Al Jazeera English wins awardsAl Jazeera English has been awarded three awards at the BDA World Gold Awards. Al Jazeera English was presented with three Bronze trophies at the 2007 PROMAX & BDA International Conference in New York in the categories of Art Directio More… |
GE Oil & Gas plans new Qatar hubGE Oil & Gas is building a new facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City that will act as a service technology hub for customers. Site construction has already commenced, and a ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for April 2008, th More… |
GE plays key role in RasGas successGE Oil and Gas technology has played a key role in the successful start-up of RasGas Company's LNG Train 5 in Qatar, said a company official. Experts believe the Ras Laffan Industrial City project could help make Qatar the world’s largest More… |
Doha Bank expects higher H1 profit on lendingDoha Bank expects first-half earnings from lending and other core activities to rise by at least 35 per cent, spurred by corporate and retail demand. "I would say core earnings would be up 35-40 percent," Raghavan Seetharaman, the bank's d More… |
Qatar signs $332m defence dealQatar has signed an air defence deal worth 240 million euros ($332.8 million) with the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The contract covers radar-based protection and safety sytems for Qatar. The contract will More… |
Al Khaliji allots shares after IPOAl Khaliji, the new Doha-based bank, has allocated shares following last month’s highly successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO, which closed on the April 29, attracted 86,547 Qatari investors, who applied for shares worth QR1.37 More… |