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Paris: France cut its budget deficit in 2017 to the lowest level since 2008 as the accelerating economy boosted tax revenues, the budget ministry said on...

Berlin: Germany's current account surplus was the world's largest in 2017, the Munich-based Ifo economic institute said on Tuesday, unveiling a...

Muscat: Global investment in renewable energy and energy-smart technologies reached $333.5 billion last year, up 3 per cent from a revised $324.6 billion in...

Tokyo: Asian equities stepped back from a record high on Wednesday as the region's resource shares were knocked by falling oil and commodity prices...

Muscat: Twenty14 Holdings, the hospitality investment arm of Lulu Group International, has completed a $120 million acquisition of the Waldorf Astoria...

Muscat: Al Mazyunah Free Zone has attracted 160 companies, which resulted in heavy investment. “This growth comes as a result of several factors and...

Muscat: The Sultanate’s state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has floated a tender for seeking a consultant for conducting a...

Muscat: Oman's central bank raised OMR62 million by way of treasury bills. The maturity period of the treasury bills is 91 days between January 17 and...

Dubai: Bank Sohar is raising a $300 million, three-year syndicated loan with a margin of 2 per cent a year over the London interbank offered rate (Libor),...

Beijing: China's non-financial outbound direct investment in 2017 fell 29.4 per cent year-on-year to $120.08 billion, the commerce ministry said on...