Qatar Steel (QASCO) has decided to stop its steel exports due to a 45 percent increase in local demand due to the construction boom in the country.

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is pleased that Indonesian authorities have clarified that Qtel's ownership of shares in PT Indosat will be permitted up to 65 percent.

A major segment of the student community in Qatar will have its next summer holidays in August and September instead of July and August if a proposal to this effect by several private schools is approved by the Ministry of Education.

Education City institutions are now ranked among the top ten percent of the colleges and universities in the US, with the highest educational standards, according to an independent survey.

A trade and real estate investment delegation from Hong Kong and China visited Qatari Diar’s Lusail headquarters yesterday.

THE Prime Minster of Greece, Costas Karamanlis, addressed the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday, promising to “exert all possible efforts to enhance bilateral economic and cultural relations with Qatar.”

Customers of Qtel’s prepaid mobile phone service are set to benefit from more attractive tariffs with the company going to revamp it in a major way.

Qatar Investment Authority is set to boost its investment in British bank Barclays as part of a £2bn ($3.1bn) rescue package, The Observer reported yesterday.