November 14th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), kicked off in Qatar on Tuesday, 13 November. The event, which will end on 14 November, takes place during Doha Healthcare Week, which was launched on Tuesday, 6 November.“WISH has created a unique platform for new ideas, and its work continues after the...
November 12th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has attached great importance, in cooperation with the concerned authorities, to meet Qatar’s electricity and water needs without any potential outage. The company is working in this framework to implement many megaprojects, most of which are local projects to meet the State’s requirements and ne...
November 11th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) attaches great importance, in co-operation with the concerned authorities, to meet the State of Qatar's electricity and water needs without any potential outage. The company is working in this framework to implement many mega projects, most of which are local projects to meet the State's requirem...
November 7th, 2018 | 0 commentsIndian multinational group A Tech Wabag (Wabag) has been awarded a QR275 million ($75 million) engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the rehabilitation of Doha South Sewage Treatment Works project. Wabag, a pioneer in pure-play water technology sector based in India, said the Design and Build project was awarded by...
November 5th, 2018 | 0 commentsKazakhstan on Sunday has offered various investment opportunities for Qatari investors that may reach $10 billion. Kazakh Investment Fund also stated that these projects are distributed over agriculture, petrochemicals, mining, hospitality, tourism, and infrastructure sectors, the fund’s CEO Saparbek Tuyakbayev said in a statement. The di...
November 4th, 2018 | 0 commentsGibbs Amphibians (Gibbs), a pioneer in creating vehicles that can exceed 30 miles per hour on water as well as achieve typical speeds on land, is set to ink a strategic partnership deal with the Madaeen Al Doha Group for the supply and assembly of its subsidiary - Gibbs Humdinga. The joint venture unit will supply Gibbs products in the re...
October 31st, 2018 | 0 commentsDoha Insurance Group reported a 37.8% year-on-year drop in profits for the third quarter of 2018. Net profits amounted to QAR 460,000 in Q3-18, compared to QAR 740,000 in Q3-17, according to the company’s statement to the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) late on Monday. For the first nine months of 2018, profits of the insurance company fell 67...
October 30th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company announced that it has completed infrastructure works of Citi Tower project in the heart of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. The project’s total cost amounted to QAR 5.6 billion, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, CEO of Diar, said during his visit to Malaysia on Sunday. The visit aimed at following u...
October 26th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatar Fuel (Woqod) on Thursday announced the opening of two new petrol stations in Al Kharaitiyat and Al Thumama as part of its expansion plan to cover every area in Qatar. By opening the new stations, Woqod raised its network of various petrol stations to 72, according to a filing to the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE). The Qatari firm is at...
October 25th, 2018 | 0 commentsQatar Insurance Company turned to a profit in the third quarter of 2018. Net profits amounted to QAR 67.1 million in Q3-18, against a loss of QAR 200.8 million in Q3-17, according to a filing to the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) late Tuesday. Earnings per share (EPS) reached QAR 1.16 during the three-month period ended September, from QAR 0....
