Qatar Business News

Concluding the Doha Round would promote economic growth as it would help reduce farming subsidies in developed nations," Nuntawan explained. Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai is scheduled to attend the 7th World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Geneva from November 30...

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Sunday it had signed a multi-billion-euro contract to build high-speed railway lines and underground transport networks in Qatar and Bahrain. The total investment earmarked for the projects amounts to 17 billion euros (25 billion...

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received at Hisn Al Shomoukh in the wilayat of Manah yesterday the credentials of a number of ambassadors of brotherly and friendly countries to the Sultanate. His Majesty received credentials of Renata Angelika Storz-charkarji,...

Qatar has built up a sizeable stake in VW and, despite the sale, said it was committed to investing in the company. Earlier this year, it said it planned to become the third-biggest shareholder in what is Europe's largest carmaker....

Qatar, the gas-rich peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, plans to slash the corporate tax rate levied on foreign companies to boost international investments and help diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons. The state-run Qatar News Agency reported on Tuesday that...

Plans investor meetings beginning on Nov. 4 in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, as reported by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service. These could be followed by a potential financing in...

Qatar will not shut down any gas production despite a supply glut, Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, economic adviser to the ruler of the Gulf Arab state, told Reuters . “I am not worried about the gas glut, there will be a glut in...

The company has confirmed speculation it would split into two, demerging its European, US and Asian businesses from its other international operations. The move was first mooted last year but was put on hold due to the volatile market conditions....

The airline contacted passengers booked for the six-hour flight from London's Gatwick airport to Doha beforehand and offered them a free alternative flight in case nerves outweighed a desire to be part of history. Gary Woodward, general manager operations and...