Oh, science — you never fail to bestow your worldly wisdom upon us. It’s pretty much a given that we all know someone who seems incapable of showing up on time, to anything, ever — someone who has no apparent insight into the difference between being fashionably late and unacceptably late. It could even be you. Awkward. […]
Month: July 2018
10 Self-Defeating Habits to Stop Doing Right Now
Living an exceptional life means taking a good look at how you spend your time. If you want to live an exceptional life you can’t conduct yourself like every other regular person. It means taking a good look at how you spend your minutes, hours and days and figuring out which habits are helping you achieve great things, […]
Qatar receives QR 676.4 billion foreign investments in Q1 of 2018
QNA Doha: Foreign investments in Qatar amounted to QR 676.4 billion in the first quarter of 2018, according to the findings of the quarterly Foreign Investment survey launched by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics and Qatar Central Bank. The survey covers major enterprises – private and public – operating in the national economy. […]
Anti-money laundering, combating terrorism financing guidance issued
The Peninsula DOHA: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani announced that QCB, Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) have each issued guidance to their financial institutions addressing critical areas of compliance with the regulators’ anti-money laundering and combating terrorism financing […]
Deputy Amir receives five new ambassadors
Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Amiri Diwan office yesterday morning the credentials of Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina Carlos Hernandez. QNA Doha: Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Amiri Diwan office yesterday morning the credentials of five new ambassadors […]
Advisory Council approves draft law on Workers’ Fund
The Peninsula DOHA: The Advisory Council, which met yesterday with Speaker of the Advisory Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud in the chair, approved draft law on establishing Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund after discussing the report of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee on it. At the outset of the […]
‘Made in Qatar’ to open Oman expo in November
Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari (centre), Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman, addressing the media, yesterday, as Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa (right), CEO of Qatar Development Bank, and Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Director General of Qatar Chamber, look on, The Peninsula DOHA: The second edition of ‘Made in Qatar’ exhibition to be held outside […]
Qatar Islamic Bank net profit grows by 13.8 % in H1,2018
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has reported a net profit of QR1.32bn for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (H1, 18) registering a growth of 13.8 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2017. Total assets of the Bank has increased by 1.4 percent compared to December 2017 and now stands at […]
Qatar Financial Centre achieves ISDA recognition
QFC Authority officials, Yousuf Mohammed Al Jaida (left), Chief Executive Officer; and Nasser Al Taweel, Chief Legal Officer. The Peninsula DOHA: The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has recognised Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) as an effective netting regime and published a positive legal opinion to its members, recognising the QFC as a netting friendly […]
QDB workshop discusses challenges facing Qatari entrepreneurs
By Mohammad Shoeb I The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) yesterday organised a first-of-its-kind workshop on ‘National Incubation Strategy’ and discussed the various gaps and challenges facing the Qatari entrepreneurs. The workshop also exchanged ideas on initiatives that can cover those gaps. The workshop was as part of QDB’s numerous initiatives to develop and […]