Qatar’s hotel inventory stood at 27,288 keys at the end of September 2019, spread across a total of 132 establishments, consultancy firm ValuStrat said.

Al Khalij Commercial Bank (Al Khaliji) has posted a net profit of QR497mn at the end of the third quarter, which represents a 6% growth year on year.

The Qatar Stock Exchange witnessed strong buying interests in transport and telecom sectors and its key index gained more than 26 points Tuesday.

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Santos Ltd agreed to buy ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia business for $1.4bn in a deal that will boost the Adelaide-based oil and gas producer’s position in the growing Asian liquefied natural gas market.

Robust buying interests — especially within banking, transport and real estate counters — yesterday lifted the Qatar Stock Exchange 120 points to place its key barometer above 10,400 levels amidst heightened trading.

The World Trade Organisation yesterday formally authorised the US to impose tariffs on about $7.5bn worth of European exports annually in retaliation for illegal government aid to Airbus SE.

WeWork is considering a bailout that will hand control of the co-working giant to SoftBank Group Corp, according to a person familiar with the matter, one of two main options to rescue the once high-flying startup.

A slide in China’s exports picked up pace in September while imports contracted for a fifth straight month, pointing to further weakness in the economy and underlining the need for more stimulus as the Sino-US trade war drags on.

The British pound fell against the euro and dollar yesterday, the start of a pivotal week for Britain and the European Union to strike a Brexit deal.

More rate cuts from Asia’s most accommodative central bank this year will help India’s sovereign bonds post modest gains despite the lingering fear of the government missing budget targets.

The iron ore market’s had a tumultuous year as prices soared then sank, miners battled supply disruptions and China cooled.