Economy

Tokyo: Business confidence among Asian companies rose in October-December to the highest in almost seven years due to robust consumption and global trade, a...

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has given its final approval for the proposed merger of Oman Orix Leasing Company with National Finance...

Muscat: Oman's central bank raised OMR34.78 million from treasury bills auction. The treasury bills are for a maturity period of 182 days, from December...

Brussels: European Union plans to lower capital requirements for environmentally-friendly investments by banks would have a negative impact on lenders'...

London: British employers plan to hire more workers and raise pay more quickly in 2018, but they also fear that Brexit will make the country a less...

Beijing: The World Bank on Tuesday raised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2017 to 6.8 per cent from 6.7 per cent it projected in October, as...

Muscat: Oman will soon have a national waste management regulation in place to drive a circular economy and fulfil its commitment to the Paris Climate...

Dubai: Iran's economy is starting to recover more rapidly from years of international sanctions but the country urgently needs to shore up its banks, a...

Tokyo: Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong...

Beijing: China opened a major economic planning conference on Monday as the country tries to pivot away from its no-holds-barred growth model. The annual...