Economy

Muscat: A new customs duty of 0.5 per cent on bank notes imported by exchange houses and banks was withdrawn by the government within four days of...

Muscat: Low level of oil prices during the past couple of years brought to the fore several challenges to the Omani economy, impacting overall economic...

Singapore: Singapore forecasts slower growth in tourist arrivals this year, citing global economic and political uncertainties and stiffer competition from...

Brussels: Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday towards bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years, moving...

Washington: US consumer sentiment eased off a 13-year high in early February likely as some of the jubilation over Donald Trump's election victory...

Tokyo: Radical. That’s probably the single adjective that best covers the disparate economic policies being pursued in Asia’s three largest economies....

Berlin: Protectionism is the wrong answer to the challenges facing the world, and Germany must fight to safeguard free trade, which guarantees wealth and...

Riga: Poland’s government is having a hard time coming to grips with economic growth that fell far short of the level it targeted last year. With gross...

Karachi: Running a wholesale grocery shop in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, 43-year-old Khan used to write as many as 40 cheques a month to...

Jakarta: Indonesia’s economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as government spending was curbed by a legal cap on the fiscal...