World Business

SINGAPORE: The ranks of Singapore's ultra-wealthy are set to grow by more than 1,700 over the next decade - the...

DOHA: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait rank among the top 10 countries worldwide that is most likely to see strong...

JAKARTA: Indonesian Industry Ministry plans to allocate Rp 100 billion (US$7.9 million) from its 2015 budget to finance an annual...

SOFIA: Border Police detained 6499 illegal immigrants, citizens of third countries, as they attempted to cross into Bulgaria in 2014,...

NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by...

KUWAIT CITY: President Park Geun-hye requested the Kuwaiti emir to provide more opportunities for Korean firms eyeing massive infrastructure pushed...

DOHA: A financial delegation headed by Prince Guillaume, Crown Prince of Luxembourg, accompanied by Crown Princess Stéphanie, and led by...

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd’s property division is aiming to achieve RM1.7bil in sales this year. The property development division’s joint-managing...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports slid 0.6 per cent in January from a year earlier, wrong footing expectations for a rise...

DOHA: The extraordinary general assembly (EGM) of Doha Bank gave approval to the bank to issue Tier 1 capital instruments...

KUWAIT CITY: Visa the global leader in electronic payments, announced growth of more than 25% on Visa card spend over...

Sydney: Sixty per cent of university students are saving an average of $353 every month, Westpac research reveals. Three quarters...

Sydney: Westpac Small Business Index has increased 3.8 per cent (4.6 points) over the past 12 months, with over half...

Sydney: NAB, which is donating $100,000 to the Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund, will donate up to $350,000...

Des Moines, Iowa: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines reported net income of $121.0 million for 2014 compared...

JAKARTA: Indonesian Garment and Accessories Supplier Association, or APGAI, estimates illegal garment imports reach Rp 100 trillion ($7.8 billion) a...

DOHA: Qatari -Russian joint committee for trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation held its first meeting here the other day....

DOHA: Telefَnica and Ooredoo jointly announced the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement. The partnership will allow Ooredoo to become...

DOHA: The size of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to Qatar has touched QR111.8bn at the end of 2012, a...

KUWAIT: The strategic plan for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is to produce 3.150 million barrels of oil daily through the...