Business

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...

London: Britain's economy slowed sharply in the first three months of 2017 as higher inflation, boosted by last year's Brexit vote, hit spending on...

Brussels: European Union (EU) leaders will endorse a stiff set of divorce terms for Britain at a summit on Saturday, rejoicing in a rare show of unity in...

San Francisco: Amazon.com's ventures far beyond online retail, from cloud computing to movie making, are raising questions among corporate strategy...