Business

Muscat: The MSM30 Index gained 0.23 per cent to close above the 5,000-threshold at 5,002.69 points. MSM Sharia Index closed at 713.37 points, up by 0.24 per...

Muscat: Three Omani companies are planning to establish real estate investment trust (REIT) fund, following the market regulator’s announcement of a new...

Muscat: Bank Muscat, the leading financial service provider in the Sultanate, has proposed 35 per cent dividend for the year 2017. Continuing the bank’s...

Montreal: US lawmakers attending NAFTA talks in Montreal expressed optimism on Sunday that efforts to update the trade pact would avoid collapse and start...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic on the occasion of him being...

Baghdad: Iraq plans to build an oil refinery at the port of Fao on the Gulf with two Chinese companies, and is seeking investors to build three more, the...

Tokyo: Japan's financial regulator said on Monday it would inspect all cryptocurrency exchanges and ordered Coincheck to get its act together after...

Dubai: The Saudi Arabian central bank's foreign reserves rose in December for a third consecutive month, a sign that higher oil prices may be easing...

Brussels: Facebook said on Monday it was publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control who...

Muscat: National Bank of Oman’s board has recommended a cash dividend of 15 per cent and a stock dividend of 5 per cent. The stock dividend is equivalent...