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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
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Gold price makes another record
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Qatar Petroleum to invest $20b in US in major expansion
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is looking to invest at least $20 billion in the United States over the coming few years, its chief executive told Reuters, after the Gulf Arab state quit OPEC, freeing Doha from potential legal risks in the United States.
16 December 2018, 18:00 PM
French budget deficit seen at 3.4pc of GDP next year
France's budget deficit is likely to overshoot the European Union's limit of 3 percent of GDP next year and reach 3.4 percent, National Assembly president Richard Ferrand told Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
16 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Deep in the red: Chinese county pays price for vanity-project binge
In the heart of an impoverished village in southern China, a life-sized statue of Mao Zedong sits on a platform adorned with intricate stonework, flanked by a diorama of Red Army soldiers and traditional brick-and-tile homes with curved roofs.
16 December 2018, 18:00 PM
5G: a revolution not without risks
The recent diplomatic dust-up over Chinese telecoms company Huawei, one of the leaders in developing equipment for fifth-generation mobile networks, has demonstrated that this technology which promises to enable an internet of things and self-driving vehicles also poses risks.
16 December 2018, 18:00 PM
T-Mobile, Sprint see Huawei shun clinching US deal
T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp believe their foreign owners' offer to stop using Huawei Technologies equipment will help with the United States clearing their $26 billion merger deal, sources said, underscoring the lengths to which Washington has gone to shut out the Chinese company.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Jet Airways' survival may rest on founder Goyal leaving the cockpit
Jet Airways Ltd's 69-year-old founder Naresh Goyal, who started out as an assistant in a travel agency, wove together charm, persistence and consummate dealmaking to build India's biggest full-service carrier.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
India's trade deficit narrows to $16.67b
India's November trade deficit narrowed to $16.67 billion due to a fall in gold imports, the country's trade ministry said in a statement on Friday.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Qatar's private sector grows 6pc amid oil price volatility
Qatar's private sector grew by almost 6 percent in 2018 despite volatile oil prices, its finance minister said on Saturday.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Brexit could wilt huge Dutch flower trade
Every day from dawn, a fleet of forklift trucks carries crates of roses, tulips, chrysanthemums and 22,000 other flower varieties through the world's biggest flower market.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
US industrial output surges in November amid cold snap
A cold snap last month drove a surge in gas and electricity use, which pushed total US industrial output up by double the expected amount, according to government data released Friday.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
RBI board seeks more discussion on governance under new boss
The board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday it had deliberated on the central bank's governance framework and decided the matter requires “further examination”.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
US sets March 2 for China tariff increases amid talks
THE US Trade Representative's office on Friday officially changed the scheduled date of a tariff rate increase on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on March 2, 2019 as the United States and China pursue talks on trade and intellectual property.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Trade worries push eurozone business growth to 4-year low: survey
Worries about a global trade war and disruptions caused by anti-government protests in France pushed business growth in the eurozone to a four-year low in December, an influential survey showed Friday.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Boeing opens first 737 plant in China
Boeing Co opened its first 737 completion plant in China on Saturday, a strategic investment aimed at building a sales lead over arch-rival Airbus in one of the world's top travel markets that has been overshadowed by the US-China trade war.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
US auto sales slow
US sales of autos and gasoline slowed last month, weighing on the retail sector as the crucial year-end shopping period got under way, government data showed Friday.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
China's ZTE loses major German mobile contract
Chinese telecoms giant ZTE lost its biggest contract in Germany, network provider Telefonica on Friday told AFP, as resistance mounts across the West to Beijing's infrastructure manufacturers.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
India names Modi demonetisation backer as central bank head
Ex-finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das took charge of the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday, in a swift appointment expected to ease a dispute with the government as it pushes for looser credit rules ahead of a general election.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Rolls-Royce to switch work to Germany over Brexit
Rolls-Royce on Wednesday said it was switching to Germany from the UK its design-approval of large aircraft engines after Prime Minister Theresa May delayed parliament's vote on the Brexit deal.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Asia to grow as expected in 2018 and 2019, trade war poses downside risks: ADB
The Asian Development Bank expects developing Asia to meet its growth forecasts for this year and next on strong domestic demand and easing inflation pressures, though it warned of downside risks from a rising tide of trade protectionism.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Modi seen forgiving farm loans as he seeks to win back rural voters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is likely to announce loan waivers worth billions of dollars to woo millions of farmers ahead of a general election, government sources said, after his ruling party suffered a rural drubbing in state polls.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM