TORONTO: The Bank of Canada on Wednesday decided to hold its benchmark interest rate at current levels of 0.5 percent,...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia aims to at least double annual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next 10 years...

SINGAPORE: Lower property expenses boosted returns at Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) and delivered a better distribution per unit (DPU) for...

COLOMBO: Destroying the largest consignment of blood ivory confiscated by the Customs would send the right message to illegal fauna...

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong and mainland China stock markets rose in early trade on Monday amid expectations Beijing may...

JAKARTA: Indonesia, through its state power utility company PLN, has started importing electricity from Malaysia through Sesco, the Malaysian electricity...

LONDON: German sportswear company Adidas AG is to end its 11-year sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations...

TOKYO: Japan’s crude oil imports last year fell to the lowest level since 1988 as demand weakens amid a declining...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm producer after Indonesia, will maintain its crude palm oil export tax at zero...

KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, announced its financial results at the end of the 2015, with...

DOHA: Doha Bank recorded an impressive QR1.37bn net profit for the year 2015, reflecting a growth of more than 1.1...

DOHA: Qatar’s real estate prices softened a bit during the final quarter of 2015 compared to the previous quarter, after...

JAKARTA: The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is set to finalize a rule that will allow small-scale enterprises to source funding...

TAIPEI: EVA Airways Corp on reported NT$5.48 billion (US$162.59 million) in unrealized losses from its fuel hedging positions as of...

CEBU: More than P1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations in Metro Cebu last weekend....

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Asif Hyder Shah has said that keeping in view the massive size and diverse ethnicity of this...

FAISALABAD:  Pakistan and Turkey enjoy excellent diplomatic relations since long which must be translated into economic terms on fast track...

‏ISLAMABAD: Business community was playing an important role in the development of local economy and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration would...

ISLAMABAD: The country’s towel exports increased by 4.56 per cent $396.196 million during first half of the ongoing fiscal year...

RAWALPINDI: As many as 130,000 poultry units have been distributed in rural areas on subsidized rates under the CM's Rural...