NEWS
Politics
Shura Council Speaker meets Korean Ambassador
The Speaker of the Shura Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud met yesterday...
January 17th, 2019
NHRC Chairman meets with US Department of Labor delegation
The Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri met...
January 17th, 2019
Economics
Qatar Islamic Bank’s profit grows 19% in Q4-18
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) on Wednesday reported a 19.01% year-on-year increase in profits i...
January 17th, 2019
Qatar’s external debt soars 146.7% in 5 yrs
The Qatari external debt catapulted by 146.7% or QAR 93 billion ($25.55 billion), during t...
January 17th, 2019
Industry
GWC 2018 net profit surges 10% to QR237.5mn
Driven by its long-term growth strategy, Qatar’s leading logistics provider GWC posted a n...
January 17th, 2019
Al Meera mulls local, overseas expansion – chairman
Al Meera Consumer Goods Company has said it will inaugurate eight new branches in Doha Met...
December 13th, 2018
Markets
QSE surges 20.8% to 6-yr high in 2018
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) recorded its highest annual hike since 2013 this year, as m...
January 2nd, 2019
QSE ends Wednesday in decline
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Wednesday’s trading session in red territory, dragged...
December 13th, 2018
ANALYSIS
Politics
ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars
Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has acknowledg...
December 17th, 2017
Economics
Rating downgrade, negative outlook top highlights in Qatar’s diplomatic rift 1 yr later - Analysis
One year after the diplomatic rift between Qatar and four Arab nations, the gas-rich count...
June 1st, 2018
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 await new liquidity to recover – Analysts
The GCC stock markets need the entry of new liquidity on Monday to be able to break above ...
August 8th, 2017
ECONOMY
Qatar: Economy December 2018
Qatar economy ‘strengthens’, says IMF Qatar’s economic performance continues to strengthen, the International Monetary Fund said in an upbeat assessment of the island state in November 2018. The economy grew…
RISK
Qatar: Risk December 2018
Qatar has shown strong resilience in the face of the economic blockade by its four Arab neigh- bours. But there is little sign of an end to the crisis and…
INDUSTRY
Qatar Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate January 2019
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Qatar has experienced rapid development across all indus- tries, thanks to the huge revenues generated by the country’s oil and…
FDI
Qatar: Foreign Direct Investment
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 and Medium Enterprises
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…
