Economy

Muscat: A ‘leader’s forum’ was organised to highlight the concept of lean engagement and how it can play a role in transforming profitability of...

London: To hear some economists talk, the Bank of England (BoE) is about to make a big mistake — raise interest rates just as the economy heads into what...

Harare: Economic growth is expected to rise to 3.4 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa next year from 2.6 per cent in 2017, the IMF said in a report on Monday,...

Muscat: Oman's average inflation for the first nine months of 2017 stood at 1.65 per cent, mainly driven by a substantial increase in tobacco prices and...

Muscat: A cooperation agreement was signed between the Public Authority for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (Riyada) and Fund for...

Muscat: InfoFort, an Aramex company and leading information management solution provider in the Middle East and Africa, has announced its partnership with...

Berlin: Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela...

Brussels: The European Commission warned Italy, France, Portugal and Belgium on Friday that their 2018 draft budget plans posed risks to meeting EU debt and...

Moscow: Russia's improving economy has removed the main impetus for privatisations planned for this year, allowing policymakers who always doubted the...

Athens: Greece expects to beat creditors' projections and achieve a higher primary surplus this year and buoyant growth in 2018, authorities said, as...