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WASHINGTON/BEIJING:  The Trump administration has drawn a hard line in trade talks with China, demanding a $200 billion cut in the Chinese trade...

Frankfurt am Main:  German sporting goods firm Adidas said Thursday efficiency savings had powered a leap in profits in the first quarter, staying...

DOHA: The Middle East carriers’ traffic jumped 10.7 percent in March 2018, improving much from the 4.1 percent year-over-year increase recorded in the...

DOHA: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) benchmark index gained 537.98 points, or 6.27 percent in April 2018, as compared to the previous month....

DOHA: The first public release of QFC Qatar PMI monthly survey showed the growth was sustained in Qatar’s non-oil sector, signalling a positive...

DOHA: LuLu Financial Group, the leading financial services and payments solution brand, started its operations in Hong Kong with the inauguration of their...

PARIS:  French President Emmanuel Macron swept into office last May on a pledge to create jobs and improve the lives of workers by...

ROME:  The world map, beamed on a large display screen, shows a stark contrast between Latin America, where dark colours cover most of...

LONDON:  Faced with a population boom that has sent carbon emissions soaring and stretched power supplies to breaking point, oil-rich Nigeria is turning...

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) received the “Best Prepaid Product in Qatar” award from Visa for its reloadable Prepaid Card. The card has...

DOHA: Microsoft Qatar yesterday announced the appointment of Lana Khalaf (pictured) as Country Manager, a role that will see her continue the company’s...

Brussels:  The EU's plans for a bigger 1.279-trillion euro multi-year budget after Brexit drew fire on Wednesday from key member countries angry that...

Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari  (centre), QNB Group CEO; Raghu Malhotra (fifth left) Mastercard’s President Middle East and Africa; and senior executives from QNB...

DOHA: The real estate owners and investors in Qatar should look at REITs (real estate investment trusts) as a vehicle to capture the...

DOHA: Commercial Bank was the first bank in Qatar to introduce “60 seconds” online remittances to bank accounts in India last year, and...

DOHA: The Qatari market is looking for more partnerships and alliances between Qatari and Malaysian companies, Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin...

BENGALURU/MUMBAI:  Amazon.com Inc has made a formal offer to buy a 60 percent stake in Flipkart , CNBC-TV18 reported on Wednesday, threatening to...

Snapchat’s redesign isn’t working. In November, parent company Snap Inc. embarked on a dramatic reorganization of its mobile photo-sharing app to combat sluggish...