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Print baggage tags from home, travelling is even easier with Qatar Airways
26 Mar 2016 Written by Admin SAESince the beginning of the year, travelling with Qatar Airways from Genève Aéroport is even easier and more practical: in combination with the online registration, passengers can now print their baggage tag at home, at the same time as their boarding pass.
This service was already available for SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Iberia airlines. It complements the offer of services and comfort departing from Geneva.
Passengers have several possibilities to check their baggage at Genève Aéroport, allowing them to organise their departure depending on their preferences and needs.
Source: Genève Aireport
Qatar Airways will deploy a Boeing 787-8 «Dreamliner» between Doha and Geneva
26 Mar 2016 Written by Admin SAEStarting on July 1st, 2016, Qatar Airways will deploy a Boeing 787-8 «Dreamliner» between Doha and Geneva.
This aircraft will replace the previously operated Airbus A320 on the daily rotation between its base at Hamad International Airport and Geneva Airport.
The 787-8 has a total capacity of 254 seats, in 2-class configuration: 22 passengers in Business class and 232 in Economy.
For Geneva Airport, this route is first regular one with the long-awaited B787, the new benchmark in aeronautical technology.
The timetable remains almost unchanged with respect to the current situation, offering an evening flight eastbound and a morning service westbound. The Geneva departure takes place at 18:00 with a night landing in Doha at 1:10. On the way back, the plane leaves Qatar at 7:25 to reach Switzerland at 13:30 local time, on a daily basis.
The national carrier of Qatar operates to Geneva since 2007. Qatar Airways is member of the Oneworld alliance, already represented in Genva by such airlines as BA, Iberia, Finnair, etc. Doha, the capital of Qatar, is also a major hub for connections to Asia and Australia (new flights to Sydney since March 1st, 2016).
Source: Genève Aireport
(Arabianbusiness) Qatar’s government has allocated more than QR 3 billion ($825m) for small and medium size enterprises, according to arabianbusiness web site.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani said that the SME sector in Qatar enjoyed the support of Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, adding that various governmental institutions worked on amending the necessary legislation, enacting supporting laws and providing necessary information and services, or establishing economic zones and finding financing solutions.
HH Prime Minister was speaking at the first Government Procurement and Contracting Conference & Exhibition (Moushtarayat), a three-day conference and exhibition organised by the Ministry of Finance and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) at Qatar National Convention Centre, 8th of March.
HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of QDB, also said that around 25 governmental and quasi-governmental entities were participating in the exhibition that should provide more than 450 real opportunities for the SME sector with a total value exceeding QR3 billion.
QDB launched the single window to make all information available to SMEs under one roof, in addition to providing direct financing to SMEs in excess of QR4.3 billion – its ‘Al Dhameen’ programme invested more than QR800 million and ‘Tasdeer’ program more than QR600m.
Qatar: Ministry of Economy and Commerce launched Mobile app to establish companies online
07 Mar 2016 Written by Admin SAE(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has launched a new mobile service that enables the establishment of companies online, through its mobile application.
Saudi Arabia announces spending cuts, after posting record $98 billion budget deficit for 2015
31 Dec 2015 Written by Admin SAESaudi Arabia, its finances hit by low oil prices, announced plans to shrink a record state budget deficit with spending cuts, reforms to energy subsidies and a drive to raise revenues from taxes and privatisation.
Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa has inaugurated the Dragon City, a Chinese shopping mall, on the island of Muharraq. The city was the fruitful outcome of the outstanding Bahraini-Chinese relations.
HRH Premier officially opened the mega project, which was built by Diyar Al Muharraq on a total land area of 115,000 square metres at a total cost of $100 million. It includes more than 360 wholesale and retail stores.
The opening of the City is a result of Bahrain’s reputation as a country with a successful investment environment, Prince Khalifa said at the opening ceremony.
The launch of new mega investment projects in the kingdom reflects the investors’ confidence in the strength of the Bahraini economy, Prince Khalifa was quoted by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) as saying.
Such projects also consolidate the kingdom’s competitive potential in attracting more capital, which supports the government’s strategy that is aimed at diversifying its sources of income, he added.
About Dragon City:
At a total cost of $100 million, Dragon City is spread over a total land area of 115,000 square meters with a built up area of 56,000 square meters. It is the first of its kind development in Bahrain, which will offer unique wholesale and retail opportunities to local consumers, trade customers and tourists. Dragon City encompasses Dragon Mall and a themed "Dining Village".
The Mall design is influenced with Chinese architectural and cultural aspects incorporating over 360 commercial units for both retail & wholesale trade, and additionally a 4,500 square meter area designated for warehouses and a car park large enough to accommodate 1,500 cars.
Source: Bahrain News Agency http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/703455
According to the interview of Indrajit Sen with Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, at arabianindustry website, Oman’s oil production may go down a little bit in 2016, compared to 2015. One main reason for this drop is some planned activities that will take some production away. The focus will be more on activities that have as little impact as possible on production, including one or two rigs that they decided to shelve.
Oil prices have tumbled by over 40% since the start at the year, with brent crude - the global benchmark – presently trading at around $36 a barrel.
Asked if capital expenditure will be cut for 2016 in light of declining oil prices, the official said, “We have already planned in terms of what activities will be executed in 2016. We have reduced the budget to a large extent to the things that we think are very critical and are important for execution.”
“The only thing that probably remains for the companies to do is to go back and revise their own activities and make sure they become a little bit more efficient. But in terms of cutting activities, I think we have already gone past that bridge,” he noted.
Asked what the break-even cost of production for Oman would be, the undersecretary said, “We can go down to as low as it takes. It does not matter because.... ‘shutting in’ is going to cost us more money because you still need to pay for maintenance; you still need to pay for employment and so on.”
Masdar announced that it has teamed up with BP and the Masdar Institute to launch The Catalyst, an “accelerator” initiative aimed at developing businesses focused on sustainability and clean-tech.
According to Oxford Business Group, Jordan looks ahead to renewable options. Jordan is working on plans to significantly boost its energy independence over the coming years with a range of renewable power projects, including the largest solar power plant in the region.
First Olive Leaf Extract factory at Jericho Agro- Industrial Park (JAIP)
24 Nov 2015 Written by Admin SAEPalestinian Industrial Estates and Free Zones Authority announces the completion of PALOLEA Olive Leaf Extract factory at JAIP.
