ATHENS: Greece is considering adopting measures proposed by EU institutions now and agreeing to implement additional reforms if it misses...

OTTAWA: Canada’s income tax system is based on self-reporting, the Canada Revenue Agency wants to make sure people do indeed...

MADRID: Houses are springing up in their thousands as Spain’s construction sector gets into full swing. While building permits increased...

AMSTERDAM: The volume of gas produced in the Netherlands’ gas fields fell by over 25% last year, as the government...

BUDAPEST: The government is planning to raise pensions by 0.9 percent next year, in line with the expected rate of...

KABUL : Commerce and Industries Minister Humayun Rasa on Monday said a four-year strategy was being implemented to improve the...

TAIPEI: Public confidence remains low, but climbed to a nine-month high this month, reflecting the nation’s sluggish economy, but signaling...

HANOI: Vietnamese stock markets may decline this week as lower crude prices, resulting from the disagreement between major oil producers...

JAKARTA: The tax office will launch an investigation into the data and documents of Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Twitter in...

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has asked the Federal government to ensure provision of the allocated electricity quota...

DUBAI: Extreme stair climbing proved productive for 18 Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry staffers who completed the recent Dubai...

DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank plans to start operating in Kenya before the end of the year, despite the Central Bank...

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan yesterday announced a net profit of QR537m for the first quarter of 2016, reflecting a 5.1...

TOKYO: A Japanese country pavilion will debut at the Middle East’s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry,...

KUWAIT: Real estate sales in Kuwait rebounded in February, following a slowdown in recent months, with commercial sales outpacing residential...

MUMBAI: India's soymeal exports in 2015/16 fiscal year ended March 31 dropped 74 per cent from a year ago to...

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in February fell to 7.553 million barrels per day from 7.835 million bpd...

SEOUL: Korea should focus more on exporting value-added, processed food products to Japan, China and elsewhere to nurture its agriculture...

MUSCAT: To cater to the growing market demand, Oman Qatar Insurance Company (OQIC), premier insurer in Oman and a subsidiary...

DUBLIN: Ireland remains the “most successful” of the euro zone periphery countries in its efforts to overcome crisis in the...