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Qatar's Black Cat Engineering ties up with TCS for digital solutions
IT firm TCS on Thursday said it has partnered with Qatar-based Black Cat Engineering & Construction (BCEC) to provide digital solutions and innovation strategy. "Tata Consultancy Services...has been selected by BCEC..as the strategic partner to drive the latter's digital transformation and co-innovation strategy," TCS said in a BSE filing. As part of the tie-up, TCS is enabling BCEC to reimagine its end-to-end business processes from tendering to construction, incorporating EPC industry's best practices, to design and implement multifunctional and multiservice solution on Oracle Cloud ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). The seamless enterprise-wide system integrates multiple disparate business functions and eliminates data duplication and redundancy. "We...will bring our technology expertise, industry experience, proprietary solutions, and innovation ecosystem to make BCEC an industry benchmark," TCS Qatar Country Head Devashis Goswami said. BCEC is Qatar's largest EPC and ...
 "Qatar's Black Cat Engineering ties up with TCS for digital solutions")
Coronavirus: Qatar bans entry of people from India, 13 other countries
Flagship carrier Qatar Airways has also stopped flights from India, according to sources
 "Coronavirus: Qatar bans entry of people from India, 13 other countries")
GoAir's Mumbai-Doha service hits turbulence, shuts bookings for flight
The airline is facing a hurdle and has quietly closed reservation for this flight
 "GoAir's Mumbai-Doha service hits turbulence, shuts bookings for flight")
Qatar scraps mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff, others
Qatar has made a series of reforms to its employment regulations since being selected to host the 2022 World Cup.
 "Qatar scraps mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff, others")
Norway wealth fund drops G4S Plc over Qatar migrant-worker abuses
Norway's wealth fund, the world's biggest of its kind, is managed according to a set of ethical principles
 "Norway wealth fund drops G4S Plc over Qatar migrant-worker abuses")
Qatar shortlists partners for North Field expansion, but may go it alone
Expanding Qatar's liquefied natural gas facilities is one of the energy sector's most lucrative projects.
 "Qatar shortlists partners for North Field expansion, but may go it alone")
Qatar, Exxon to proceed with $10 billion Texas LNG project: Report
Worldwide consumption of the fuel is expected to more than double to 550 million tonnes a year (mtpa) by 2030, triggering a race among oil and gas companies eager to dominate the market
 "Qatar, Exxon to proceed with $10 billion Texas LNG project: Report")
Qatar plans to invest 10 bn euros in auto, tech, banking sectors of Germany
In recent years its German investments in larger industrial or financial firms have often soured, Deutsche Bank
 "Qatar plans to invest 10 bn euros in auto, tech, banking sectors of Germany")
Macau set to overtake Qatar as world's richest place, predicts IMF
The global casino hub's economy will reach the equivalent of about $143,116 per person by 2020
 "Macau set to overtake Qatar as world's richest place, predicts IMF")
Probe UAE bank for bogus FX deals aimed at undermining economy: Qatar to US
FAB, which was created from the merger of First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi last year, denied it had tried to manipulate the riyal
 "Probe UAE bank for bogus FX deals aimed at undermining economy: Qatar to US")
A first for Gulf: Qatar may give some expats permanent residency
Residency permit gives similar rights as Qataris in terms of property ownership
Qatar remains committed to oil supply cut deal: Energy minister
Qatar will from honour its international commitment, says Qatar energy minister
 "Qatar remains committed to oil supply cut deal: Energy minister")
Qatar could defend currency for years, its balance sheet shows
It's so rich that it can offset threatened capital outflows by liquidating a portion of its reserves
 "Qatar could defend currency for years, its balance sheet shows")
Indians in Qatar advised to stay alert amid diplomatic crisis
Gulf nations cut off diplomatic ties with Doha accusing it of supporting terrorism
 "Indians in Qatar advised to stay alert amid diplomatic crisis")
Facts so far: Gulf Arab states, Egypt, sever ties with Qatar over terrorism
-- Qatar has been expelled from a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
 "Facts so far: Gulf Arab states, Egypt, sever ties with Qatar over terrorism")
Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped
Laura, the woman who got raped, has denied the charge of adultery against her
Modi takes up issues faced by Indian workers in Qatar
The Qatari side briefed the Indian side on the reforms in labour laws which would protect the interests of skilled and unskilled labour
 "Modi takes up issues faced by Indian workers in Qatar")
We have only cleaned up the surface of corruption, says Modi
While addressing the Indian diaspora in Doha, Modi said his govt saved Rs 36,000 cr by stopping leakage and theft
 "We have only cleaned up the surface of corruption, says Modi")
Nearly 60% of Qatar population live in 'labour camps'
Qatar has been condemned by human rights groups, for providing squalid and cramped accommodation for its large migrant workforce
 "Nearly 60% of Qatar population live in 'labour camps'")
India, Qatar to share intel to combat hawala, terror financing
An MoU was signed between the Finance Intelligence Unit -India and Qatar Financial Information Unit to share intelligence on hawala
 "India, Qatar to share intel to combat hawala, terror financing")
