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Mumbai: Bank of Baroda is targeting to increase its provision coverage ratio to as much as 70 per cent as the bank seeks to insure itself against any spurt...

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows hit an all-time high of $60.1 billion in 2016-17, the commerce and industry ministry said on Friday, as...

New York: With S&P 500 companies set to notch their strongest quarterly earnings growth in about six years, a weaker US dollar may help keep the profit...

London: In May 2007, Ben Bernanke, then chair of the Federal Reserve, said the problems in the US subprime mortgage market probably would not hurt the...

London: Visits to Britain by North Americans surged at the start of this year as tourists took advantage of the weakened pound, which may be forcing British...

Shanghai: Hong Kong stocks followed others in Asia lower on Thursday as political turmoil in Washington knocked Wall Street and dented risk appetites in...

London: The dollar wallowed near six-month lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, struggling to recover from its worst losses in almost a...

New York: The Indian IT industry "rightly" should be in "panic" mode as it has not kept pace with the fast-changing innovation,...

Muscat: Bilateral meetings aimed at boosting economic relations between the Omani and Egyptian companies began in Cairo on Wednesday. The meetings are being...

Muscat: Prices of products during Ramadan will come under strict scrutiny and inspections will be intensified, say officials at the Public Authority for...