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

Business / World Business

How US markets will function if coronavirus breaks out in New York 28 Feb 2020 - 08:50 pm
Commuters walk through the morning bright sunlight coming from the 60 feet high windows in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2019. AFP / Timothy A Clary
India’s deepening slowdown faces fresh risks from virus 28 Feb 2020 - 05:03 pm
A cleaner sanitises the cockpit of a Trenitalia train at the Termini Station as part of measures to try and contain a coronavirus outbreak, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2020. Trenitalia handout via Reuters
Carney, Lagarde tell finance to get serious about climate change 27 Feb 2020 - 11:11 pm
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, talks with President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde seated next to Britain's Business Secretary and Minister for COP26 Alok Sharma during an event to launch the private finance agenda for the 2
UK electricity firm Drax to stop burning coal 27 Feb 2020 - 05:23 pm
A general view of Drax power station in Drax, northern England, February 16, 2011. Reuters/Nigel Roddis
Google pledges new $10 bn investment in US in 2020 26 Feb 2020 - 11:34 pm
In this file photo taken on November 21, 2019, the Google and YouTube logos are seen at the entrance to the Google offices in Los Angeles, California. AFP / Robyn Beck
South Africa raises bailout for stricken airline to $1.1 billion 26 Feb 2020 - 07:58 pm
A South African Airways aircraft is pictured after landing at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, December 9, 2019. Reuters / Sumaya Hisham
South Africa to establish $2 billion sovereign wealth fund 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni gestures as he delivers his budget speech at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, February 26, 2020. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
Greece looks to France for post-bailout investment drive 26 Feb 2020 - 12:02 am
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras (L) welcomes his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire prior to their talks in Athens on February 25, 2020. AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki
China’s appetite for luxury was waning even before the virus hit 25 Feb 2020 - 08:57 pm
A man walks past a store of luxury goods retailer Hermes one day before the opening session of the National Peoples’ Congress in Beijing, China, March 4, 2019. Reuters / Thomas Peter
Virus woes hit $11 billion economic proxy in record exodus 25 Feb 2020 - 08:57 pm
People wearing protective face masks visit the lookout of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong on February 25, 2020. AFP / Isaac Lawrence
Dashboard of a downturn: coronavirus starts to set off some recession alarm bells 25 Feb 2020 - 08:43 pm
Emergency workers rest at a health control outside of H10 Hotel, which is on lockdown after novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Adeje, on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spain February 25, 2020. Reuters/Borja Suarez
Airlines plunge as Italian coronavirus outbreak threatens longer crisis 24 Feb 2020 - 08:54 pm
People wear protective face masks as they walk in St. Mark's square holding a placard that reads
SoftBank fund invests $100 million in compliance software firm 24 Feb 2020 - 07:09 pm
The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. Reuters/Issei Kato
Why Trump rebuked hardliners who pushed for more China decoupling 24 Feb 2020 - 07:09 pm
‘Smart Love’ mural by Italien street artist TvBoy depicts Xi Jinping, holding an i-Phone smartphone kissing US President Donald Trump, holding an Huawei smartphone in Milan on June 29, 2019. AFP / Miguel Medina
Fires and climate fears rattle Australia's giant coal lobby 24 Feb 2020 - 07:09 pm
A tonne of nickel powder made by BHP Group sits in a warehouse at its Nickel West division, south of Perth, Australia August 2, 2019. Reuters/Melanie Burton
No global digital tax by end-2020 would mean chaos: France 24 Feb 2020 - 12:13 am
AFP / Fayez Nureldine
Hong Kong companies have no safety net in fight for survival 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
This picture taken on June 13, 2019 shows a general view of the Hong Kong skyline. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Warren Buffett extols value of stock bets in a year without big deals 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Warren Buffett