Doha: The Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD) announced its partnership with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to launch the global South-South and Triangular Cooperation Solutions Lab.
The initiative wa…
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohammad Al Budaiwi and Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Dr. Zulkifli Hasan signed the joint statement to launch negotiations on the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA).
Both side…
Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) dropped 19.32 points, or 0.19 percent, at the beginning of trading on Thursday, reaching 10,134 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.
QSE general index was weighed down by a decline in four sec…
Tokyo stocks tumbled Thursday at the close of trading Thursday, as key sectors including real estate and exporting companies declined, amid a rise in the value of the yen against the dollar.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 975.49 points…
The British Oil Company (SHELL) reported that its profit for the second quarter of 2024 fell by more than 19 percent compared to the first quarter.
Despite this decline, profits were higher than expected, with Shell reporting adjusted earnings of USD…
The US dollar declined today after the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) kept the door open for a rate cut in September, helping stabilize the yen near its highest level since March following the Bank of Japan’s shift towards a tightening policy The y…
South Korea’s exports extended on-year gains to the tenth straight month in July on the back of the robust performance of semiconductors, data showed Thursday.
Outbound shipments rose 13.9 percent on-year to USD 57.4 billion last month, according to …
Gold prices climbed to a two-week high on Thursday as US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to cutting interest rates as early as September.
Spot gold was steady at $2,448.38 per ounce, after hitting its highest level since July 18 e…
Gold prices firmed on Wednesday, heading for a monthly gain on the back of growing optimism about US interest rate cuts.
Spot gold was up 0.4% at $2,416.79 per ounce, and has gained nearly 4% for the month. US gold futures added 0.5% to $2,414.80.
S…
Doha, July 31 (QNA) – The net profits of Khaleej Takaful Insurance Company (a Qatari public shareholding company) decreased by 1.87 percent in the first half of 2024 to reach QR 42.755 million , compared to QR 43.570 million in the same period last ye…