Business

Muscat: Credit to the private sector increased by 7.4 per cent to reach OMR17.8 billion as at the end of February 2017. Conventional banks' overall...

Muscat: In an effort to limit multiple commercial registrations (CRs) the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is taking a number of measures. The steps are...

Muscat: In response to the Royal Directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, “Shabab Oman 2” vessel of the...

Muscat: There was a fall in the number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Sultanate in the first quarter of 2017, compared with the same period...

Muscat: Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) on Thursday laid the foundation stone for its $688 million-natural gas liquids...

Muscat: Hayyak customers can now sign up for non-stop access to the WhatsApp application, for no added charge. The initiative gives new and existing...

Muscat: Ahlibank shareholders last week approved the issuance of 50 million perpetual bonds (additional tier 1 capital instruments), through rights issues...

Washington/Taipei: Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple Inc supplier, is planning a...

Washington: The US economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the first quarter as consumer spending barely increased and businesses invested less...

Brussels/Frankfurt: Inflation surged and growth continued to accelerate in the euro zone, a plethora of indicators showed on Friday, keeping pressure on the...