Baghdad, The Iraqi Ministry of Trade announced Tuesday that the third round of meetings of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Iraq and the United States of America was held in Washington, after a break of more than nine years…

Doha: Exchange rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling —————————————————- A.E.Dirham 0.97800 0.99700 Australian Dollar 2.38200 2.49950 B…

Doha: Deposit rates at opening as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: USD JPY CHF GBP 1M 5.43689 -0.20000 1.24000 5.15000 2Ms 5.51303 -0.25000 1.37000 5.13000 3Ms 5.58916 -0.20000 1.33000 5.15000 6Ms 5.73519 -0.20000 1.340…

Singapore, Oil prices continued to rise Tuesday, recovering somewhat from last week’s losses, since Monday’s closing.

Brent crude futures were up 23 cents, or 0.28%, at $83.56 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 24…

Doha: Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), the legal and tax arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), and The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance and strengthen their relationship th…

Tokyo, The US dollar gained 0.44% to 154.5635 yen, adding to its 0.58% rally from Monday.

On Friday, it sank as low as 151.86 yen for the first time since April 10, as softer-than-expected monthly US jobs data fed losses following Bank of Japan dat…

Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 20.74 points, or 0.22%, at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, reaching 9,659 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

The general index was supported by a rise in six sectors: Real Estate …

Washington, The monetary policy pursued by the US Federal Reserve is casting its shadow on global markets, including emerging market, after the US central bank’s recent decision to keep high interest rates unchanged.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…