Business & Finance Rabobank in talks over reducing Sarasin holding ZURICH: Dutch Rabobank is in talks with several interested parties over reducing its stake in Sarasin , the Swiss privat Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:26am
Markets Zambia eyes 35pc stake in mine projects: Minister LUSAKA: Zambia will negotiate larger stakes in projects with foreign mining firms and plans to revamp tax collection to Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:23am
Markets South Africa's rand holds gains, needs a sub-7.80 close JOHANNESBURG: The rand was firmer against the dollar in early Thursday trade, holding on to to gains taken in the previo Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:19am
Markets Swiss franc falls against euro on debt moves ZURICH: The Swiss franc fell against the euro and the dollar on Thursday as hopes grew Europe was taking concrete steps Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:15am
Markets European shares fall on weak Chinese trade data LONDON: European shares fell early on Thursday, giving up a little of the recent strong gains, with mining stocks among Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:13am
Life & Style Ai Weiwei named as world's most important art figure LONDON: Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who hit the headlines during his 81-day detention by Chinese authorities, wa Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:02am
Markets Australian stocks close 0.96pc higher SYDNEY: Australian stocks closed 0.96 percent higher on Thursday, buoyed by signs that European leaders were closer to h Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:53am
World Chile marks first anniversary of miners 'rebirth' SANTIAGO: Some wept with joy, others fell to their knees and prayed as for the first time in 69 days they tasted fresh a Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:48am
Markets Tokyo stocks close at one-month high TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.97 percent to close at their highest level in nearly a month on Thursday, buoyed by signs of Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:35am
Markets Australia shares buoyed by copper; Rio up 2.8pc SYDNEY: Australian shares rose 0.6 percent on Thursday as miners like Rio Tinto were boosted by a rise in copper prices Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:14am
Markets JGB futures fall, glitch hits cash bond trade before sale TOKYO : Japanese government bond futures fell on Thursday as money flowed into stock markets and on brokers' hedge selli Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:09am
Top News Glencore to lend up to $900mn to refinance Bakrie debt: Sources JAKARTA/HONG KONG: Glencore , the world's biggest commodities trader, is expected to sign a deal within days to give an Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:03am
Markets Yuan weakens as PBOC signals two-way trading, displeasure with US SHANGHAI: The yuan slipped on the dollar on Thursday after China's central bank set a sharply weaker mid-point which tra Published 13 Oct, 2011 06:00am
Markets Rio Tinto Q3 iron ore output +5pc against a year ago SYDNEY: Global miner Rio Tinto on Thursday reported a 5 percent rise in third-quarter iron ore production from a year ag Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:55am
Markets Won leads Asia FX gains; China weighs on rises SINGAPORE : Emerging Asian currencies on Thursday gave up initial gains helped by progress in euro zone's rescue fund af Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:52am
World Tripoli celebrates capture of Qadhafi's son TRIPOLI: Celebratory bursts of gunfire and fireworks lit up the skies over Tripoli early on Thursday as word spread that Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:44am
Markets China imports corn, soy to rebuild state reserves BEIJING: China, the world's biggest agricultural products consumer, has swooped in to import copious amounts of corn and Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:34am
Top News Kazakhstan's GDP to grow by 6.9pc in 2012: Government ASTANA: Kazakhstan's gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow by 6.9 percent in 2012 after an expected 7.0 percent ri Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:29am
Markets LME copper retreats from two-week high SHANGHAI: London copper slipped 1.6 percent on Thursday after meeting strong technical resistance above $7,500, with lin Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:25am
Business & Finance BofA names MacDonald head of equities, Asia-Pacific: Memo HONG KONG: Bank of America Corp (BofA) has named Peter MacDonald as the head of its equities business for the Asia-Pacif Published 13 Oct, 2011 05:21am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points