Business

Muscat: A 12 per cent growth in production of refined products was registered in the first half of this year, over the same period of last year, according...

Muscat: Traded volume and turnover of the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) increased to OMR75.4 million in July, from OMR41 million in June 2017, which was...

London: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) beat first-half profit forecasts on Friday in a sign its long-promised recovery is finally gathering pace, and said it...

New York: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Friday reported a 15 per cent drop in second-quarter profit, as lower investment gains and a loss from...

New Delhi: A month after the launch of historic tax reform GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said there is no finishing line for reforms and...

Washington: The US trade deficit fell sharply in June as exports increased to their highest level in 2-1/2 years, a positive development for the...

Washington: US employers hired more workers than expected in July and raised their wages, signs of labour market tightness that likely clears the way for...

London: The global oil industry now appears to be in the early stages of a cyclical expansion which is likely to see prices rise over the next few years,...

Moscow: Russian state oil producer Rosneft in April made a $1.015 billion advance payment to PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil firm, under a crude oil...

London: Negative interest rates imposed by central banks have generally worked as a tool to boost inflation, pulling down yields and sometimes weakening...