Economy

Brasília: Brazil's environmental regulator on Friday denied French oil giant Total a license to drill for crude in five blocks near the mouth of the...

Beijing: China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $35.6 billion in November, official data showed on Saturday, as exports...

Vienna: Opec members and other oil-producing countries gathered in Vienna on Thursday to discuss cutting output to prop up prices, as US President Donald...

Tokyo: Shareholders at Japanese drug giant Takeda on Wednesday approved a plan to buy Irish pharmaceuticals firm Shire in a deal worth around $60 billion,...

Mumbai: India's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday after Asia's third-largest economy slowed ahead of elections next year. The...

Muscat: The Board of Directors of Duqm Refinery recently announced the appointment of Dr Salim Al Huthaili as a Chief Executive Officer of Duqm...

Muscat: Duqm Refinery announced the financial closure of its $4.61 billion multi-sourced, Sharia-complaint project at a dinner held at the Intercontinental...

Muscat: In line with the orientation and strategy of the Sultanate to implement e-governance and develop the digital society, the Omani Authority for...

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the three main fields that the industrial strategy of 2040 — aimed at enhancing the...

Sydney: Australia's central bank kept interest rates at a record-low on Tuesday as a drop in house prices accelerated. Borrowing costs have stayed at...