TRIPOLI: Libya will transform its banking and economic system to comply fully with Islamic law that bans interest payments, the economy minister and...
TRIPOLI: Libya will transform its banking and economic system to comply fully with Islamic law that bans interest payments, the economy minister and...
ABU DHABI: War-torn Syria’s state wheat import deals surged to 2.4 million tonnes in 2013 from 550,000 a year earlier, the country’s General...
LONDON: Growth in Britain’s services sector slowed unexpectedly in December, but confidence rose and the economy still looks likely to have recorded its...
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase, the US bank used by Bernard Madoff who masterminded the biggest fraud on record, has agreed to pay about...
DOHA: Qatari banks are likely to witness poor earnings growth as their net interest margins (NIMs) continue to face pressure with the cost...
Officials of Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar and Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller during the keel laying ceremony. DOHA: Qatari shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) yesterday...
DOHA: Qatar Exchange extended the rally lifting its 20-stock benchmark index to a 52-week high yesterday. Driven by the buying interests of local...
Doha: Dr SM Hossein Adeli, (pictured) an economist and diplomat with vast international experience, assumes office as Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries...
A protester wearing a red cap, the symbol of protest in Brittany, displays one of the Breton regional flags during a demonstration demanding...
Technicians with TCL Communication put together a display near the Toshiba booth in preparation for the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show at the Las...
A technician picks up cones by his truck after installing Google Fiber in a residential home in Provo, Utah. Provo is one of...
TAIPEI: Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC reported a worse than expected net fourth-quarter profit yesterday, despite aggressive cost cutting and a one-time gain. The...
A worker stands next to a light stand as another worker sleeps after an overnight shift at a road construction site in Colombo.
AT&T mobile phones for sale alongside T-Mobile phones at a RadioShack electronics store in Los Angeles. NEW YORK: AT&T Inc offered customers of...
The sun sets behind a construction site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. China will maintain controls on its property market in 2014 while increasing...
LONDON: The European Union’s blueprint to close failing banks won’t be enough to break the pattern of eurozone states haemorrhaging funds by propping...
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s budget surplus narrowed in the first six months of its fiscal year as spending soared over 50 percent, partly thanks to...
FRANKFURT: German banking watchdog BaFin criticised Deutsche Bank’s management for the way it responded to a probe into manipulation of the Libor benchmark...
