OCBC Bank reiterates emphasis on women’s role
KUCHING: With a commendable 44 per cent of its management committee consisting of women, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd is reiterating…
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Bursa Malaysia ends easier midweek
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended on an easier note yesterday on mild profit-taking, dealers said. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia…
Oil-for-loan debts cost Venezuela’s PDVSA hard-won India market share
CARACAS/HOUSTON/NEW DELHI: Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, has spent at least a decade trying to build business ties and boost…
EU cannot yet say how much UK should pay on Brexit — Auditor
BRUSSELS: The European Union cannot yet assess how much Britain should be asked to pay Brussels when it quits the…
G20 draft to keep an ‘open and fair international trading system’
BRUSSELS: The world’s financial leaders may no longer explicitly reject protectionism or competitive currency devaluations, a draft communique of their…
ADM and Almarai among companies eyeing Saudi grains agency asset sale
ABU DHABI/DUBAI/RIYADH: A partnership of US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co and Saudi foods group Almarai is among potential…
China posts rare trade deficit as February imports surge 44.7 per cent in yuan terms
BEIJING: China unexpectedly posted a rare trade deficit in February as imports surged far more than expected to feed a…
China’s ZTE pleads guilty, settles US sanctions case for nearly US$900 million
NEW YORK/HONG KONG: Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has agreed to plead guilty and pay nearly US$900 million in…