Business

London: The British government launched a new strategy for industry on Monday, aiming to intervene in key sectors to tackle weak productivity and bolster...

New York: Wal-Mart Stores is within striking distance of matching Amazon.com's online prices for the first time, a key milestone in its effort to regain...

Hong Kong: Asian markets fell Monday after last week's volatility, but the euro held on to gains thanks to healthy economic data and hopes that German...

London: Bitcoin's vertiginous ascent showed no signs of stopping on Monday, with the crypto-currency soaring to another record high just a few per cent...

Beijing: China's industrial firms weathered a broad government crackdown on financial risks as profits continued to surge last month in a stabilising...

Muscat: A major integrated project to develop a port and an adjoining industrial zone in Tanzania by the Sultanate’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF),...

Muscat: A ministerial panel has reviewed the food security situation in the Sultanate. The Ministerial Food Security Committee held its second meeting for...

Muscat: A delegation from the Secretariat General of the Jordanian Senate visited the State Council yesterday to familiarise themselves with work mechanism,...

Baghdad: Iraq will invite foreign energy firms to bid for the exploration and development of nine new oil and gas blocks bordering Iran and Kuwait, the oil...

Muscat: Oman’s crude oil exports fell by 8.7 per cent to 245.19 million barrels in the first 10 months of 2017, down from 268.68 million barrels in the...