Economy

Karlsruhe (Germany): German engineering group Siemens is redoubling its efforts in an area where it has traditionally lagged: managing the processing of...

Muscat: Shell Intilaaqah’s “Aspire and Inspire” programme has launched its second workshop series entitled, “How to Become a Successful Business...

Beirut: Lebanon's economy is fragile, unsustainable and needs the state to enact reforms, a senior World Bank official said on Tuesday as the country...

Geneva/Mexico City: Mexican negotiators are optimistic about the possibility of getting a NAFTA deal and are hopeful of progress in coming days, the...

Pangyo (South Korea): South Korea's Cosmax Inc, the world's biggest cosmetics manufacturer, rejected buyout offers from two large local...

Beijing/Washington: China said on Wednesday that "blackmail" wouldn't work and that it would hit back if the United States takes further steps...

San Francisco: Apple Inc sales led by the pricey iPhone X pushed quarterly results far beyond Wall Street targets on Tuesday, with subscriptions from App...

Washington: The Trump administration plans to propose slapping a 25-per cent tariff on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods after initially setting them...

Muscat: The MSM30 Index stemmed the losses and closed at 4,336.55 points, a gain of 0.37 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index gained 0.15 per cent to end at...

Dubai/Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's top sovereign wealth fund is seeking to raise between $6 and $8 billion from banks as it seeks to boost its firepower to...