Beijing 15 May 2017 (China Daily) China and Pakistan have agreed to jointly upgrade the 1,600-kilometer railway linking Southern and Northern Pakistan as part of a move to push forward construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “China and Pakistan have signed memorandums of understanding to increase the speed of the railway connecting Karachi and...

Hangzhou 16 May 2017 (APP) Pakistan signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alibaba Group Holdings Limited to promote country’s worldwide exports by Small and Medium Enterprises through e-commerce. The agreement between Alibaba and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan was signed by Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir and Michael Evans, President of Alibaba Group, and...

Doha 14 May 2017 (QNA) Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry has underlined that the economic factor as most significant for commitment of countries to the Convention on Climate Change. Speaking in the second plenary session of the 17th Doha Forum under the theme 'Global Trends & Challenges for Economic Development...

Doha 08 May 2017 14th edition of the International Trade Exhibition for Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment and Environmental Technology (Project Qatar 2017) was inaugurated today by Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy & Commerce Qatar. Present on the occasion were Dr. Mohammed Saleh AlSada, Minister of Energy & Industries, members of...

Doha 06 May 2017 Qatar Tourism Authority announced its partnership with Sasol for the first ever Accessible Qatar Conference being held on May 8th and 9th at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). The conference will run over the first two days of the 14th Project Qatar exhibition, leveraging the biggest construction fair in...

Doha 30 April 2017 Doha Festival City managed and operated by Al-Futtaim, officially opened its doors to the public early April, and is now home to the largest Monoprix Hypermarket outlet worldwide. The renowned French retail chain's store, which boasts of more than 35,000 high-quality goods within its 7,000 sq.m location, opened its doors to...

Doha 30 Apr 2017 The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) hosted a meeting with a delegation from Ningxia (China) led by Wang Heshan, Vice Governor of the Province. Present on the occasion were members of the accompanying delegation and officials of Economic and Commercial section of Chinese embassy in Qatar. Chinese delegation was received...

Doha 03 May 2017 In it's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, Barwa Bank has launched the country’s first ever credit card that cares for the society, in partnership with Qatar Charity in a press conference held on May 3rd at Sharq Hotel Doha. Barwa Bank Qatar Charity co-branded new credit card empowers its holders to...

Doha 01 May 2017 Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.S.C) announced today its ‘1438 consumer goods at cost price’ distinctive offer, that comes as part of the Company’s Ramadan campaign under the slogan ‘an abundance of good, in the month of goodness’; which will be launched in a few days, as a tribute to the...

Doha 01 May 2017 RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) successfully loaded and delivered its 2,000th cargo of LNG to Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on 25th April, 2017. The cargo was lifted by the KOGAS vessel, “SK Summit”, which also carried the first cargo of LNG supplied by RasGas to Korea in August 1999. In recognition of...