Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has taken a 4.69% stake in Quantumscape Corp (QS.N), which is developing solid-state lithium metal batteries, a Securities and Exchange …
RwandAir and Qatar Airways deepen partnership with interline agreement
Deal will give travellers access to more than “160 destinations in the combined networks” from the carriers’ respective Kigali and Doha hubs.
Asiacell Grows Customer Base in Iraq
By John Lee. Mobile phone service Asiacell has reported a sharp drop in revenue, when expressed in Qatari riyals, as a res …
HSBC Private Banking announces new head of Qatar
HSBC has appointed Ibrahim al-Abed as head of Private Banking, Qatar to lead the bank’s private banking business in the country. Based in Qata …
Qatar Shell announces new executive vice president GTL and managing director Qatar
Qatar Shell announced the appointment of Richard ‘Rick’ Tallant as executive vice president of GTL for Shell and managing director of Shell Qatar Companies with effect from August 1, 2021.
Qatar Museums and partners staging events this month
The Architects Hub Qatar, a business networking hub that offers an online directory for local architecture firms in the country and organises events for face-to-face networking, will hold an online …
Italy and Qatar share gold in emotional climax to high jump competition
The men’s high jump gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games was shared between Italy and Qatar in a dramatic conclusion to the competition on Sunday night. Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim both …
Fintech QPS Global to Expand UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait Business Operations
Fintech QPS Global will be expanding its business operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.
Qatar’s growing Islamic banks
The Islamic banking and finance sector in Qatar is witnessing a continuous development helped by supportive policies and regulations. Qatari Islamic banks are likely to see their market share grow …
Qatar dials into Africa’s mobile-money scramble
Africa’s financial technology buzz is growing. Airtel Africa on Friday said the Qatar Investment Authority would pay $200 million for a minority stake and a board seat in the telco’s mobile-money …