Economy

Caracas: A general appointed at the weekend to run Venezuela's energy sector will name more military officers to senior management posts at state oil...

Detroit: Terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would harm the US and Canadian economies and reduce their competitiveness versus Asia...

Muscat: A ceremony to lay foundation stone for the Sultanate’s first bus assembly unit, which will have an initial capacity to assemble 1,000 buses per...

Beijing: China's leaders are likely to maintain this year's growth target of "around 6.5 per cent" in 2018, even as they ratchet up...

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

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),...

Brussels: The European Union (EU) handed Prime Minister Theresa May a 10-day “absolute deadline” to improve her Brexit divorce offer or face failure in...

Johannesburg: South Africa will use its annual budget next year to outline "decisive" policy to strengthen its fiscal framework, the finance...