Business

Tuesday 30/January/2018 17:45 PM

Dividend announcements drive Muscat bourse

Muscat: Dividend announcements drove the MSM30 Index, which closed at 5,007.65 points, up by 0.10 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index declined by 0.39 per cent...

Tuesday 30/January/2018 17:43 PM

Duqm free zone attracts OMR610m investment

Muscat: The special economic zone in Duqm has attracted a total of OMR610.2 million in investments last year, which is expected to generate more than 2,200...

Tuesday 30/January/2018 17:38 PM

Bank Nizwa to finance Duqm town project

Muscat: Bank Nizwa signed a financing agreement with Duqm Development Company (DDC), a member of the Asyad Group (Asyad), to finance Phase 1 of the Duqm...

Tuesday 30/January/2018 17:30 PM

Kuwait projects $17 billion deficit

Kuwait: Kuwait on Monday announced a state budget for the year ending on March 31, 2019, that projects spending at 20 billion dinars ($66.7 billion) and...

Tuesday 30/January/2018 11:53 AM

US businesses optimistic on China's growth

Beijing: US companies are more confident China will further open up to foreign investment in coming years, a top business lobby said on Tuesday, but it...