DOHA: DTZ Qatar yesterday announced it has rebranded as Cushman & Wakefield Qatar, following a global merger between top global real estate consultants DTZ and Cushman & Wakefield.

What began as a small family business in New York is now the largest global real estate consultancy with over 400 offices in 70 countries employing 51,000 people.

Globally, Cushman &"...

The Bloomberg Commodity Index has traded higher for a third week and during this time all three sectors have taken turns in the lead. In late August it was precious metals which surged in response to falling bond yields and reduced risk appetite. A thaw in the US China trade relations then helped trigger a strong week for crude oil and HG copper before the agriculture sector, following weeks of selling, moved higher last week.

Grains found support"...

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Qatar real estate market will remain tenant-friendly as rentals across the three major asset segments — commercial office, residential and retail — experience downward price corrections, according to KPMG’s latest updates on the Real Estate Index.
Anurag Gupta, Director and Head of Real Estate at KPMG in Qatar, said: “Over the past two quarters, we have witnessed long-term initiatives from the government to induce further growth in the economy. Introducing initiatives such as 100 percent"...

Jefferies announced that today is the firm’s global trading day for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. Jefferies will offer investors around the world the opportunity to join efforts to assist those affected by the devastation of this event by trading with Jefferies.

As previously announced, Jefferies will donate all net trading commissions earned today from U.S., European and Asia equity, fixed income and foreign exchange trading."...

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Higher travel costs and increased recreational and cultural expenses drove up the cost of living based on the consumer price index (CPI) in Qatar last month.
According to the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), Qatar’s CPI — a key inflation indicator — rose 1.16 percent to 109.47 points in August when compared with that of July. Still, this is marginally lower than the index figure a year ago.
Compared with the CPI of August 2018, the latest figure shows a decline of 0.04 percent,"...

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) data released on Thursday indicated that the total Money Reserve in the Qatari banking system decreased by the end of August by about QR5.7bn, but still 23.8 percent higher than in the third month of the blockade in August 2017, to reach by the end of August 2019 to the level of QR 74.6bn, compared to QR 80.3bn last July, and QR60.3bn in August 2017.

Reserve Money consists of four components: Issued Currency, Required Reserve,"...

Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs HE Yousuf bin Mohamed al Othman Fakhroo has stressed that localising jobs, increasing the Qatarisation ratios and qualifying Qatari cadres contribute to advancing the national economy.
Speaking on the sidelines of a career fair organised by Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group on Saturday, the minister pointed said preparations are under way to launch a slew of initiatives aimed at increasing the rates of Qatarisation in several sectors in the country....

H E Yousuf Mohamed Al Othman Fakhroo, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs has stated that the Qatarisation and entry of more qualified nationals into the local job market are making positive contributions to the local economy.

Speaking on the sidelines of QNB’s Open Career Day yesterday, the Minister said the government is currently working on a fresh package to further pace up Qatarisation process. The announcement,"...

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(AETOS Wire)-- Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT), the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, today announced that it has acquired SoundBetter, a leading global audio production and collaboration marketplace helping creators worldwide connect and hire top audio professionals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“As we build out our tools for creators, we want to give"...