Business

Muscat: Oman’s benchmark MSM30 Index ended negatively at 5,099.53 points, down 0.13 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index declined 0.14 per cent to 717.70...

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, His Highness Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations...

Muscat: The Embassy of Nepal, Muscat organised an Ambassador Level Luncheon meeting of the "Colombo Process Member Countries" and "Abu Dhabi...

Algiers: Algeria has banned the import of 900 products including cell phones, household appliances and vegetables in a bid to cut spending following a drop...

San Francisco: Microsoft said on Tuesday that software patches released to guard against microchip security threats slowed down some personal computers and...

Washington: The global economy is set to expand by 3.1 per cent in 2018, slightly up from 3 per cent last year and marking the first year since the 2008...

London: Britain is expected to choose a new central bank chief this year to succeed Canadian Mark Carney, who will step down in June 2019, three months...

Muscat: Investment banking fees for the Middle East were an estimated $912.4 million for 2017, 0.1 per cent less than the fees recorded in 2016, according...

Hong Kong: China's large developers are tightening their hold on the country's real estate market, capturing an ever-larger share even as sales...

Tokyo: Asian shares flinched from testing their 2007 record peak on Wednesday, as investors booked profits in high-tech shares while oil prices hit...