Category: Industry

Japan’s Nikkei Down Over 4% on Stronger Yen

Japan’s Nikkei stock index sank more than 4% on Monday, as the yen strengthened after Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership elections late last week.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,849.22 points, or 4.64%, fro…

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QSE Index Adds 5.65 Points at Start of Trading

The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 5.65 points, or 0.05%, at the beginning of Mondays trading, to reach a level of 10,590 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

QSE was supported by a rise in five sectors: Consumer Goods and Servi…

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QatarEnergy Announces Fuel Prices for October

QatarEnergy announced on Monday the fuel prices for October 2024, decreasing the prices of diesel, Super Gasoline 95, and Premium Gasoline 91.

QatarEnergy has set the price of diesel at QR 2.00 per liter, Super Gasoline 95 at QR 2.05 per liter, and P…

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LMRA conducted 2,179 inspection campaigns

Manama, The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the implementation of 2,179 inspection campaigns and visits, during the period of 22 – 28 September 2024, which resulted in the detention of 40 violating and irregular workers, while 151…

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Saudi Unemployment Rate Falls 3.3% in Q2 oF 2024

Saudi Arabias overall unemployment rate fell 3.3% in the second quarter of 2024, a 0.2-percentage point drop compared to the previous quarter.

According to data from the Saudi General Authority for Statistics, the unemployment rate also declined by 0…

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Bahrain All Share Index marks 2,012.77 points

Manama, Bahrain All Share Index has closed at 2,012.77 points marking a decrease of 0.92 points below the previous closing.

This decrease was due to the drop in the consumer discretionary sector, financial sector and real estate sector.

Bahrain Isl…

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