File photo of a company being listed at Qatar Stock Exchange. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula. The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) is poised to launch new investment incentives after a series of steps that have been taken during the current year to confirm its intention to develop its systems, making it a […]
Month: June 2018
5 Ways to Drastically Improve Your Leadership Skills Right Now
There is nothing easy about becoming a better leader but you might as well start here. Mastering a skill can take years or as Malcolm Gladwell says, 10,000 hours. Leadership is a skill that can be taught and developed. Unfortunately, it is a difficult one to master and in many ways it really can’t be. After years of research […]
Instagram Is Announcing Longer Videos. Here’s What to Do With Them
The wheel hasn’t been reinvented, but it will change your direction. Instagram’s newest feature, IGTV, is a big one: Longform videos are coming to the platform. We should all start thinking about how to use them and what impact they’ll create in content and advertising. This will compete directly with YouTube. Instagram has a large network, works well with […]
Landed the Dream Job Interview? Don’t Go In the Door Until You’ve Done This
If you’re in the two percent of applicants who actually get an interview, here’s how to knock it out of the park. When going after a new career opportunity, there are plenty of steps you need to take (there’s a reason they say that getting a new job is a job unto itself!) Assessing your market value, […]
10 Remarkable Things Elon Musk Is Working On to Make People’s Lives Better
Everyone’s fixated on the Model 3, but Musk has lots of irons in the fire, some with huge profit potential–and the lessons for other entrerpeneurs abound. Most Tesla-watchersinsist that Elon Musk has bet everything on Model 3, and that delays in meeting production goals for the mass-market electric vehicle will lead to Tesla’s collapse (the short sellers are still […]
Siege: Qatar presses OHCHR to end rights violations
Doha skyline used for representation. QNA Geneva: The State of Qatar lauded the objective and positive attitudes of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) towards the negative repercussions and human rights violations resulting from the unjust siege and unilateral measures that the country has been subject to in June last year, […]
Barwa Bank and International Bank of Qatar in advanced merger talks: Report
File picture of Bank Street in Qatar. By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Pamela Barbaglia and Dasha Afanasieva / Reuters LONDON: Qatari lenders Barwa Bank and International Bank of Qatar are in advanced talks to merge after discussions for a three-way merger with another bank collapsed last week, sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The proposed merger between […]
Public parks go smart under MME initiative
A public park developed by Public Parks Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment. By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), represented by the Public Parks Department, has started works to develop modern public parks incorporating innovative ideas and smart technologies. The move aimed at making public parks […]
Qatar-Pakistan ties primed for massive boost: Outgoing envoy
The outgoing Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar, Shahzad Ahmad, at the event. By Rizwan Rehmat | The Peninsula DOHA: Pakistan will be looking to boost its thriving bilateral relations with Qatar by aligning trade aspirations between the two countries at a bigger scale, outgoing envoy Shahzad Ahmad has said. Ahmad, who is set to be replaced […]
Official shares tips to avoid fire accidents
It is important to use good-quality electrical devices and connectors By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula DOHA: The most dangerous fire incidents during summer usually occur during night or early morning due to many reasons; one among them is, leaving the electrical appliances working at night, said an officer of the General Directorate of Civil Defence. […]