qatar-China ties have seen rapid development: Defence Attache
Qatar and China have witnessed rapid development in bilateral ties in recent years and have successfully built a strategic partnership, Col. He Botao, Defence Attache of People’s Republic of China in Qatar, has said. Speaking on the occasion of an event marking the 95th anniversary of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), he said the Chinese […]
QRCS and Turkey’s AFAD sign pact to build residential village for displaced Syrians
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed an implementation cooperation protocol with Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) to construct a residential village for displaced Syrians in Al-Bab City, Aleppo, with a total budget of $3,318,291.Currently, a high-level delegation from AFAD headed by Yunus Sezer, Head of AFAD is visiting Doha. They met Secretary-General […]
FM participates in Lebanese president’s meeting with Arab foreign ministers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday participated in the foreign ministers of Arab countries’ meeting with the Lebanese President General Michel Aoun. The foreign ministers of Arab countries are taking part in the Arab Ministerial Consultative Meeting in Beirut. (QNA)
Qatar First Bank AcquiresGateway Plaza Building in the US
The acquisition is the Bank’s eleventh Shari’a compliant real estate investment in the US, located in Richmond, Virginia and reaffirms its strategic direction to secure viable investments in the US Real Estate MarketQatar First Bank LLC (Public) (QFB) has acquired the Gateway Plaza building in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The new acquisition is a Class AA […]
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, […]
QIIB launches personal finance via QIIB Mobile and internet banking
QIIB has launched a new offer for instant personal finance through its digital channels — QIIB Mobile and internet banking — with exceptional features including a competitive finance rate and a reward in Avios from Qatar Airways Privilege Club.By applying for this offer, which is valid until August 31 2022, QIIB Customers can obtain Instant […]