‘Qatar Investment Incentives’ Archives
Urban planning summit opens tomorrow
DOHA: The two-day ‘Humanisation of Cities of Tomorrow’ summit set to open here tomorrow will address key concerns of the urban and planning development experts here in relation to Doha’s proposed expansion and development projects. Qatar Green Building Council is the Strategic Partner of the summit. The event, organised by business [...]
Philippine Embassy Cultural Officer bids farewell
DOHA: A Philippine Embassy official here who will be leaving Doha after completing her six-year tour of duty called for stronger unity among members of the Filipino community. Cultural Officer Gilrie Caba (pictured) who will be leaving her post on September 24 has urged community leaders to continue the various projects that they have done [...]
FIFA chief casts doubt over Qatar’s credentials
DOHA: The head of the FIFA inspection team says Qatar ''faces logistical problems'' in trying to host the 2022 World Cup, raising doubts about its proposal for a tournament where stadiums are located close to each other. Chile Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls didn't specify what problems he feared but said a World Cup these [...]
ICC: Dubai and Qatar chambers in Congress bidding climax
The FINANCIAL -- Vying to host the 8th World Chambers Congress, two chamber hopefuls went head-to-head today with their bidding presentations at ICC headquarters in Paris. The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry both have their sights set on hosting the prestigious Congress when it returns to the [...]
Bahrain-Doha high-speed rail link planned
A HIGH-SPEED railway link is being planned between Bahrain and Doha, in a bid to boost enrolment at educational institutions in the Qatari capital. The one-way journey time between Doha's Education City and Bahrain would be just 51 minutes, via the planned "Friendship Bridge" between the two countries. The idea is to woo Bahraini students [...]
Metro to link stadiums
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar to see presentations on the state’s long-term development plans which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail CityThe FIFA inspection team completed its second day in Qatar yesterday with a packed schedule of presentations on [...]
QATAR MARKETS DIPS SLIGHTLY ON WEAK INDUSTRIALS:
The Doha-based QE Index lost 0.10 percent to close at 7,554.32 points in a lackluster trading session. Shares of Industries Qatar dipped 0.19 percent lower to close at QR106.30. Gulf Warehousing Co. ended 1.07 percent down at QR18.50. Qatar Insurance bucked the trend by gaining 1.23 percent, finishing at QR82.
Composite Technology Announces Distribution in the Middle East
IRVINE, CA, Sep 16, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) /quotes/comstock/11k!cptc (CPTC 0.18, -0.01, -6.67%) is pleased to announce that its CTC Cable Corporation subsidiary has signed a definitive Distributorship Agreement with Control Contracting & Trading Co. Pvt. W.L.L. (CCTC) with its headquarters in Abu [...]
Graduate receives award; will visit Qatar
Only two students each year are selected as winners of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Student Writing Competition, and this year OU College of Law 2010 graduate Aleksei Tarasov nabbed one of the awards. The competition is open to full time seniors in four-year programs and graduate students at accredited [...]
Qatar Exchange index gains a modest 0.7%
The Qatar bourse reopened yesterday after the Eid holidays with a modest 0.69% gain. Led by QNB and Doha Bank, the 20-stock benchmark settled higher at 7,561.99 points. The market is up 8.71% year-to-date. Indices of lenders and insurance rose 1.39% and 1.25%, while those of industry and services fell 0.36% and 0.14%, respectively. Of the 42 [...]
