Qatar crude production to rebound
Qatar's crude oil production is expected to rebound, averaging 709,000 barrels per day in 2015, said The Peninsula. The country's crude production fell to 635,000 barrels per day in April 2015 from...
View ArticleQNB continues to strengthen banking knowledge in children through its...
Qatar National Bank, One of the World’s Strongest Banks, recently organised competitions and entertainment programs on the sidelines of the bank’s visit to local schools in the State of Qatar. The...
View ArticleQNB and Vodafone partner to offer exclusive RED plan to QNB first members
Qatar National Bank, “One of the World’s Strongest Banks”, has partnered with Vodafone to offer QNB First members an exclusive Vodafone RED plan. This step strongly highlights QNB’s commitment to...
View ArticleQNB Customer Care Center receives ISO 27001 certificate for information security
QNB Customer Care Center receives the latest international standard for the management of information security, ISO 27001:2013. The awarding of this certification to QNB, ‘One of the World’s Strongest...
View ArticleQIF: Strong fundamentals to push Qatar forward
Driven by strong fundamentals, Qatari market will continue to perform well, said The Peninsula. The government will continue with its infrastructure spending as majority of these projects were planned...
View ArticleQatar’s food price inflation to remain low on falling international prices
Qatar’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation has been easing in recent months. The latest reading registered 1.4% in June 2015, down from the 3.8% peak reached in August 2014. The decline has been...
View ArticleQNB unveils new cargo insurance service
QNB, One of the World’s Strongest Banks, has recently cooperated with Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) to announce a new addition to its line of bancassurance services with the addition of the marine...
View ArticleLocal Qatari sponsors support ROTA to give youth a voice on global stage
Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has unveiled the names of the six local Qatari organisations that will sponsor the...
View ArticleTop Qatar companies and stakeholders back MEED transport forum
Top Qatar companies and stakeholders are lending their support to the MEED Qatar Transport Forum. This forum, endorsed by H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of...
View ArticleChina kills three birds with “yuan” stone
China surprised markets by devaluing its currency by the most in over two decades. On August 11, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) reduced the daily fix of its currency against the US dollar by 1.9%....
View ArticleQNB Financial Services monthly banking sector update June 2015
Review and OutlookThe loan book exhibited flat performance in July 2015 (+6.8 YTD) after increasing by 3.5% MoM in June. On the other hand, deposits receded by 3.1% MoM (+3.8 YTD) in the month of July...
View ArticleQatar’s inflation expected to bottom out in 2015
Qatar’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation remained moderate in the first seven months of 2015. According to the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS), consumer price index (CPI)...
View ArticleGlobal LNG Supply may not increase as much as planned
Global supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to increase significantly from 245m tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2014 to 297mtpa in 2017. Three major projects have recently been completed; over...
View ArticleQNB Group: Kenyan growth is high but so are the risks
Kenya is now the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) after Nigeria and South Africa with nominal GDP of USD66bn expected in 2015. The economy is dependent on agriculture, which accounts...
View ArticleQNB Group: Dovish Fed offers limited respite for EMs
Emerging Markets (EMs) have continued to suffer from capital outflows, even after the Federal Reserve (Fed) decided not to increase interest rates on 17th September (as we predicted in a previous...
View ArticleQatar’s growth accelerates despite lower oil prices
Growth in the Qatari economy accelerated in the second quarter of 2015. Real GDP grew by 4.8% year-on-year, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics...
View ArticleQNB employees donate blood as part of its CSR initiatives
QNB, “The leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa”, has organized two blood donation drives with employees based in Doha in conjunction with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)....
View ArticleQNB announces its Platinum Sponsorship of The 2015 WFE General Assembly &...
QNB, The leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced its Platinum sponsorship of The 2015 World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) General Assembly & Annual Meeting,...
View ArticleQNB and Ooredoo cooperate to provide Mobile Money Payroll service
QNB, the leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, and Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading communications company, today announced the launch of a salary deposit service for employees of...
View ArticleQNB enhances IHSAN’s fleet with 3 new vehicles
In continuation of its CSR initiative to support the elderly, QNB, The Leading Financial Institution in the Middle East and North Africa, provided Center for Care and Empowerment of the Elderly people...
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