Top News Ukraine president's party poised to win parliament vote KIEV: Ukrainians on Sunday go to the polls to elect a new parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky see Published 21 Jul, 2019 06:10am
Markets Ukraine's July 13-19 sea port grain exports jump on week KIEV: Ukrainian grain exports from sea ports in the week of July 13-19 jumped to 819,000 tonnes from 499,000 tonnes a we Published 21 Jul, 2019 05:57am
Top News With a team 'he'll be fine': UK braces for maverick leader LONDON: Supporters of Boris Johnson, who looks certain to become the next British prime minister, hail his optimistic vi Published 21 Jul, 2019 05:45am
Business & Finance Bank of England notes its 325 years with trip back in time LONDON: Some of the earliest surviving banknotes and a Cold War nuclear radiation calculator are among 325 historic obje Published 21 Jul, 2019 05:27am
Top News Pacifist constitution reform at stake as Japan goes to polls TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc was forecast to win a solid majority in an upper house election Published 21 Jul, 2019 05:03am
World Tanzania may review 2018 GDP figure after lower World Bank estimate DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's statistics agency said on Thursday it may review its economic growth figure for 2018, after th Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:19pm
Business & Finance BOJ's Kuroda says will mull data until last minute in deciding July policy FRANCE: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinise economic developments u Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:14pm
Markets Corn down 6-8 cents, wheat down 4-7 cents, soy down 3-5 cents CHICAGO: Following are US trade expectations for the opening of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Tr Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:11pm
Markets Copper concentrates tightness threatens benchmark pricing LONDON: The copper market may be stuck in a well-worn trading range but there is plenty of action unfolding in the mine Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:10pm
Markets Sterling recovers from lows, helped by strong retail sales LONDON: The British pound rebounded on Thursday after stronger-than-expected retail sales numbers and as the currency fo Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:08pm
Markets Yields rise after mid-Atlantic factory activity rebounds NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after a Philadelphia manufacturing index rebounded strongly in July, addin Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:06pm
World UK PM May disappointed by ministers' voting after Brexit loss LONDON: Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May was disappointed ministers did not vote with her on Thursday, her of Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:04pm
Markets Raw sugar falls to seven-week low; cocoa edges higher LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE fell to a seven-week low on Thursday, with the prospect of strong exports from India an Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:01pm
Markets Gazprom expects Denmark to approve Nord Stream 2 route in October MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Gazprom expects Denmark to agree to its route application for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelin Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:57pm
Markets Oil steadies, shrugging off Iran's seizure of tanker in Gulf LONDON: Oil initially rose more than 1pc on Thursday after Iran said it had seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf, but pri Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:56pm
Markets US Cash Grains-River bids ease; export demand sluggish CHICAGO: Cash bids for corn and soybeans weakened at river terminals around the US Midwest on Thursday, grain dealers sa Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:52pm
Top News Libra launch won't happen until regulators are happy FRANCE: Global regulators will not let Facebook launch its Libra currency until all their concerns, ranging from money l Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:50pm
Business & Finance Airbus closes in on Air France jetliner deal LONDON: Airbus is close to a deal worth billions of dollars to sell dozens of A320neo-family and smaller A220 aircraft t Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:47pm
Business & Finance Four accused granted one-day exemption from hearing ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Thursday accepted the requests of four accused for one-day exemption Published 18 Jul, 2019 09:13pm
Business & Finance Inauguration of upgraded ISPA observatory on July 22 KARACHI: University of Karachi (UoK) Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA) Director Professor Dr. Muhamma Published 18 Jul, 2019 08:59pm