Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng (right) and Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann exchange documents after signing a free-trade agreement at China’s Ministry of...
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng (right) and Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann exchange documents after signing a free-trade agreement at China’s Ministry of...
NEW YORK: Global investors committed $2.11bn to bond funds in the latest week after pulling a record $23.3bn out of the funds the...
European Commission Director Matthias Mors (right) arrives at the Finance Ministry in Athens yesterday. MIKKELI /ATHENS: Greece could get its next tranche of...
LONDON: Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating whether insurers charge customers unfairly for automatic policy renewal and take advantage of clients who do not...
NEW YORK: The special committee set up by Dell to evaluate options for the troubled computer giant warned of “substantial downside risk” if...
Doha: A tapering of Quantitative Easing (QE) by the US Federal Reserve may hurt global growth, according to QNB Group. While the evidence...
BEIJING: China’s national market regulatory agency says it is investigating possible abuse of market dominance by Switzerland-based food processing and packaging giant Tetra...
BERLIN/LONDON: Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon as part of an...
The CEO of French car manufacturer Renault, Carlos Ghosn (left), speaks with former European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet during the second...
New york: Japan’s SoftBank Corp received the final approval it needed from US regulators for its $21.6bn bid to take control of Sprint...
TUNIS: France’s president proposed taking at least some of Tunisia’s ¤1bn ($1.3bn) in debt to his country and using it for development projects. ...
TEHRAN: Iran’s central bank yesterday drastically devalued the national currency’s fixed subsidised rate against the dollar, as the Islamic republic struggles to shore...
SANTIAGO: Chile’s consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in June, the biggest increase in eight months and slightly above expectations as costs jumped...
TEHRAN: Iran’s central bank yesterday drastically devalued the national currency’s fixed subsidised rate against the dollar, as the Islamic republic struggles to shore...
Brasilia: Brazil may lower some import duties to help offset the impact of a sharp depreciation of its local currency on inflation, Finance...
Toronto: The Canadian unit of Malaysia’s Petronas said it has asked regulators for a licence to export nearly 20 million tonnes of liquefied...
By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) Solid gains have been seen across most commodities during these first few days of...
A technician checking solar panels on the roof of a plant of German solar panel manufacturer Conergy in Frankfurt. Conergy filed for insolvency...