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Mumbai: 'Unusual' cash deposits totalling Rs1.6-1.7 lakh crore (Rs1,600-1,700 billion) were made during the demonetisation period, says a research...

New Delhi: Achieving the high end of the 6.75-7.5 per cent growth projected previously will be difficult due to appreciation of rupee, farm loan waivers and...

Muscat: Sohar Aluminium has put together a team of experts to investigate an incident that had occured at the plant on August 4, that had disrupted normal...

Shanghai: Hong Kong shares fell more than one per cent on Thursday, mirroring losses in regional markets amid continued tensions over North Korea, and as...

Cape Town: South Africa has started a review to inspect 72 Johannesburg Stock Exchange Securities-listed firms to ensure compliance with employment equity...

Muscat: Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Kuwait’s Zain group for OMR325.6 million. Omantel, the...

Dubai: HSBC is planning to add staff to its Saudi Arabian operations as the Kingdom embarks on one of the biggest economic transformations attempted by any...

Washington: US job openings jumped to a record high in June, outpacing hiring, the latest indication that companies are having trouble finding qualified...

Muscat: Oman’s 326 megawatt (MW)-capacity Wadi Al Jissi and 405 MW-capacity Ghubra independent power projects will be decommissioned next year. The...

Muscat: Shares on the Muscat bourse reacted on selling pressure. The MSM30 Index fell by 0.23 per cent to close at 4994.34 points. The MSM Sharia Index was...