Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that trade exchange between his country and the African continent witnessed a growth of 10% during the past year 2024.

About 80% of state-owned enterprises in Ukraine are loss-making, Ukrainian MP Taras Tarasenko said on Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia will allocate an external loan to finance the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line in Iran, as part of the North-South International Transport Corridor project.

The Russian ruble rose sharply on Tuesday and the dollar exchange rate fell, in transactions outside the Moscow Stock Exchange, to below 86 rubles since last September.

The Muscat Securities Exchange (MSE) 30 index closed on Tuesday at 4410.40 points, down 17.8 points, or 0.40 percent, compared to the last trading session, which amounted to 4428.17 points.

British Deputy Home Secretary Dan Jarvis announced that his country does not rule out Russia's return to the "G7" major industrialized countries, noting that "this matter will be a matter of discussion with London's allies."

Oil prices rose in trading on Tuesday for the second day in a row as concerns about supply scarcity increased due to new US sanctions on Iran.

Egypt has begun implementing a 1.7 thousand km international road in cooperation with Libya and Chad to enhance trade exchange between the three countries. The road extends through Egypt (400 km), Libya (390 km), and Chad (930 km).

American company Starbucks announced on Monday its plans to lay off 1,100 employees as part of a strategy aimed at simplifying operations and reducing costs.

Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba Group intends to invest more than 380 billion yuan ($53 billion) in establishing infrastructure for artificial intelligence and cloud computing applications over the next three years.

Employees at Dusseldorf Airport in western Germany began a one-day warning strike on Monday, called by the Verdi Union, which represents workers in the service sector.

A survey conducted by management consulting firm Strategy& among 2,500 investors in the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey showed that investment in cryptocurrencies is on the rise.

Beijing on Sunday said it will take retaliatory measures against Washington in response to US tightened policies regarding investment cooperation with China.

The results of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics' monitored trade survey, which were published today, Sunday, showed that the value of the deficit in the Palestinian trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, amounted to 434.4 million US dollars, an increase of 33% during last December, compared to the same month in 2023.

Muscat Stock Exchange (MSM) recorded an increase in trading value last week to RO 20.6 million, compared to RO 16.3 million in the previous week, an increase of 26.3%, benefiting from strong trading on the eighth issue of sovereign sukuk, which amounted to RO 10.3 million, representing 50.2% of total trades.

Gold prices rose slightly on Thursday to hover near their highest levels ever, amid continuing concerns over US President Donald Trump's tariff strategies, which could exacerbate inflation and ignite a global trade war.

Kuwait Stock Exchange ended trading today, Thursday, with its general index rising by 39.71 points, or 0.49 percent, to reach 8142.94 points.

China on Thursday kept its one-year benchmark lending rate at 3.1 percent, unchanged from the previous month, a benchmark market-based lending rate.

The Muscat Stock Exchange 30 Index closed today, Wednesday, at 4452.67 points, down 15.9 points and 0.36 percent compared to the last trading session, which amounted to 4468.58 points.

The Ministers of Economy, Industry and Investment, Eng. Maeen Al-Mahaqri, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Mohammed Qahim, and Governor of Hodeida, Abdullah Otifi, visited today the Holy Month Consumer Food Exhibition in the city of Hodeida.