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BRUSSELS: The European Commission yesterday imposed punitive anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia so as to protect home producers. EU...

The World Trade Organisation’s Intellectual Property Rights experts, Raymondo Valdes (left), and Pierre Arhel (second left), with Mohamed Al Shawi of Customs Authority...

DOHA: Qatar is emerging as a focal point for multinational financial institutions, especially for those operating in the UAE, according to banking experts...

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalid bin Jassem Al Thani, the Human Rights Office Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs represented Qatar at the...

DOHA: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), the Multilateral Development Bank owned by the 10 member nations of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting...

DOHA: Qatar’s shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine (N-KOM) company has won the Shipyard of the Year Award for the second consecutive year at...

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has assigned Ooredoo Tamweel Limited’s (SPV) upcoming trust certificate programme (Sukuk) an ‘A+(EXP)’ expected rating. The rating is in line...

  DOHA: Ooredoo has mandated DBS Bank Ltd, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, QInvest and QNB Capital to act as joint lead managers and bookrunners for...

DUBAI: The aerospace unit of Abu Dhabi investment fund Mubadala is targeting acquisitions in the US to expand its manufacturing capabilities after securing...

Doha/DUBAI: Egypt’s main stock index  jumped 1.4 percent yesterday to its highest level since January 2011 after a major political protest in the...

NEW YORK CITY: US oil and gas firm Devon Energy announced yesterday that it will acquire a significant stake in a sought-after Texas...

Doha: Remittance volumes from Qatar is estimated to grow by over 15 percent  this year and could clock $15bn by the end of...

MOSCOW: Russia yesterday suspended the operations of a popular Moscow bank whose board includes a cousin of President Vladimir Putin on suspicion of...

MILAN: Italian energy giant Eni yesterday said it is selling its stake in Arctic Russia to Yamal Development, a joint venture owned by...

Nokia factory workers protest on a football pitch outside the factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province, yesterday. Hundreds of workers shouted slogans outside the...

DUBAI: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia remains unconcerned by surging US shale output, which threatens to eat into Opec’s market share, and sees...

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank signalled a return to a more conventional monetary policy yesterday, telling economists it would focus on fighting inflation, albeit...

LONDON: Bank of England policymakers will be in no hurry to raise interest rates even as the economy gathers steam, minutes of their...