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Qatar Labour Law 1 Day Workshop in Doha, Qatar 13 August 2018
Everything you need to know about Qatar Labour Law including the latest amendments, are covered in detail. The Labour Law of Qatar provides a body of laws and regulations outlining the legal rights, restrictions

GCC: Yields rise on US rate hike expectations
Increased expectations of a US rate hike has seen GCC bond yields pick up, while credit default swaps (CDS) rates continued to ease as sentiment improved during the second quarter of 2Q15. CDS is

GCC petrochemical prices decline in June, early July
The petrochemical prices dropped in June and early July driven by oil price weakness and return of supply after completion of seasonal cracker shutdown in Asia and the GCC region. Most commodity chemical prices

Qatar Airways adds two new destinations in Pakistan
Qatar Airways has added two new destinations in Pakistan on consecutive days – Sialkot and Faisalabad. Beginning from July 16, the airline commenced four weekly passenger services to Sialkot where it already operates dedicated

Qatar bourse index down 98.23 points
Qatar Exchange (QE) index dropped 98.23 points or 0.82 percent when the bourse closed yesterday at 11,911.31 points. The market capitalisation decreased to QR631.38bn from QR636.55bn registered last Thursday (July 16). The trade turnover

Qatar plans to launch second satellite by 2017
Qatar will become an official member of the international space club once satellite Sohail 1 is launched on August 29. The satellite will be launched from European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, between 5.30pm

New iPhone, 4G technology may bring Apple, China Mobile closer
The stars may be aligning for a long-awaited deal between Apple Inc and China Mobile Ltd, the world’s biggest mobile carrier, that could help the iPhone maker claw back lost ground in its most

Bull run ends; Qatar Exchange index drops 1.2pc
Breaking its bull run, Qatar Exchange yesterday witnessed a minor correction. The 20-stock index dropped 119.68 points or 1.20 percent to close at 9,886.68 despite buying pressure from Qatari individual investors. All the sector

Heavyweights push Qatar bourse index beyond 10,000 mark
Qatar’s main index breached 10,000 points yesterday but a prominent stock analyst warned investors against being overly excited, saying the jump was mainly propelled by a few large-cap shares.

Japan’s Economy Slows in April-June Quarter
Japan's economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter, official data showed Monday, raising questions about whether Tokyo's bid to stoke growth was taking hold and if it would launch a series of tax hikes. The