Doha, 18 November: Today Kahramaa, Qatar Green Building Council and Barwa Real Estate announced an experiment that intends to revolutionise Qatar’s green building industry. The three parties signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Qatar case study passivhaus project called Baytna, which will create a building standard for Qatar that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, [...]
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News: New passivhaus experiment to demonstrate low-energy living for Qatar’s communities
- November 18, 2012 12:00 pm
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News: Qatar University President highlights region’s challenges on food security
- November 14, 2012 2:37 pm
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Doha, November 14 - Five hundred (500) delegates from around the world were welcomed by Qatar University (QU) President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad to the international Food Security in Dry Lands (FSDL) conference which was hosted by QU on November 14-15. Delegates included ambassadors, ministers, government officials, policy-makers, development experts, scholars, researchers and representatives from [...]
read moreNEWS: Sports business congress and exhibition kicks off in Qatar
- November 12, 2012 11:09 am
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Doha, 12 November: ASPIRE4SPORT 2012, the Middle East’s leading sports business congress and exhibition, kicks off at Aspire Dome, Doha, with an inauguration led by senior officials, following the first of many all-star panels. The Congress and Expo will kick off with ASPIRE MED, the first of the three conferences including ASPIRE TECH AND ASPIRE [...]
read moreNews: Global Entrepreneurship Weeks kicks off in Qatar with Silatech and Bedaya
- November 12, 2012 10:38 am
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Doha, 12 November: Silatech and the Bedaya Center are offering a full slate of youth-oriented activities and workshops as part of the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), a worldwide initiative that celebrates the innovators and job creators who launch startup businesses and drive economic growth. An event that takes places around the world between November 12-18, [...]
read moreNews: Qatar National Broadband Network scoops innovation award
- November 12, 2012 10:01 am
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Doha, 12 November: The Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) recently picked up a top UK (United Kingdom) award at the London Stock Exchange, the World Finance Award for Best innovation, Middle East 2012. The Award is annually bestowed on technology companies that demonstrate outstanding innovation and being ahead of the curve in the industry with the [...]
read moreNews: Qatar National Convention Centre set to host one of the largest conferences in the world
- November 8, 2012 10:23 am
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Doha, 8 November: With less than three weeks to go, the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) has intensified its preparations to take centre stage and host Qatar’s largest conference to date – the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change 2012 (COP18/CMP8). The event which will take place from 26 November to 7 December is expected [...]
read moreNews: Entrepreneurs Organisation Qatar, appoints new president
- November 7, 2012 2:50 pm
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Doha, 7 November: The Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) Qatar chapter has announced the appointment of Mohamed Jaidah as President to EO Qatar for the 2012-2013 year, under the international Entrepreneurs Organisation. The organisation brings together some of the most influential and socially aware entrepreneurs in Qatar, in an attempt to help their members learn and grow [...]
read moreNews: New NGO launched to enhance research and sustainability in Qatar
- October 25, 2012 10:27 am
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Doha, 25 October: As part of Qatar’s investment and long-term commitment to the environment, the Qatar Sustainability Network (QSN) was officially launched in Doha yesterday. At the launch, Nadia Aboul Hosn interim board member at QSN outlined the mandate as a network to cultivate a culture of research, science, and sustainability through active engagement of civil [...]
read moreNews: Former Economy and Trade Minister for Qatar discusses the impact of the Arab Spring in his new book
- October 24, 2012 1:24 pm
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Doha, 23 October: The most important issue for people in the Gulf region is whether their country is heading in the right direction for its system of governance to become durable and sustainable, fully supported by its people and capable of being defended from internal and external threats. In The Arab Spring and the Gulf States, [...]
read moreNews: Sukuk issuances beats conventional bonds in the GCC
- October 24, 2012 1:23 pm
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Doha, 24 October: Corporate and infrastructure issuers in the Gulf region may increasingly rely on sukuk, the Islamic equivalent of bonds, as a source of funding in coming quarters says a report titled “Sukuk Are Surpassing Conventional Bond Issuance in the Gulf Countries as Yields Tighten,” published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Sukuk issuance [...]
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