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Hong Kong--Tokyo stocks chalked up a 12th straight gain Monday, their best run in more than a quarter of a century, while Shanghai...

Zagreb--British American Tobacco signed a deal to buy Croatia's sole cigarette producer TDR for 550 million euros ($600 million), to expand its business...

Frankfurt--Inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, crept higher in May with consumer prices rising by 0.7 percent year-on-year, preliminary data showed Monday. The...

Moscow--The World Bank on Monday said it saw some improvement in Russia's battered economy, predicting it would shrink by 2.7 percent this year...

  By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s focus on infrastructure development will continue as per the country’s original plans. An estimated $21bn worth infrastructure projects...

Presidential guards on duty on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament building in central Athens, Greece, yesterday....

DOHA: Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the industry at the...

DOHA: United Development Company (UDC) yesterday announced the appointment of  Ibrahim Al Othman (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Approved by...

Doha: Malabar Gold & Diamonds opened their relocated and expanded outlet in Oman Avenues Mall, Baushar. The outlet was inaugurated Khamis Al Mandhri,...

DUBAI: Land accounts for about half the value of real estate sales in Qatar, 10 times that of developed markets, as prices surge...

DOHA:  The value of Qatar’s total exports of goods decreased 36 percent to QR25.5bn in April 2015 compared to the same month in...

LONDON: A German lawmaker who is close to Chancellor Angela Merkel cast doubt on Britain's plan to change European Union treaties before the...

    Tokyo---The dollar was steady on Monday despite a first-quarter contraction in the US economy as investors look for clues of a pickup that...

    New York---Citigroup bank is expected to close the US unit of its Mexican banking subsidiary Banamex after it was accused of weak money-laundering...

  Beijing---China's new home prices increased in May for the first time in four months, a survey showed Monday, as effects of Beijing's loosening...

        Hong Kong---Oil prices fell on Monday following healthy gains at the end of last week, while there are still concerns about a global...

    Hong Kong---Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks rebounded Monday after last week's sell-off as an official gauge of Chinese manufacturing showed activity picking up...

  Seoul---South Korea's exports suffered their biggest slump in nearly six years in May, hit by a strong won and falling oil prices, and...