DOHA: Reduced oil revenues are leading to a more challenging funding environment in the GCC. With the regional banks’ annual...

MANILA: Softer growth prospects for China and a weak recovery in major industrial economies are expected to push down economic...

CHICAGO: Boeing Co plans to cut about 4,000 jobs from its commercial airplane division by mid-year, as part of a...

ISLAMABAD: Special Customs Court Judge Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan has rejected the plea to grant  more time to investigate super...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have mutually agreed on the initial draft of the convention for the avoidance of double taxation...

WASHINGTON: The Port of Olympia is set to welcome its first shipment of organic corn Wednesday, making it the first...

OSLO: Adjusted for seasonal variations, the unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in January, according to figures released by Statistic Norway...

MOSCOW: Russia's official unemployment rate increased by 7 percent sicne the beginning of 2016, Russian news agency TASS reported Tuesday,...

WASHINGTON: The latest employment figures for the Shoals are a mixed bag: the unemployment rate is highest among Alabama’s metropolitan...

BRUSSELS: Belgium's annual inflation rate rose to its highest level since 2012 in March, propelled by an energy tax increase...

LISBON: The Bank of Portugal expects economic growth to remain unchanged at 1.5 percent this year, which is lower than...

BAGHDAD: Iraq exported on Wednesday a second cargo of gas condensates, produced by the Basrah Gas Company, a joint venture...

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber held a key meeting with foreign diplomats to promote the emirate as a preferred destination for business...

DHAKA: Indian traders expressed the hope that lifting of jute export ban by Bangladesh would help stabilize its prices in...

MUSCAT: To support the ambitious growth plans of both Muscat and Salalah international airports as well as Oman Air, Oman...

WARSAW: Foreigners spent PLN 37.7 billion on goods and services in Poland in 2015, an increase of 6.4 percent over...

NEW DELHI: India’s state-owned oil explorer won’t let low crude prices clip its wings. While the biggest oil crash in...

HELSINKI: The consumer confidence indicator stood at 10.4 in March, having been 7.7 in February and 8.2 in January. The...

ROME: New York's governor is planning upcoming trade trips to Italy and China. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Tuesday...

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved Rs 4.36 per unit reduction in power tariff for February...