(Bloomberg) -- A record $2.5 billion haul from new share sales helped Oman leapfrog markets like the UK last year, but the sultanate faces an early test of investors’ appetite in 2025.
Putin allows Goldman Sachs to quit Russia
Vladimir Putin has approved Goldman Sachs’ sale of its Russian subsidiary to an Armenian investment fund, completing the US investment bank’s exit from the country almost three years after it first ...
Total profits at Oman’s banks up 15% in 2024
Banks in Oman recorded a 15.2 percent year on year rise in profits in 2024. Total profits reached OMR522.6 million ($1.36 billion) last year, up from OMR453.5 million in 2023, the Central Bank of Oman ...
New Georgia Project, group founded by Stacey Abrams, abruptly lays off employees
After a historic fine by Georgia’s state ethics commission for violating numerous campaign finance regulations, the New Georgia Project (NGP) has reportedly laid off more than a dozen staff members.
Chevron Lifts Dividend After Profit Disappoints on Oil Slump
Chevron Corp. raised dividends by 5% even as profit underperformed expectations amid shrinking crude prices and fuel-making margins. Most Read from BloombergManhattan’s Morning Commute Time Drops With ...
The next stages of the Gaza ceasefire face serious obstacles
These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the ceasefire, let alone a lasting peace. Palestinians consider Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan as part of what should be a ...
Sri Lanka announces luxury tax rates on imported private vehicles
The Sri Lankan government has published Gazette Notification No. 2421/41, signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, ...
No government should put country in a debt trap: Oli
Speaking in Parliament, prime minister says Nepal lacks the luxury to choose between MCC or BRI and stresses careful selection of foreign assistance.
No government should put country in a debt trap: Oli
Speaking in Parliament, prime minister says Nepal lacks the luxury to choose between MCC or BRI and stresses careful selection of foreign assistance.
South Korea Exports Off to Weak Start in 2025
South Korea’s exports started the year on a soft note, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday and fewer working days in January snapped a 15-month streak of gains. Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest ...