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MUSCAT: Stocks fell in Europe and Asia on Thursday as investor concern over the pace of U.S. economic growth overshadowed...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has picked Swiss commodity merchant AOT Energy to help line up supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on...

SINGAPORE: Private sector economists are more upbeat about Singapore's economy this year as the global growth outlook continues to brighten,...

BERN: The Swiss National Bank on Thursday defended its oft-repeated claim that the Swiss franc is "significantly overvalued," despite signs...

DUBLIN: The number of people without a job in Northern Ireland has fallen to 47,000, the lowest level since before...

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday raised the base rate charged through its overnight discount window...

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Souq.com in a move...

DUBAI: Gold edged up on Thursday from a near three-week low hit in the previous session, supported by softer US...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s statistics office says economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2017 has been estimated as 3.8...

COLOMBO: Poorly designed regulations in Sri Lanka that allow companies effective monopolies in seed imports are hurting farmers and producers,...

SYDNEY: Soon after Australia’s New South Wales state announced it was doubling the tax for foreigner home buyers earlier this...

TORONTO: Canada's central bank, which had long said interest rates are too blunt a tool to tackle the country's housing...

ALOR SETAR: The state Customs Department seized 164 boxes of fireworks valued at over RM225,000. The fireworks, believed to have...

LONDON: The UK Government handed Shell a £112m tax rebate last year, despite the oil giant making billions of pounds...

WASHINGTON: Nearly half a million dollars worth of cocaine is found during a customs check in a passenger’s wheelchair cushion....

WASHINGTON: US imports and exports of brass mill products increased in April compared with the corresponding 2016 period, according to...

TEHRAN: Iranian and Indian ICT ministers have agreed to provide proper conditions for further expansion of bilateral cooperation on information...

TEHRAN: An IRISL official said currently no restrictions exist on providing international insurance coverage for Iranian vessels. Aliakbar Ghonji, Managing...

ANKARA: The U.S. and Europe were Turkey's top destinations for its military exports last year with sales of $585 million...

MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has ordered the energy and finance ministry to rework proposed changes to oil...