International

Spending on telecom and pay TV services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region reached $149 billion in 2024, marking a 7.7 per cent year-on-year increase compared with worldwide growth of 2.2 per ...

The global smartphone market experienced a marginal decline in the second quarter of 2025, marking the industry’s first downturn in six consecutive quarters, according to the latest research from Canalys. ...

The global PC market recorded a strong performance in the second quarter of 2025, with total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations rising 7.4 per cent year on year to 67.6 million units, ...

Total government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) across the European Union reached an estimated €127.91 billion, equivalent to 0.71 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). Eurostat reported that this ...

Prada (1913.F) reported a 9 per cent increase in first-half net revenues at constant currencies, defying weakness across the luxury sector thanks to rapid growth at its smaller but fast-expanding Miu ...

Emerging markets are basking in the glow of their surprise rally this year, but major investors warn things may get tougher as countries finally learn their US tariff fates and ...

ADNOC Drilling (ADNOCDRILL.AD), a unit of Abu Dhabi’s state oil giant, reported a 19 per cent rise in second-quarter profit this week, supported by strong performance in its oilfield ...

GSK (GSK.L) expects to deliver annual sales and profit growth towards the top end of its forecasts after beating second-quarter expectations earlier this week, in a boost to its ...

A rouble-backed stablecoin that could help Russia circumvent Western restrictions on payments has seen a jump in transaction volumes in July, with funds moved through the coin surging past $40 billion ...

The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) has announced that company registrations grew 32 per cent in the first half of the year as the financial hub welcomed 1,081 new companies, including asset ...

A downturn in British retail sales extended into its 10th month in July as rising prices weighed on consumers, although the pace of the fall was less severe than in ...

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, may hike crude oil prices for Asian buyers for the second month in a row, with September prices set to hit five-month ...

Global air passenger demand rose by 2.6 per cent in June 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).   Capacity, measured ...

Mercedes is integrating Microsoft’s latest digital tools into its vehicles, starting with the new CLA, allowing customers to work more efficiently while on the move. According to the announcement, ...

Seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area increased by 0.1 per cent during the second quarter of 2025, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate ...

Russian markets reacted cautiously to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new sanctions, with analysts saying on Wednesday a weaker rouble and higher oil prices as a result ...

Advisory and consulting firm PwC this week released a report detailing that global entertainment and media (E&M) industry revenues edged towards US$3 trillion in 2024 and are forecast to ...

Stellantis (STLAM.MI) said this week that it faced greater headwinds this year including a 1.5-billion-euro impact from US tariffs for 2025, with operating income in the second half set to ...

European luxury carmakers including Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) and Aston Martin (AML.L) have shot to the front of the grid with US price hikes, which could point the way ...

Long seen as the safest Big Tech bet, Apple (AAPL.O) is heading into Thursday’s earnings with its business facing pressure from US tariffs, tough competition in China and ...

Oil prices fell nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday as investors awaited developments on US President Donald Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine and his ...

Bond investors are adding portfolio risk after a long period of caution, seeing the US economy in a “Goldilocks” moment, not too hot nor too cold, as they bet the ...

Barclays’ (BARC.L) first-half profit rose by a better-than-expected 23 per cent, the British bank said on Tuesday, as its markets business reaped bumper returns from the frenzied trading activity sparked ...

Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest air travel hub, attracted a record 46 million passengers in the first six months of 2025, up 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, as ...