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People. Planet. Posperity -...
It’s a shocker – Qatar has the highest carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the world*. Its waters are shallow enough to allow breeding of micro-organisms unlike anywhere else on the planet but there have been no such activities. Once home to perse flora and fauna, ostriches were found roaming the desert lands. Today the &ls....
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Qatar-Germany: Heightened...
What profession one is in, is clearly an either/or situation - one either chooses a profession or a profession makes one. For Dr Dirk Baumgartner, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Qatar, it is clearly his choice. With his wide interest in world affairs from a young age and armed with a legal degree, Dr Baumgartner focused ....
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Doha Green and Sustainability...
When it comes to the environment, there can be no short-cuts and half measures. This adage is evident when we look at the multifarious initiatives that are being undertaken to heighten the eco-consciousness of residents in the country. One such initiative is the upcoming Doha Green and Sustainability Summit (DGSS), to be organised by the ....
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Knowledge Enrichment Centre...
The Knowledge Enrichment Centre was officially inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned at the groundbreaking ceremony of the QR20 billion Musheireb (the Heart of Doha project) project which took place on January 13, 2010. HH Th....
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Brand Ritz-Carlton: The Way A...
It is this sweep, this unmistakable ease, this confidence over what he perceives and communicates that makes a veteran. And surely 31 years with one of the blue-blooded brands in the hospitality sector has made Kharazmi, not only a veteran, but one with total command. Bob Kharazmi, Senior Vice President, Ritz-Carlton Int. ....
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QFinance Niche Theme; Global...
Product pegging is a core skill and Nigel Newton, Chief Executive, Bloomsbury, has honed it well. The launch of QFinance, the one-stop guide for finance professionals, is testimony for that. Created by Bloomsbury Information Ltd in association with Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority, the publication has been compiled by finance profes....
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Disabled Children in a...
Jasim Abdul-Rahman Al Haydous has never missed a single day of class at Abu Baker Aseedeq Preparatory Independent School for Boys. Every morning he enters the Principal's office with a cheerful greeting, then saunters down the hallway in a faintly lopsided gait. He is familiar with the corridors - on the left are photos of HH Sheikha Moza....
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Human Sigma Managing Employee...
Dr John H. Fleming Principal and Chief Scientist, Customer Engagement and HumanSigma for Gallup In an exclusive two-part interview to Qatar Today, Dr John H Fleming, Principal and Chief Scientist, Customer Engagement and HumanSigma for Gallup throws light on what companies can do to keep employee engagement u....
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Bust Goes the Balance:...
End of 2007, the world woke up to a new concept in finance – sub prime. But that was in the US, we all thought. September 15, 2008 saw Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers filing the largest bankruptcy petition in US history. And the stock indices – from Nikkei to Hang Seng to Kospi to BSE Sensex to FTSE to Dow Jones Composite Av....
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QT TOP 10
Despite the differences in the decline in price indices among GCC and Arab Stock exchanges, panic and fear still prevailed. The scenario got much worse as majority of the investors started liquidating their shares, and the share price indices plunged to unprecedented levels in what appeared as a series of continuous and endless falls. ....
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