Business

Muscat: Shareholders of Al Omaniya Financial Services have approved a proposal to pay a 25 per cent dividend—constituting a 17 per cent cash dividend and...

Muscat: A major exhibition on plastics, rubber, petrochemicals, print and the packing industry—Oman Plast 2017—was inaugurated by Hilal bin Hamad Al...

Muscat: Oman has several advantages in tapping the growing market for Islamic or Sharia-compliant products and services across the world, according to...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Dr. Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the...

Muscat: Following regional cues, the MSM30 Index dropped 0.22 per cent to finish at 5,617.68 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 843.70 points, down 0.32...

Cairo: Egypt is targeting $9 billion in foreign financing in the 2017-18 fiscal year, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk told Reuters on Wednesday. The...

Dallas: FedEx said investments to expand its ground-delivery business are finally poised to pay off, while a major expansion in Europe will produce greater...

Zurich: UBS Group is extending charges on cash holdings to more of its customers, becoming the latest bank to pass on the euro region’s negative interest...

Shanghai: Airbnb is showing China some love. The US home-sharing giant is adopting the name "Aibiying” in China, one that translates as "welcome...

London: Dublin is the best destination in the European Union for London-based bankers forced to move after Brexit, according to an index of 15 cities...