Qatar Stock Exchange index rose 39.31 points, or 0.37%, at the beginning of Thursday’s trading, to reach the level of 10804 points, compared to Wednesday’s trading.The index was supported by a rise in five sectors: the telecommunications sector by 0.8…
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a 95 % fall in second-quarter operating profit, as macroeconomic woes have taken a toll on demand for chips used in electronic gadgets from mobile phones to computers to cars.The world’s largest memory chip and…
Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, received Eitan Na’eh, Israeli Ambassador to Bahrain.The meeting reviewed ways to enhance cooperation and discussed topics of common interest.The minister stressed the continuing development w…
Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the BD 35 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 111%.The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain.The issue d…
Oil prices declined on Wednesday off three-month highs as industry data showed a stock build in US crude inventories and investors remained cautious ahead of a likely Fed rate hike.Brent crude futures slipped 32 cents, or 0.4%, to $83.32 a barrel. US …
Qatar Stock Exchange index rose 77.85 points, or 0.74%, at the start of Wednesday’s trading, reaching the level of 10,613 points, compared to the end of Tuesday’s trading.The index was supported by a rise in the industrial sector by 1.11%, the bank an…
People’s Assembly held Monday its the fifth extraordinary session of the 3rd legislative term to discuss economic and living situation and exchange rate of the Syrian pound.The session is chaired by the Speaker Hammoudeh Sabbagh, in the presence of Pri…
Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Eng. Mohammed Hassan Qatana said that wheat production for the current season is “good”, adding that the marketed amounts reached about 750,000 tons.Eng. Qatana was briefed on, during a meeting on Saturday w…