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AMMAN: The Jordanian economy offered 95,342 job opportunities in 2023 compared with 89,500 in 2022, Minister of Government Communication Muhannad Al-Mubaideen said.

Mubaideen said during the Government Communication Forum that the increase entails a …

Switzerland’s largest bank (UBS) has reported better-than-expected second-quarter profits, with net profit reaching $1.14 billion for the period from April to June, compared to analysts’ expectations of $528 million. These are the first results since …

DUBAI: Watania International Holding PJSC (DFM: WATANIA; ‘WIH’ or the ‘Company’), reported today a net profit of AED 7.9 million as part of its preliminary consolidated results for the first half of 2024 ended 30 June.

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BEIJING: China’s central bank conducted 385.7 billion yuan (about US$53.96 billion) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.7 percent Tuesday.

Xinhua News Agency quoted a statement from the People’s Bank of China as saying that the move a…

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent at the close Monday, recording their highest level since August 2, supported by rising demand, while investors await US inflation data this week.

The price of gold in spot transactions increased 1.5 percent to $2,…

ABU DHABI: The IPO market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remained resilient during the second quarter of this year, with 14 IPOs registering total proceeds of US$2.64 billion, up 45.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

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DUBAI: Emirates today announced plans to introduce its newly retrofitted Boeing 777s to two more cities – Zurich and Riyadh from 1st October 2024.

In a statement on Tuesday, the airline said it will also layer on refurbished B777s to Geneva and Bruss…

The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) dropped 45.11 points, or 0.45%, at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, reaching 10,048 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

QSE general index was weighed down by a decline in six sectors: Transport…