Business / World Business

Singapore is safest country to do business: New Pinkerton index 12 Jul 2016 - 05:04 pm

According to a new report Singapore is the safest nation to do business. (Photo: Reuters) By Nick Carey CHICAGO: Singapore is the safest...

Porsche enjoys a successful first half of 2016; China tops 12 Jul 2016 - 04:21 pm

Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board, Sales and Marketing Dubai: With 117,963 new vehicle deliveries worldwide, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche...

OPEC sees tighter 2017 oil market, Brexit drag on economy 12 Jul 2016 - 03:19 pm

LONDON: OPEC on Tuesday was upbeat on the oil market outlook for 2017, saying global demand for its crude would be higher than...

Pokemon Go hit underscores Nintendo’s potential in mobile gaming 11 Jul 2016 - 02:59 pm

By Pavel Alpeyev and Yuji Nakamura Nintendo Co. hasn’t fully embraced the world of mobile gaming, but the early success of Pokemon Go...

Thyssenkrupp in talks with Tata about steel plants 11 Jul 2016 - 12:49 am

A plant and blast furnace of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in Duisburg. London: Thyssenkrupp, Germany’s biggest steelmaker, confirmed yesterday that it is in...

G20 nations pledge to boost trade 11 Jul 2016 - 12:46 am

Participants attend the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai. Shanghai: The world’s top 20 economies will work to boost sluggish global trade despite...

China, India eye Asian Century as Brexit rattles old order 10 Jul 2016 - 11:45 am

people doing morning exercises in front of the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong in Shanghai. (AFP / JOHANNES EISELE/ File...

Bitcoin ‘miners’ face fight for survival 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Bitcoin mining computers are pictured in Bitmain’s mining farm near Keflavik, Iceland. By Jemima Kelly Marco Streng is a miner, though he does...

Take a deep breath, India, and switch to electric cars 09 Jul 2016 - 11:27 am

Tesla model 3 electric car By David Fickling India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, faced with the world's fastest growth in oil consumption, has...

China vows to act with G20 partners to boost world trade 09 Jul 2016 - 09:49 am

China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng (lower C) attends the opening ceremony of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai on July 9, 2016....

Striking Wal-Mart workers in China return to work - for now 08 Jul 2016 - 01:53 pm

Pedestrians walk past a signboard of Wal-Mart at its branch store in Beijing, China, October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo SHANGHAI/CHICAGO: Workers striking...

Fog of Brexit clouds clarity for central banks 08 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

The US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir For much of this year, the dollar, oil prices,...

Property firm warns on Brexit threat to London economy 07 Jul 2016 - 10:48 am

Britain's real estate market has emerged as one of the hardest hit sectors. AFP London: London-focused property firm Great Portland Estates warned Thursday...

Danone aims for organic top spot with US takeover of WhiteWave Foods 07 Jul 2016 - 10:15 am

Yoghurt by French foods group Danone is seen on shelves at a Carrefour hypermarket in Nice, France. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Paris: French dairy...

Insight: China's innovation economy a real estate bubble in disguise? 07 Jul 2016 - 09:51 am

Hongxiang Building, which houses an incubator for high-tech start-ups, in Shacheng, Hebei Province,China. Reuters/Sue-Lin Wong By Sue-Lin Wong SHACHENG, China: The Chinese government's ...

Millions of SE Asian jobs may be lost to automation in next two decades-ILO 07 Jul 2016 - 09:36 am

File photo of garment workers in Cambodia. Reuters SINGAPORE: More than half of workers in five Southeast Asian countries are at high risk...

France wants to build financial capital of the future: Prime Minister 07 Jul 2016 - 01:18 am

FROM LEFT: French Finance Minister Michel Sapin, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and President of the Ile-de-France Region Valerie...