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Muscat: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in training job seekers has been signed between the Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm...

Muscat: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, has successfully signed a term loan facility of $525 million with a...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus in reply to His...

Dubai: Oman’s Salalah Methanol Co. has asked banks for a $720 million syndicated loan that the state-run petrochemical company would use for a new ammonia...

Houston: Oil prices will tumble to $40 a barrel if Opec doesn’t extend its pact later this year to cut output, according to one of the most prominent...

London: Credit Agricole, France’s third-largest bank by market value, is considering a sale of its 31 per cent stake in Saudi Arabian lender Banque Saudi...

Warsaw: German industrial production rebounded in January, reaffirming the country’s favourable economic outlook after factory orders slumped the most in...

Houston: Royal Dutch Shell is ramping its North American shale output earlier than planned to lock in quick returns from what has become one of its most...

Tokyo: Japan's economy grew more than earlier estimated in the fourth quarter as capital expenditure grew at its fastest in almost three years, welcome...

Abu Dhabi/Dubai/Riyadh: A partnership of US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Saudi foods group Almarai is among potential bidders for...