Business

Washington: The World Bank on Wednesday decelerated India's growth for 2016-17 fiscal to a "still robust" 7 per cent from its previous...

London: Airbus Group won an order for 35 A320-series jets from US leasing firm Aviation Capital Group, marking its first sale of 2017. The European company...

Southfield: General Motors (GM) predicted profit will rise more than analysts estimate in 2017 after meeting the high end of last year’s targets, enabling...

New York: Wal-Mart Stores is making another round of job cuts as part of Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon’s efforts to streamline operations,...

Muscat: Around 100 children in Oman called the child protection hotline in six months of 2016, according to an official at the Ministry of Social...

Muscat: A news report that Oman is holding talks with the Gulf states to secure a multi-billion dollar deposit is false, the Sultanate's Ministry of...

Muscat: Majlis Al Shura will host Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower on January 15 and 16 to discuss the ministry's...

Muscat: Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, GCC Secretary General declared December 24 each year as the GCC Statistics Day. This date is based on the...

Muscat: An increase in bank interest rates and fuel prices are adversely affecting contracting firms, leading to a squeeze in their margins, according to...

Muscat: A special team studying the feasibility of agricultural insurance in Oman recently discussed the requirements of insurance firms and the mechanism...