Author: Steven Sahiounie

The diversified South African miner’s headline earnings declined to $158.5mln in the six months to December 2023

The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman have called on Muslim countries to make collective efforts to put an immediate end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In a phone conversation on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi pointed to the recent resolution of an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s foreign ministers in the Saudi city of Jeddah and stressed the need to dispatch humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The meeting, requested by Iran and some other Muslim countries, was held…

Doha: Qatar’s non-energy private sector recorded a stronger improvement in business conditions in February, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) compiled by S&P Global. Output and employment both increased at faster rates, and new business growth was maintained. Companies were also able to make progress on volumes of outstanding work during the month, and the 12-month outlook improved. The Qatar PMI indices are compiled from survey responses from a panel of around 450 private sector companies. The panel covers the manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, and services sectors, and reflects the structure of the non-energy economy according to official national accounts data.

The vision underscores the alignment of all policies and strategies with the national agenda, federal objectives, and readiness for the future, firmly anchoring the emirate’s commitment to a people-centric future

Employers have reported growing wage demands when recruiting, and retaining new talent Inflation’s impact on salaries is a leading concern for professionals in the Middle East with 33% of survey respondents selecting this as a ‘top three’ issue, says ACCA’s annual survey. Employers have reported growing wage demands when recruiting, and retaining new talent. 29% of Middle East respondents reported that remuneration was one of the leading incentives for moving to a different organisation. The biggest global talent survey across the accountancy profession, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ latest annual Global Talent Trends Survey 2024, reveals Technology also emerged…

The Crown Prince of Dubai expressed his gratitude to citizens, residents and institutions for their inspiring initiatives in the field of endowments

Gold prices were poised for their biggest weekly jump in five months on Friday, hovering near a historic high, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks cemented mid-year interest rate cut bets, ahead of a U.S. key jobs report later in the day.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan peaked at 538.47 points in early Asia trade, its strongest level since August

LONDON – The dollar index was set for its sharpest weekly drop since mid-December on Friday ahead of U.S. payrolls data, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded more confident about cutting interest rates in coming months.

LONDON – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in February for a seventh consecutive month as lower prices for all major cereals more than offset the rising price of sugar and meat.