Archive for the ‘Qatar News’ Category

Election fever catches up with US citizens in Qatar

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

DOHA * November 4 will probably see the most keenly-contested American presidential election in recent history as the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden battle it out with John McCain and Sarah …

Epicure Qatar Equity Opportunities highlights fund performance ending in 30 June 2008

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Epicure Qatar Equity Opportunities Plc, the AIM listed fund established to capitalise on attractive investment opportunities in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council region, announces its maiden annual results …

City Center lines up entertainment shows

Monday, September 1st, 2008

City Center promises to make shopping at the mall a memorable experience to visitors this Ramadan as well.

Trade not aid the answer to poverty, economists say

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

By Jonathan Lynn

GENEVA (Reuters) - As ministers from over 100 countries gather in Ghana to review how effective aid is in helping developing nations deal with poverty, many economists argue the answer is elsewhere — in freeing up trade.

The meeting in Accra this week comes just over a month after talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to secure a breakthrough in the long-running Doha round collapsed at the end of July.

Rich and poor countries alike have called for efforts to save the Doha round and build on the compromises that were reached in July’s talks. Senior negotiators are likely to meet in September to see whether the talks can be revived.

Qatar records lowest petrodollar recycling through bank deposits

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Bank recycling of petrodollars involved twin investment decisions that triggered two financial outflows such as oil exporters’ decision on how to allocate surpluses across various investment vehicles, one of …

Qatar records lowest petrodollar recycling through bank deposits

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Bank recycling of petrodollars involved twin investment decisions that triggered two financial outflows such as oil exporters’ decision on how to allocate surpluses across various investment vehicles, one of …

Qatar records lowest petrodollar recycling through bank deposits

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Bank recycling of petrodollars involved twin investment decisions that triggered two financial outflows such as oil exporters’ decision on how to allocate surpluses across various investment vehicles, one of …

Qatari Diar and Deutsche Bahn to sign MoU for Qatar’s integrated railway project

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with German-based Deutsche Bahn to kick-off a multi-billion dollar national project through setting the …

Qatar Airways reinforces top ten status in Skytrax Awards

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Qatar Airways has won two more international awards, confirming its leading position as one of the top 10 airlines in the world, and also as the best carrier in the Middle East region.

‘Find my son’s killers’: Plea by millionaire father of Arab student killed in race attack

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

A wealthy Arab businessman has demanded that the yobs who killed his son in a British seaside town be brought to justice.