Business

Muscat: Vision Insurance, which was listed on the Muscat bourse on Wednesday, lost 6.79 per cent to close at 151 baisas on maiden trading against an offer...

Muscat: Oman’s benchmark MSM30 Index retreated 0.34 per cent to end the session at 4,955.27 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 729.86 points, down...

Melbourne: Indian visitors are expected to contribute $1.9 billion to the Australian economy by 2020, Australia's Trade Minister said, describing India...

Khobar (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Aramco has received bids from international engineering companies to build gas booster compressor stations at Haradh and...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine on the occasion of his country's...

Brussels/Frankfurt: The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer's planned $66 billion takeover of US seeds group Monsanto,...

London: Britain's airports could see passenger numbers plunge by as much as 40 per cent unless the government strikes an interim aviation deal with the...

New Delhi: India's government on Wednesday gave its go-ahead to the Reserve Bank to issue Rs 200 notes that will ease pressure on lower-denomination...

Detroit/Seoul: Hyundai Motor plans to launch a pickup truck in the United States as part of a broader plan to catch up with a shift away from sedans in one...

Tokyo: Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday, taking a breather after the previous day's surge, lacking the momentum to keep up with a global rally spurred...