Business

Muscat: An increase in bank interest rates and fuel prices are adversely affecting contracting firms, leading to a squeeze in their margins, according to...

Muscat: A special team studying the feasibility of agricultural insurance in Oman recently discussed the requirements of insurance firms and the mechanism...

Muscat: Led by selling in banking and telecom stocks, the MSM30 Index had a subdued session to close at 5,779.81 points. The MSM Sharia Index was unchanged...

Beijing: China's producer prices surged the most in more than five years in December and by more than expected as prices of coal and other raw materials...

New York/Beijing: Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce giant's new plan...

San Francisco: Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer is among six directors who plan to leave the board of the investment company that will be left...

Detroit: Global automakers kicked off 2017 displaying a wide array of future vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Luxury...

Mumbai: India’s limited reliance on exports and the relatively low foreign ownership of local assets will help the nation’s currency fare better than...

Cairo: Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation jumped for the second month since the pound was freely floated last year to reach 23.3 per cent in...

Muscat: A study on “The Challenges of Private Sector Development and Labour Market Policies” was discussed by the State Council when it hosted Sheikh...