Business

New York: US company Dow Chemical plans to buy an additional 15 per cent stake in its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco , the companies said on...

Washington: The US goods trade deficit increased in July as exports fell, suggesting that trade would make a modest contribution to economic growth in the...

Berlin: Greece must press ahead with implementing its reforms-for-aid programme and become more competitive, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was...

London: British house price growth eased to a three-month low in August, adding to signs that the squeeze on household spending since last year's Brexit...

Sydney: The 11 countries committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are considering amendments to the trade deal, three sources said on Tuesday, as...

Muscat: General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nu’amani, Minister of the Royal Office received in his office on Monday Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for...

Muscat: A six-month ban on expat workers in certain sectors has been imposed to regulate and re-classify some companies, according to the Ministry of...

Muscat: Boosted by higher trading volumes and buying in index heavyweights, the MSM30 Index climbed by 0.83 per cent to close above the 5,000 point-mark at...

Muscat: Development of pockets of unutilised land within developed areas is a growing trend within Dubai’s heavily populated urban areas, signalling the...

Muscat: Salalah Methanol Company (SMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Oman Oil Company (OOC), said it has secured a 12-year $728 million project finance...