CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Business / World Business

Target Corp. sees muted impact from virus amid aggressive shopping 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
Shopping carts are seen at a Target store in Azusa, California U.S. November 16, 2017. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
India restricts exports of common drugs on fear of coronavirus shortages 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A yellow ambassador taxi drives past the HSBC bank building in Kolkata November 5, 2013. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Vietnam plans tax breaks, land fee cuts for virus-hit firms 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters / Kham
Fed slashes rates in emergency move to thwart coronavirus outbreak risks 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm
US Federal Reserve building in Washington (AFP)
IMF, World Bank say ready to address economic challenges of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 pm
A soldier checks the body temperature of a visitor to the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital at Yaba in Lagos, on February 28, 2020.  AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei
New York City extends war on airbnb by targeting Guesty 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm
International travelers arrive at John F Kennedy international airport in New York City, February 4, 2017. Reuters / Brendan McDermid
US manufacturing slows in February amid virus fears: survey 02 Mar 2020 - 08:43 pm
A window is shattered after an explosion at a northwest Houston, Texas manufacturing business, on January 24, 2020. AFP / Mark Felix
Foreign funds flee Asia's emerging markets 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
A sign announces that masks are sold out at a grocery store following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China. Reuters / Tyrone Siu
World economy conference with pope postponed due to coronavirus 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
Pope Francis speaks as he leads the Chrismal mass in Saint Peters Basilica at the Vatican in this file photo. Reuters /  Stefano Rellandini
China allows banks to delay bad loan recognition on Virus 01 Mar 2020 - 05:30 pm
Benjamin Franklin US 100 dollar banknotes and a Chinese 100 yuan banknote with the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in this January 21, 2016 picture illustration. Reuters / Jason Lee
Chinese cities offer incentives to revive car sales after coronavirus hits market 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man sleeps in a cart near a market in the traditional neighbourhood of Yuexiu in Guanghzou, China, September 8, 2019. Reuters / Jorge Silva
Geneva auto show, other big events canceled amid virus fears 28 Feb 2020 - 11:06 pm
A Porsche Panamera Turbo Spor Turismo displayed in a previous Geneva auto show
CoronaCoin: crypto developers seize on coronavirus for new, morbid token 28 Feb 2020 - 11:06 pm
CoronaCoin
With AI learning and recycled soap, social businesses step in as coronavirus spreads 28 Feb 2020 - 09:33 pm
Kristen Curley, owner of Nitro-Pac, puts items into a backpack as part of personal protection and survival equipment kits ordered by customers preparing against novel coronavirus, at Nitro-Pak in Midway, Utah, February 27, 2020. Reuters/George Frey
Fixing food? Norwegian investor eyes up tech entrepreneurs of the future 28 Feb 2020 - 09:25 pm
A staff member walks to harvest microgreens at an indoor hydroponic vegetable farming facility in Beijing, China August 12, 2019. Reuters/Florence Lo
Can the Fed inoculate US economy against virus impact? 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
US Federal Reserve building in Washington. AFP
China set to release biggest insight into virus-hit economy 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
A cleaner worker wearing a mask walks at a shopping mall in central business area, Beijing China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 2, 2020. Reuters / Jason Lee
Canada’s economy stalls as exports and business investment drop 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 2018 steel coils lay in a yard at ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. AFP / Getty Images North America / Cole Burston