Economy

London: British new car sales recorded their biggest drop since 2009 last year, falling 5.7 per cent due to uncertainty over potential new diesel charges...

London: Data in the week ahead will enable investors to gauge the strength of German and British industry, US spending and Chinese trade at the end of last...

Caracas: President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that Venezuela would issue 100 million units of its new oil-backed cryptocurrency in coming days, although...

Tokyo: Japan Inc. is running out of excuses in the face of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's calls for wage rises of 3 per cent or more. The nation is having...

Muscat: As many as 137,333 transactions were carried out electronically through the Invest Easy portal last year. These transactions were made for new...

Muscat: Oman has signed two agreements with Saudi Arabia worth OMR81 million to finance key projects in Duqm. The money will come from the Saudi Fund for...

London: Growth in British manufacturing cooled last month from four-year highs struck in November, but the sector remained a bright spot in Britain's...

New York: A US government panel rejected Ant Financial's acquisition of US money transfer company MoneyGram International over national security...

Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) headquarters at Mina Al Fahal will be completely powered by solar energy by the end of the year, a major stride...

Muscat: Global trade enabler DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has welcomed Maysun Solar, the first photovoltaic panel producer to set up a...