Business

Saturday 02/February/2019 14:05 PM

Madayn organises workshop on WTO agreements

Muscat: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) organised on Thursday a workshop highlighting World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements for...

Saturday 02/February/2019 14:01 PM

Agreement signed for waste disposal facility

Muscat: Sohar Port and Freezone signed an agreement with Oman Maritime Waste Treatment on December 23. The signing took place at the Sohar Port and Freezone...

Thursday 31/January/2019 12:14 PM

Facebook sees higher profits, more friends

San Francisco: Facebook said on Wednesday that quarterly profit climbed to an all-time record $6.9 billion as it boosted its global user base despite...

Thursday 31/January/2019 12:09 PM

China's factory activity shrinks in January

Beijing: China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second consecutive month in January, official data showed Thursday, another sign of the...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 16:40 PM

Oman's share index ends higher marginally

Muscat: The MSM30 index stood higher and closed at 4,215.76 points, up by 1.04 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 565.31 points, down 0.45 per cent....

Wednesday 30/January/2019 16:25 PM

Pact signed for Omani pavilion at Expo 2020

Muscat: The first package of the Omani pavilion project at Expo 2020 Dubai was signed on Wednesday by Mohsin Bin Khamis Al Balushi, Advisor to the Ministry...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 13:58 PM

Bank Muscat proposes 35% dividend for 2018

Muscat: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, has proposed 35 per cent dividend for the year 2018. Continuing the bank’s...

Wednesday 30/January/2019 13:47 PM

Tokyo stocks end down ahead of US-China talks

Tokyo: Tokyo shares ended lower on Wednesday with investors sitting on their hands as US and Chinese trade negotiators prepared to meet again. The market...