Doha Bank set to open branch in Kerala
PTI Qatar-based Doha Bank will open a state-of-the-art branch in Kochi next week, the only branch of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-based bank in India. Kerela chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the branch, which will be located in the LULU International shopping Mall at Edapally, a press statement said Wednesday. It will mainly cater to the needs of the large NRI population, both in Kerala and the Gulf. The inauguration is set to take place on August 27 in the presence of senior government functionaries from Kerala, senior businessmen from Qatar, Board members of Doha Bank and prominent local corporates who have business interest in the GCC. Doha bank, which commenced its operation in Mumbai in April, 2015, provides corporate banking, retail banking, treasury, trade finance ...
Reliance Group to expand business cooperation with Qatar
Source: PTI Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has expressed a keen interest in playing a larger role in the growing economic ties between India and Qatar by expanding business cooperation with the Gulf country. Ambani called on Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani among other senior Qatari ministers during a visit to the oil-rich country on Sunday. Ambani highlighted the operations of Reliance Group in diverse sectors and discussed possible areas of interest for expanding business cooperation with Qatar to the mutual benefit of both sides. Accompanied by a team of senior executives, he discussed bilateral trade ties with Qatari dignitaries, underlining the group's keen interest in playing a larger role in the growing economic partnership between ...