Muscat: The market value of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) increased by OMR 328.6 million, reaching OMR 27.64 billion by the end of March, compared to February levels. Despite this gain, MSX experienced a volatile performance in March as publicly listed companies announced their dividends for the fiscal year ending December 31. According to Qatar News Agency, the main index
Seoul: South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture announced today that the country’s exports of agricultural products and food items rose by 7.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching a new record high. According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry stated that exports of agricultural and food goods amounted to $3.18 billion from January to March, compared to $2.95
Washington: The U.S. customs authorities today began collecting new tariffs of 10% on all imports from several countries, implementing the unilateral decision announced earlier this week by President Donald Trump. This move represents a major shift in U.S. trade policy. According to Qatar News Agency, the initial 10% tariffs came into effect at various ports, airports, and customs warehouses, marking
New York: The main stock indexes on the U.S. Wall Street Stock Exchange suffered heavy losses amounting to billions of dollars on Friday at the close of the trading week, impacted by the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Qatar News Agency, the S and P 500 dropped by 322.44 points, equivalent to 5.97 percent, while the
Doha: The general Producer Price Index (PPI) for Qatar’s industrial sector in February stood at 114.01 points, maintaining stability compared to January but showing a decrease of 0.33 percent from the same month in 2024. According to Qatar News Agency, the PPI for the industrial sector comprises four main sectors. Mining and quarrying, which form 82.46 percent of the index,
Doha: The latest foreign currency exchange rates and precious metals prices have been released in Qatar, providing key insights into the current economic landscape. According to Qatar News Agency, the buying and selling rates for various currencies have been detailed. The Moroccan Dirham exchange rate is currently unavailable, while the Malaysian Ringgit is trading between 0.77640 and 0.83880 Qatari Riyals.
Doha: Exchange rates for foreign currencies were issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB), providing insights into the buying and selling prices of various currencies in the market. According to Qatar News Agency, the detailed rates are as follows: the buying rate for the A.E. Dirham stands at 0.97800, with a selling rate of 1.00100. The Australian Dollar is
Doha: Qatari German Medical Devices Company (QG Medical Devices) revealed a net loss of QR 68.485 million in 2024 in comparison to a net profit of QR 1.335 million for the same period of the previous year. According to Qatar News Agency, data from the company posted on Qatar Stock Exchange’s website indicated that the loss per share amounted to
Doha:The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather alert warning of strong winds and high seas. According to its daily weather report on Sunday, inshore weather is expected to feature some clouds and be relatively hot during the daytime, turning …