HE the Qatar Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud al-Thani has said work is underway on launching the new Financial Action Strategy 2017-2022 following the success of a similar five-year plan introduced in 2011.

Qatar Business Incubation Centre (QBIC), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Social Development Centre (SDC), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Paris&Co, the economic development and innovation agency of Paris.

The creditworthiness of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries may start to erode as oil demand could fall below 1% by 2018

Mr Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections seems to have come as a surprise to many across the globe, but I believe people in the United States voted for a change of guard at the White House.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stressed on the key role the private sector could play in further developing the bilateral relationship between his country and Qatar.

Qatar Chamber has announced that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is supporting the ‘Made in China 2016’ exhibition as strategic sponsor.

Qatar Islamic Insurance was awarded the “Family Takaful Company of the Year” at the ‘3rd Middle East Insurance Industry Awards 2016’ held recently at Conrad Hotel in Dubai.

Britain’s top share index closed higher yesterday following a rally in banking and mining stocks, although a slump in utilities kept a lid on broader market gains.

United Development Company (UDC), one of the leading Qatari shareholding companies, has signed three contracts to develop as many new construction projects at its flagship The Pearl-Qatar development at a total value of QR716mn.

Samsung Electronics announced a $8bn deal yesterday to buy Harman International Industries, marking a major push into the auto electronics market and the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean firm.

China’s economy largely showed further signs of steadying in October as expected, but disappointing retail sales growth and fears of US trade frictions under incoming president Donald Trump are increasingly clouding the outlook.

The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development and Qatar Shell signed a three-year agreement to develop independent research publications focusing on energy sustainability.