DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab Bank, the country’s largest lender, said it expects double digit profitability in 2013 as much lower provisions and steady...
DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab Bank, the country’s largest lender, said it expects double digit profitability in 2013 as much lower provisions and steady...
BEIJING: China will hold informal talks with the European Commission today to try to defuse a trade row over solar panels and wireless...
DUBAI: Arabtec, the contractor part-owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar, has won a $197m contract to build a hotel and residential project...
BAGHDAD: Iraq oil exports averaged 2.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in May, affected by attacks on a northern Kirkuk pipeline while production...
WASHINGTON: With a sale likely of a prominent group of US newspapers, the interest of a potential buyer tied to right-wing causes has...
TOKYO: Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), the single biggest operator of Boeing’s flagship 787, said it put its Dreamliner fleet back into service...
NEW YORK: Delta’s formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: Floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a...
CAPE TOWN: Giant turbines churning in the wind are a rare sight in Africa — but that will not be the case for...
By Luciana Lopez Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and...
By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Commodity markets had to deal with several pieces of news and events this past...
For the past several weeks, speculation has risen over the possibility that the Federal Reserve may begin to wind down the current Quantitative...
Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The negotiations between India and Qatar...
The ‘Milaha Ras Laffan’ is set to arrive in Yung An, Taiwan, on June 8. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited’s (RasGas) second dedicated liquefied...
CAIRO: Egypt will refund taxes collected from Qatar National Bank’s acquisition of National Societe Generale Bank to shareholders today, an official from a ...
PARIS/NEW YORK: Most men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for US shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat...
MEXICO CITY: Latin American countries have little room to boost growth with fiscal or monetary stimulus as their economies slow and a slump...
ADDIS ABABA: Brazil said yesterday that it plans to cancel $900m (¤700m) worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a...
MOSCOW: Russia’s finance ministry said that it had hired the US banking major J P Morgan as a consultant for helping improve its...