‘Qatar Business’ Archives
Oman Shares Lead Decline in Gulf on Economic Growth Concern; Qatar Gains
Oman’s stock index led a decline in Gulf shares after European markets retreated last week as U.S. economic reports heightened investor concern the global recovery may be faltering. Qatar’s benchmark rose for a fifth day. Al Anwar Holdings SAOG, the Omani investor in manufacturing companies, fell for a second day and Al-Hassan Engineering [...]
Qatar road and mosque tenders to close next month
The construction of mosques and roads are among the tender opportunities to close in a month’s time in Qatar. Road improvement works around the capital are among some of the biggest jobs issued by Ashghal, the public works authority, including in the south of Greater Doha in Zones 90 to 95. Packages 11 and 12 for the construction of [...]
Garangao goodies fly off the shelves
Qatar will celebrate Garangao tomorrow, the mid-Ramadan children’s festival, with hypermarkets and retail outlets reporting brisk business for the event. Garangao is a traditional children’s festival unique to the Gulf and is celebrated on the 14th night of Ramadan every year. Wearing traditional clothes, children go around the [...]
Tough choice in polls, say Australian expats
Over the past few days, a number of Australian expatriates in Qatar have voted in one of the closest elections in their country’s history. Others chose not to vote, believing that the options available were either too similar to choose between, or offered nothing different to them as Australians living abroad. However, this election [...]
ASD ‘to strengthen links with Qatari community’
The American School of Doha (ASD) is committed to developing a stronger relationship with the Qatari community, the institute’s new director Dr Deborah Welch has said. “We will also expand our involvement with Qatar’s educational aspirations while being true to our mission, vision and identity,” she told Gulf Times in an interview. Dr [...]
Expatriate groups host Iftar parties
Several expatriate organisations are hosting Iftar gatherings attended by hundreds of faithful in different parts of Doha. The Qatar Bangabandu Parishad central committee observed the 35th National Mourning Day in memory of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a prayer gathering. The event concluded with an Iftar party. [...]
15 food inspectors hired to check restaurants
Manama Doha municipality has hired 15 Qatari women to work as food inspectors as all shops and restaurants in the Qatari capital have been put under strict surveillance during Ramadan. The women inspectors, who have graduated from Qatar University with degrees in food science, have already started their work and given good impressions, said [...]
Qtel sees no material impact from Moody’s downgrade
* Moody's cut Qtel's rating by one notch to A2 * Co sees no significant impact from downgrade DOHA, August 19 (Reuters) - Qatar Telecommunications Co (QTEL.QA) (Qtel) on Thursday said it expected no "material impact" from a downgrade by ratings agency Moody's. Moody's downgraded Qtel's long term ratings to A2 from A1 on Wednesday, [...]
‘Sanctions can’t break our resolve’
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke to the Editors-in-Chief of The Peninsula and Al Sharq on a wide range of issues, from the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions to its relations with neighbours and political and economic issues confronting his government, in Tehran on Thursday. Excerpts ... How do you view Iran-Qatar relations? How [...]
Qatar to develop new CSR standards at meet
DOHA: Qatari companies and government agencies will develop proper mechanisms in implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the 2nd CSR Conference on September 28. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Business and Trade, conference participants will come out with recommendations that will best serve the application of CSR following [...]
