Economy

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

Washington: The US economy unexpectedly maintained a brisk pace of growth in the third quarter as an increase in inventory investment and a smaller trade...

Rome: Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) unexpectedly raised its sovereign rating for Italy to BBB on Friday, the first such increase by S&P...

Madrid: Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos said on Thursday he sees economic growth of just above 3 percent this year despite a secession bid by the...

Muscat: DP World Limited handled 52.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine...

Muscat: Changbao Oman Oil Pipe Company, the first Chinese factory in Sohar Freezone, held its inauguration on Monday. The ceremony was well attended, with...

Berlin: International corporate giants like Apple should pay more tax, the leader of Germany's most pro-business party said, calling for deeper...

London: Bitcoin is booming, digital currency hedge funds are sprouting at the rate of two a week and the value of all cryptocurrencies has surged tenfold...

Muscat: An insurance policy for the agricultural sector launched by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) on Monday will be extended later to cover the...

Muscat: Imports from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, which are going to introduce value added tax (VAT) on January 1, 2018, will cost more...