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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...

Tokyo: Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after a record-setting session on Wall Street on bets that US lawmakers would pass a major tax overhaul, while the...

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: Taageer Finance Company plans to issue non-convertible bonds worth OMR5 million, with a green-shoe option of OMR2.5 million additional bonds. The...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said yesterday issued four Royal Decrees as follows: Royal Decree No. 47/2017 endorses the oil agreement signed on...

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...

Muscat: Oman’s benchmark MSM30 Index ended the session at 5,087.84 points, up 0.24 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed unchanged at 708.17 points. Oman...

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...