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HARARE: Global resources giant Rio Tinto has a 78 percent interest in the company while the remaining 22 percent shareholding...

NAIROBI: Bidco Africa, owned by Kenya’s wealthiest man, is targeting a quadrupling in sales by expanding regionally by the end...

NAIROBI: Kenya is finalising laws to make it easier for foreign banks to operate in the country, and wants to...

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has approved the import of 19 controversial genetically modified products. They come in addition to 58...

BERLIN: Germany's prime carmaker Mercedes-Benz received a price-fixing fine worth 350 million yuan ($56.49 million), the highest antitrust penalty imposed...

BERLIN: Confidence among German companies improved in April to its highest level in nearly a year, a closely watched business...

BRUSSELS: Confidence among Belgian business executives edged higher in April, with the index continuing its improvement since the start of...

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch investment in Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector reached an estimated $800 million, said Shahin Mustafayev, the Azerbaijani economy and...

DUBAI: Dubai Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 foiled a bid to smuggle in 9.2 kg of pure...

TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) shares surged 3.74 percent here the other day, shrugging off a series of negative...

JAKARTA: Amid high expectations among investors, the economic reality in Indonesia is less heartening, with analysts predicting further growth slowdown...

DOHA: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the leading jewellery retailers, is planning to increase its footprint across the globe. The jewellery...

NEW DELHI: Thought the Indian government has delayed the deadline to introduce tougher packaging rules, but it has announced to...

BRUSSELS: Confidence among Belgian business leaders rose less-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed. In a report, National Bank...

KIEV: Amidst the on-going political unrest in Ukraine and Egypt MSC Cruises remove Egyptian and Ukrainian ports. Selected itineraries offered...

BRUSSELS: CRH has been given the go-ahead by the European Commission for its €6.5bn acquisition of assets from rivals Lafarge...

KUWAIT: A bedoon man (stateless) was recently arrested in possession of 1.25 kilos of ICE (methamphetamines), said security sources here...

TEHRAN: Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ali Tayebnia said in the western city of Kermanshah that "Seven billion dollars...

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) informed its partners they can start lifting Basra Heavy crude from May onwards...

KUWAIT: Kuwait Brent crudes’ price is forecast to range between $67 and $73 per barrel in second half of 2015,...