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Weak earnings from banking titan Goldman Sachs, a jobs warning by Microsoft, and a plunge in manufacturing data highlighted the...
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Manila, Bangkok and Mumbai were all on the rise, though Seoul and Jakarta dipped
Yen tumbled from around 128.50 per dollar to more than 131 at one point Wednesday after Bank of Japan decided against further tweaking monetary policy
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland-- India's Minister for New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh has told developed countries to '"walk the talk"...
The minister was speaking at a session on “Interplay of Food, Energy and Water” at the 53rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The actor Idris Elba who was part of the discussion said that countries need a food systems ministry, not just an agriculture ministry
Investigators from France, Germany and Luxembourg began hearing witnesses Monday as part of the case of suspected financial misconduct including...
The long-serving central bank chief is among top officials widely blamed for monetary policies that have led to a Lebanese economic crisis
Investigators questioned former vice governor Saad Andary on Monday and are also set to hear evidence from Raed Charafeddine, another former vice governor
"It is unfair that many developing countries are demanded not to develop their special resources and to be independent in...
It is unfair that many developing countries are demanded not to develop their special resources and to be independent in the field of energy, says Qatar's foreign minister
People in the Middle East have been suffering for decades from all violations of the UN Charter, including Palestinian cause and Israeli occupation as well as Syrian issue, he adds
The US Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Biden last year, is the most significant climate pact since the Paris...
The US Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Biden last year, is the most significant climate pact since the Paris Agreement in 2015, says IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol
"We are entering the first global energy crisis," says Birol while highlighting the role of Russia in the crisis at a World Economic Forum session
ABU DHABI, UAE - Statistics Center – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) have signed...
The pact was inked on the sidelines of the 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023.
This is a part of a strategy to develop an advanced statistical ecosystem which provides high-quality statistics through a decentralized model.
DUBAI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Free Zones...
The Ministry of Finance makes efforts to ensure that government entities in the UAE are committed to international tax pacts the country has signed.
Dubai Free Zones Council will provide the necessary tax information to the ministry of finance.
The World Economic Forum launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), to help unlock the US$3 trillion of financing...
Present funding is slow and inadequate, and a new approach is needed to get capital flowing.
Philanthropic giving is nimble, more tolerant of risks and is driven by values and long-term outcomes rather than quarterly returns.
The world's second-largest economy faced historic headwinds as 2022 drew to a close, with exports plunging last month due to a...
Beijing had set itself a target of 5.5 percent, a rate already much lower than the performance of 2021, when the country's GDP increased more than eight percent
Tuesday's figures represent China's worst growth figures since a 1.6 contraction in 1976 -- after the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan in late 2019
The total value of private sector exports during the fourth quarter of 2022 amounted to $2 billion.
The total value of private sector exports during the fourth quarter of 2022 amounted to $2 billion
The number of countries receiving Qatari exports in Q4-2022 reached 95 in the year