Home next GCC next Qatar

Qatar

Qatar Navigation to buy Qatar Petroleum stake in Al Shaheen

Al Shaheen has three joint ventures in oilfield services

Qatar predicts three years of budget deficits as low oil prices bite

Qatar forecast a fiscal deficit of 7.8 per cent of GDP this year, the first deficit in 15 years

Qatar plans zones with tax incentives to lure overseas investors

Under a draft law, Qatar plans three economic zones

Qatar National Bank acquires Turkey’s Finansbank

The Qatari lender is now the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa by assets

Qatar and Italy to sign $5.6bn deal for Fincantieri ships

The order covers four corvette warships and a support vessel

Qatar convicts Dutch woman arrested for reporting rape

The woman was given a one-year suspended sentence and will be deported

UAE, Saudi condemn deadly terror attack in Orlando

The attack at the Pulse club on Sunday left 49 people dead

Qatar’s Ooredoo mandates banks for US dollar bond issue

The bond is expected to be launched after investor roadshows in US, Asia, the Middle East and Europe

Qatar Investment Authority acquires $2.5bn Singapore tower

The acquisition of Asian Square Tower 1 marks the largest single tower real estate transaction in Asia Pacific

Dutch woman arrested in Qatar after reporting rape

The 22-year-old is facing charges of having an extramarital affair

IMF warns GCC governments to up deficit reduction measures

The fund said an additional substantial deficit reduction effort is required in the region

World Bank lowers GCC growth forecasts

The organisation pulled back its growth predictions due to lower than expected oil prices

60% of Qatar’s population lives in ‘labour camps’

The findings come following a government census

Qatar and UAE ranked as regional job hubs

The two countries were the highest ranked in the MENA region in a quality of nationality index

Qatar awards 2022 stadium contract to Al Balagh, Larsen & Toubro

The stadium is the fifth to be launched by Qatar so far

Qatar buys Singapore tower for $2.5bn

QIA agrees to buy building in Singapore’s central business district from BlackRock Inc.

Modi pledges reforms to benefit Indian workers during Qatar visit

The Indian Prime Minister concluded his visit to Qatar yesterday

Open skies debate back as Qatar Airways launches Atlanta service

The airline has started a daily direct route between Doha and Atlanta

No Qatar logo on new FC Barcelona kit

Qatar Airways failed to reach an agreement to extend its sponsorship of the football club

Qatar completes Middle East’s largest ever bond sale

Middle Eastern bond sales this year total almost $30bn

Doha Bank CEO says liquidity ‘much bigger issue’ than 2008

Raghavan Seetharaman said it was a “challenging time” for lenders

Qatar says will investigate worker abuse claims raised by Amnesty

Qatar identifies $19.7bn of investment opportunities in sport

The country is investing heavily in infrastructure in the buildup to its hosting of the 2022 World Cup

‘Bachelor ban’ limits thousands of migrant workers in Qatar

So-called “bachelor bans” bar lone men from entering malls and parks on certain days of the week in the Gulf state

Vodafone Qatar to cut staff as losses widen; chairman quits

The telecom operator plans to cut its workforce by 10 per cent

QIA teams up with Brookfield to bid for Australia's Asciano - report

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund creates new $100bn unit

The fund will also abandon the Qatar Holding name, according to reports

Qatar’s Al-Jaber to join Volkswagen’s supervisory board

Hessa Al-Jaber will replace Akbar Al Baker as Qatar’s representative on the carmaker’s board

Qatar Airways delays launch of longest direct flight to Auckland

​The route launch has been postponed to February 2017

Drone owners in Qatar warned over illegal use

Civil Aviation Authority says unmanned drones could pose threats to state security

Maersk says risks losing Qatar field, its largest oil asset

Maersk Oil has been operating the Al Shaheen field since 1992

Qatar Investment Authority to cut its focus on Europe

Internal review is said to have highlighted an over-commitment to Europe, prompting emphasis on external managers