Browsing: News

Brent crude hits 4-year high Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Friday, with Brent climbing to a four-year…

Top UAE banks step up lending as confidence rises The 10 largest listed banks in the UAE maintained increasing levels…

Finance ministry officials to brief parliamentary panel on Ponzi scheme bill Senior finance ministry officials will brief a parliamentary committee…

Pakistan remains undecided on cancelling $400mn loan from ADB With only nine months left in closing of the project, Pakistan…

Singapore bunker fuel demand likely to rebound Singapore delivered bunker fuel demand is expected to see an uptick in September,…

PAKISTAN: Zong 4G continues its speed and network expansion momentum like an F-16: Pakistan’s Leading Data Network, Zong 4G, has…

World oil prices up, OPEC meeting in focus Oil prices were up slightly in heavy, seesaw trading on Friday, giving…

UAE banking sector tops in GCC with h1 assets surging to dh2.7t The UAE banking sector, currently undergoing a new…

Relief on inflation continues! August WPI eases to 4-month low at 4.53% Inflation based on wholesale prices eased to a…

FDI drops 35pc as investors wait for economic policy changes Foreign investors largely remained shy of driving up investments in…

Shipping rates plunge on fears of trade war impact When US President Donald Trump fired the first salvos in his…

PAKISTAN: YouTube Kids Now Lets Parents Control What Content their Children Can View: YouTube Kids has added a new feature…

Oil prices mixed on China tariff talk concerns Oil prices pulled back on Friday on concerns additional U.S. tariffs would…

Abraaj fund unit that managed $14b gets $1 bid The fund unit of the embattled private equity firm Abraaj Group,…

8.2% GDP growth an outcome of reforms like gst, liberalisation of fdi norms by Modi government, says CII The 8.2…

FATF measures assist make bank operations clean The tightening of the monitoring regime to combat terror financing and money laundering…

Tainted shipping fuel sparks calls for tighter quality control A wave of contaminated fuel that has clogged and damaged engines…

PAKISTAN: Ufone launches prepaid data roaming offer for UAE and Saudi Arabia: Keeping up to its all-time commitment of making…

World oil prices steady Oil prices were steady on Friday, with US crude slipping on weak global equity markets while…

Ample liquidity in UAE banking as deposits rise Deposits with the UAE banks increased while credit growth remained flat in…

Two years after demonetisation, over 99% banned notes back; RBI finishes verification Nearly two years after demonetisation, RBI has completed…

Week-on-week: SPI decreases 0.63pc The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended August 30, 2018 registered a decrease of…

Conditions ripe for container shipping rates to spike Container spot rates are expected to lift soon on the back of…

PAKISTAN: LG unveils curved gaming monitors to compete against Samsung’s offerings: Just like Samsung did recently, LG is using its…

World oil prices slip Oil prices slipped on Friday, pressured by renewed concerns that a global trade war could dent…