RIYADH: Saudi British Bank (SABB), Saudi Arabia’s fourth-largest listed bank, said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 20 percent over the same period of...
RIYADH: Saudi British Bank (SABB), Saudi Arabia’s fourth-largest listed bank, said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 20 percent over the same period of...
The Dollar index started the week on a positive note, rallying towards a seven-week high of 81.166, after the ADP report showed private...
DOHA: QE Index opened the week with a strong note extending its two-week rally on the back of receiving boost from shares in...
DOHA: With the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) deciding to regulate maritime transport’s emission rate from January 2015, RasGas is planning to convert over...
Doha: Greater integration into the global economy of the Mena ex-GCC region through increased trade openness and enhanced competitiveness could raise long-term regional...
A worker throws rice through the air to remove dust at an agriculture product marketing committee yard at Sanand in the western Indian...
Traffic moves along a bridge on the Chang Jiang river in Wuhan, China. BEIJING: China’s main car association forecast that the world’s biggest...
MADRID: Sacyr, the Spanish building company leading a consortium to expand the Panama Canal, said it risks losing $574m in guarantees and advance...
The headquarters of Prokon in Itzehoe, Germany, yesterday. Reports state that the renewable energy company Prokon has warned its investors of insolvency.
TOKYO: Toyota Motor is aiming to produce more than 10 million vehicles in 2014, a bullish target that could boost other industries in...
LONDON: France’s Total is set to become the first major oil company to invest in Britain’s nascent shale gas industry, sources said, boosting...
BERLIN/FRANKFURT: Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen is bracing for challenging markets as it posted record 2013 sales with demand from China and North America...
LONDON: Emerging markets have kicked off their 2014 borrowing campaigns in style, with bond sales since the start of the year up 64...
TOKYO: Japanese financial institutions are strengthening their debit card offerings. The cards, which withdraw money directly from deposit accounts when used, first became...
LONDON: Global oil prices sank last week to an eight-month low in New York on high US crude and product stockpiles that indicated...
NEW DELHI: India’s economic woes worsened on Friday with a surprise contraction in industrial production and a wider trade deficit. Production at factories,...
JAKARTA: US mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc halted its copper exports from Indonesia, less than an hour before a controversial...
OSLO: Increased demand and higher rates will improve the prospects for oil tanker firms this year as world economic growth accelerates and exports...