Economy

Tokyo: Japan’s service-sector inflation rose to a more than two-year high in August, strengthening expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could...

New Delhi: India’s GDP growth in the second quarter of FY2026-27 came in significantly above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 7 per cent forecast,...

New Delhi: Ransomware attacks surged to their highest monthly level of 2026 in August, with over 1000 organisations worldwide — an average of 33 a day —...

New Delhi: Continued uncertainty in interest rates could put further pressure on flows into credit funds, as elevated rates volatility is making investors...

New Delhi: A potential US restriction on diesel exports could initially lower domestic diesel prices but eventually push up gasoline prices as rising...

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is expected to accelerate globally over the next 12 months, with economists seeing productivity gains from...

Muscat: The total direct and indirect economic value of the tourism sector in the GCC countries rose to approximately $254.7 billion in 2025, while the...

Muscat: Revenues of 3 to 5 star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman reached approximately OMR156.54 million until the end of August 2026, compared to OMR175.84...

Muscat: The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) held its third meeting for 2026 on Sunday, at the Bank’s headquarters in Muscat...

Muscat: In terms of foreign trade, the value of Oman's squid exports during 2025 stood at approximately OMR4.47 million exported to 19 countries around the...