World Business

DOHA: Arabian Travel Market’s 2015 roadshow series arrived in Qatar here the other day to meet with key industry players...

JAKARTA: World Bank (WB) economist Ndiame Diop has said Indonesia’s tax revenue target of Rp 1,489.3 trillion (US$1.49 quadrillion) set...

MEXICO CITY: Three men have been caught red-handed, while concealing 2.8 million pesos ($182,000) in their trousers at Mexico City’s...

WASHINGTON: The American Bankers Association announced the top three winners in its national Lights, Camera, Save! video contest in recognition...

New York: For a purchase price of $4.25 billion, Citigroup reached a definitive agreement to sell OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc....

TOKYO: Tokyo's market slumped while global stocks were mostly higher Thursday. Tokyo's market came down over a U.S. Fed statement...

WASHINGTON:  “It was a strong year for America’s banking industry with significant increases in lending to both businesses and individuals,”...

Abidjan: An African Development Bank Group delegation is preparing to travel to Zimbabwe and Mozambique to assess the impact of...

WASHINGTON: In pursuance of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of...

HONG KONG: HSBC Holdings Asia-Pacific chief executive Peter Wong Tung-shun said the bank is under no pressure to cut jobs...

SAN JUAN: Agents of the United Rapid Action Forces, or FURA, of the Puerto Rican police, seized 1.1 tons of...

MANAMA: Bahrain Customs President, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, welcomed Palestinian Ambassador, Taha Mohammed Abdul Qader, in Bahrain. In...

NEW YORK:  USDA increased first-quarter 2015 pork production slightly, to reflect larger than expected February hog slaughter and heavier average...

WASHINGTON: Mexico’s recent expansion of its ban on US poultry after authorities confirmed a case of bird flu in Arkansas...

DUBAI: QNB Group has announced that it has successfully closed syndication of its $3.0 billion three year senior unsecured term...

Paris: The BNP Paribas Group took part in the first-ever Twitter Job Fair in Europe. BNP Paribas will this year...

SINGAPORE: Overall retail sales slipped 5% year-on-year in January, on back of a massive 42.1% drop in retail sales of...

TAIPEI: The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei (NTBT) has said that refunds are available to foreigners who undertake working holidays...

DOHA: Australia looks to further strengthen its trade relations with Qatar by introducing more Australian companies to the Qatari market...

HONG KONG: Beijing will introduce new measures to strengthen Hong Kong as an offshore yuan center, if necessary, People's Bank...