‘Qatar Business’ Archives
Asphalt Engineer/In-charge Bin Omran Trading and Contracting (BOTC) Qatar Ref: LP683-12
Overall Responsibility: Under the general guidance and supervision of our Head of Construction the Asphalt Engineer will be responsible for supervising and coordinating asphalting roadway construction and maintenance activities of highways and facilities, such as asphalt patching, paving and milling by organizing multi-skilled asphalt crew [...]
Qatar scores high in a hyperconnected world
Qatar has scored high in several segments in the ‘Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World,’ released by the World Economic Forum yesterday. Ranked second among the GCC countries in the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), Qatar is 28th in the world. Bahrain tops the Gulf countries at 27th position in the [...]
India request for extra Qatar LNG to boost bilateral trade
DUBAI: India expressing interest in importing additional liquefied natural gas from Qatar will further boost the trade between the countries, a senior banker has said. "India will be one of the largest gas markets for Qatar apart from China. Cooperation in the power sector between India and Qatar is under deliberation. India has sought to [...]
Qatar National Hotels Company to make major announcements at Arabian Travel Market 2012
International expansion key focus for Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) as Qatar’s ambitious tourism agenda and National Vision 2030 plan for economic diversification drive hospitality sector development. Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) will mark another major milestone at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (30th April – 3rd May) as [...]
Asset Managers to Gather for Bloomberg Financial Summit in Doha
DOHA, Qatar--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 200 asset managers from Asia, Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East are expected to attend the Bloomberg Doha Conference organized by Bloomberg LINK in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (“QFC Authority”) on Monday, April 16th and Tuesday, April 17th 2012 in Doha, Qatar. The Conference [...]
Qatar shares snap 8-day rally on weak local buying support
The Qatar Exchange yesterday snapped an eight-day bull run mainly on weak buying support from domestic institutions. Local retail investors were seen considerably reducing their exposure as the 20-stock QE Index (which is based on price data only) fell 0.16% to 8,852.87 points. The new Total Return Index and All Share Index (both of which [...]
Macedonian PM seeks Qatari investments
QNA/Doha Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has called on the Qatari government and investors to invest in his country in all fields, specifically in the energy sector, as his country plans to sell 49% of government-operated power generator company ELEM. Macedonia looks forward to locate a partner to increase productive energy for [...]
Qatar National Hotels Company to make major announcements at Arabian Travel Market 2012
International expansion key focus for Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) as Qatar’s ambitious tourism agenda and National Vision 2030 plan for economic diversification drive hospitality sector development. Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) will mark another major milestone at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (30th April – 3rd May) [...]
Qatar plans smart energy distribution network
Qatar will build a smart national power grid to facilitate intelligent and reliable energy distribution as part of its World Cup 2022 strategy, said a senior official. A concrete framework for sustainability that will support the solar cooling systems planned for World Cup stadia will be developed, said Engineer Saleh Hamad Al Murri, head of [...]
Al Jazeera sees sporting chance of global media brand
(Reuters) - Al Jazeera, best known for its Middle Eastern news coverage, is taking aim at Europe's pay-TV market, using sport to build a global media brand, just as owner Qatar is raising its profile by hosting the 2022 World Cup. The broadcaster is racing to launch a new French channel in early June in time for the European soccer [...]
