Business

Muscat: Local animal breeds in Oman, such as the Dhofari sheep and dairy cows, are being pushed to the verge of extinction because of unplanned cross...

Muscat: Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) will need around 500 housing units for its employees over the next few months, according to James Wilson,...

Muscat: Sohar desalination plant is back to its full production capacity after a fault had led to supply disruption on Tuesday. The company rectified the...

Washigton: US economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, but not as sharply as initially thought, with businesses less aggressive in their efforts to...

Shanghai: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on Friday on the world's 20 biggest economies to step up the slowing...

Dubai: Iran is offering to swap exports of crude oil for imports of refined fuel as some European customers struggle to find banks to process payments, a...

Mumbai: Gold dealers in India, the world’s largest bullion market after China, have deepened discounts to jewellers by as much as seven-fold after a surge...

London: Lloyds Banking Group rewarded investors with a surprise two billion pound payout on Thursday, underlining its intent to be the biggest dividend...

Washington: New orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods in January rose by the most in 10 months as demand picked up broadly, offering a ray of hope...

Sydney: Investors burned by turmoil in global markets are looking for signs the world’s top finance officials are ready to take action to bolster growth...