LONDON: State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland promoted New Zealander Ross McEwan to the post of chief executive yesterday ahead of the bank’s expected...
LONDON: State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland promoted New Zealander Ross McEwan to the post of chief executive yesterday ahead of the bank’s expected...
CHICAGO: US auto sales continued to accelerate, posting the best July performance since 2006 on Thursday as consumers flocked to dealerships to replace...
Two Motorola employees transfer data between two of Motorola’s Moto X as the American-manufactured smartphone is unveiled at a news conference in New...
By Satish Kanady DOHA: Driven by higher investments and net interest income, listed banks in Qatar have delivered a steady set of results...
NEW YORK: US crude oil prices rose more than 2 percent yesterday, narrowing its discount to European Brent for a second day, on...
Doha: Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development has reported increase in net profit while Salam International, Qatar German Medical Devices and Barwa Real Estate...
BELGRADE: Etihad Airways, which has stakes in Virgin Australia and Air Berlin, will acquire a 49 percent stake in Serbia’s loss-making JAT Airways....
LONDON/PARIS: Chinese authorities visited a regional office of French drug maker Sanofi this week in the latest sign of a widening investigation into...
LONDON/BRUSSELS: , The European Union backtracked from plans to levy a 4.7 percent duty on jet fuel imports from the Middle East and...
LONDON: European stock markets climbed but the euro slid against the dollar yesterday as both the European Central Bank and the Bank of...
CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank unexpectedly lowered its main overnight interest rate by 50 basis points at a policy meeting yesterday, saying it was...
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, touching a five-and-a-half year low, suggesting a steadily...
A woman walks past the logo of Honda Motor Co displayed outside one of the company’s dealerships in Tokyo, yesterday. Honda said its...
DOHA: The GCC region’s hospitality sector has been showing strong growth due to rising business tourism, says a report by the Kuwait Financial...
DOHA: Ooredoo has launched its new business fibre broadband service, providing small and medium-sized businesses with the country’s fastest-ever and most reliable connection...
DOHA: The Board of Directors of Qatar Electricity and Water Company chaired by H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of the...
FRANKFURT/DOHA: A Qatar Airways 787 Dreamliner grounded last week amid reports of a problem with an electrical panel in the aircraft has resumed...
Doha: Qatar Islamic Insur-ance Company (QIIC) has disclosed the semi annual financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2013. The financial statements...