NEWS
Politics
Qatar's Amir, US senior military official discuss bilateral ties
Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the visiting Commander of the US Central...
July 24th, 2017
Erdogan in the Gulf seeking to ease Qatar crisis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday began a key visit to the Gulf region aimed at def...
July 24th, 2017
Economics
CI affirms Qatar foreign, local currency ratings
Capital Intelligence (CI), a global credit rating agency, has affirmed Qatar’s long-term f...
July 24th, 2017
UK-Qatar ties strong: envoy
A luncheon event held by the Qatar-British Business Forum (QBBF) in Doha recently “was an...
July 20th, 2017
Industry
Qatar logistics firm GWC's net profit up 4pc
GWC, a leading logistics provider based in Qatar, said it has registered a net profit of Q...
July 23rd, 2017
Doha Bank posts QAR 352m in Q2
Doha Bank on Wednesday said that its profits decreased 0.56% in the second quarter of 2017...
July 20th, 2017
Markets
QSE slides 42.53 pts at Sunday close on blue chips
The main index of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Sunday in the red zone after fallin...
July 24th, 2017
QSE closes Thursday in green
The benchmark index of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Thursday 0.42% or 39.92 points...
July 21st, 2017
ANALYSIS
Politics
Why Qatar-US deal to fight terror financing is not enough
The current crisis between the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) and Qatar is still without a solu...
July 19th, 2017
Economics
How will Qatar-Gulf crisis shape the region's economy?
In a now widely discredited 1990s-era theory of international relations, New York Times co...
July 24th, 2017
Industry
GCC luxury e-commerce to reach $1.5bn in 2021, says research
E-commerce sales will account for $1.5 billion of the Gulf’s high-end luxury segment withi...
May 15th, 2017
Markets
GCC bourses likely to rise on Trump’s visit – Analysts
The GCC stock markets are expected to see increased speculations on Sunday, in line with t...
May 21st, 2017
ECONOMY
Qatar Economic Report May 2017
Forecast cuts by IMF echo growth slowdown The International Monetary Fund followed the lead of the World Bank and cuts its economic outlook for Qatar in its April 2017 world…
RISK
Qatar Risk Report May 2017
The main external risk remains the possibility of persistently lower energy prices. The drop in oil and gas prices has led to a significant slowdown in economic growth. The economy…
INDUSTRY
Qatar Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate June 2017
Qatar is one of the world’s most stable economies with strong economic fundamentals and planned strategies under its Vision 2030, backed by vast hydrocarbon reserves. In recent years, Qatar has…
FDI
Qatar Foreign Direct Investment December 2015
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important component to the Qatari government’s plan to diversify the economy away from an oil-base, and in recent years, Qatar has made important gains…
SME
Qatar Small & Medium Enterprises February 2016
The development and support of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has played a central role in the Qatari government’s economic diversification initiatives. While the sector remains relatively underdeveloped, the government’s…
