Business

Muscat: Oman’s petrochemical industry posted the highest contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the manufacturing sector compared with other...

Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has stepped up its support for Omani communities with a range of new social investment commitments in the key areas...

Hanoi: Global burger behemoth McDonald's opened its first branch on Saturday in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for...

New York: Wall Street's fear of missing out on a relentless rally appears to be trumping rising political risk in a high-stakes December in...

London/Hong Kong: Global manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in years last month and the second-best in two decades in the euro zone, driven by...

Washington: The United States has formally told the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it opposes granting China market economy status, a position that if...

London: In 2014, a few days after she took over as chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen admitted that she could not fathom the "very...

Dubai/Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's $300-billion privatisation programme was billed as the sale of the century when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled...

Washington: A measure of US factory activity fell more than expected in November as a gauge of employment cooled, but the index continued to point to...

Beijing: Executives from Chinese companies specialising in offering consumers small, easy-to-get loans became something of a fixture on Wall Street this...