Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter US trade dispute, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermining intellectual property rights or dealing a politically toxic blow to his climate agenda.

The total value of Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade in January 2021 stood at QR29.1bn, reflecting a 13.7% growth over QR25.6bn in December 2020, according to Qatar Chamber’s latest monthly economic newsletter.

The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC), in co-operation with SOAS University of London, recently delivered an interactive webinar session on ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Islamic and Middle Eastern Law’.

Qatar and Sri Lanka are expected to establish a joint business council by the third or fourth quarter of this year as part of efforts to strengthen the business and trade relations between the countries.

Trade exchange between Qatar and Turkey in the past five years witnessed a “more than 100%” growth from “$900mn” in 2016 to “$1.91bn” in 2020, Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani said.

Hamad Port has handled container volume of more than 5mn TEUs or twenty foot equivalent units since the start of operations.

Doha witnessed a robust month-on-month expansion in the building permits issued this March; outperforming other municipalities, according to the official statistics.

HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari received in his office Sunday Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently visiting the country.

Wall Street is kicking off a crucial reporting season as US companies provide quarterly results a year after the coronavirus pandemic crippled the economy and as investors look for reasons to support a stock market at record highs.

Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2bn yuan ($2.78bn) fine yesterday over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company’s dominant market position.

The Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has organised a two-day ‘Startup Summit’ held virtually.

The series of “positive shifts” in Qatar-Ukraine relations following the recent visit of Ukrainian officials led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen as a key factor in the expansion of both countries’ economic horizons