The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced on Tuesday it will relax some business restrictions on finance companies to help small- and medium-size enterprises obtain financing.

While the nation’s unemployment rate declines, the jobless trend for America’s youngest veterans is climbing, jumping to 6.3% in January from 4.4% in September.

Hungary’s inflation indicator, the consumer prices index, was up by 2.3% in January, compared to the same month one year earlier, with the highest price rises being observed among motor fuels and…

Romania’s GDP went up by 4.8% in 2016 compared with 2015, after an increase of 4.7% on gross series (4.8 seasonal adjusted) in the last three months of 2016 compared with the same period of 2015,…

Italy’s economy grew moderately in the fourth quarter of last year thanks to firm domestic demand, while full year 2016 growth came in slightly above the most recent official forecast, data showed…

Fitch Ratings announced on February 10 that it has affirmed Slovakia’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings at A+ with a stable outlook.

Luxembourg’s economy will continue to grow strongly throughout 2017 and 2018, according to the economic forecast for the European Union published by the European Commission. 

The future of Britain's new Moorside nuclear plant was thrown into doubt on Tuesday after Japan's Toshiba Corp, which is developing the project with France's Engie, said it planned to pull out of…

International energy majors, namely Norwegian oil and gas company DNO, Russia’s Gazprom Neft PJSC and Thailand’s state-owned PTTEP, are conducting studies to develop Changuleh Oilfield in western…

The nation most identified with its massive oil reserves is turning to wind and solar energy to generate power at home and help extend the life of its crucial crude franchise.

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India’s monthly oil demand fell the most since May 2003 as the government’s crackdown on high-value currency notes continued to reverberate through the country’s $2 trillion economy.

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Kuwait Petroleum Corp expects to spend 35 billion dinars ($114.8 billion) on oil projects in the next five years, its chief executive officer said on Monday, adding 30% of the amount would be for…

Iran’s revenues from the export of petrochemical products fell by around $660 million in the 10 months to January 19 compared with the corresponding figure of previous year, reflecting the slump…

Iran's crude oil production rose by 50,200 barrels per day in January over the previous month, reaching 3.75 million bpd, OPEC said in its monthly report on Monday, citing secondary sources.

Tehran is in talks with PetroChina Company Ltd on collaboration and transfer of knowhow in the petrochemical sector, the deputy chief of Iran's Association of Petrochemical Industry Corporation…

The head of the United Nations' atomic agency said on Tuesday the administration of US President Donald Trump has yet to contact him or others about their criticism of the Iran nuclear deal.

Members of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will visit the country’s nuclear facilities in Natanz and Fordo to prepare a biannual report on the implementation of the 2015…

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan called for plans to boost the naval industry by taking advantage of nuclear technology. “We should begin to use nuclear energy in manufacturing naval propulsion…

A visit by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev to Tehran planned in the coming weeks was discussed by Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzadeh and Azerbaijan's Minister of Internal Affairs…

President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Oman and Kuwait today to discuss ways of enhancing mutual relations and exchanging views on regional developments.

President Hassan Rouhani said the settlement of the 12-year nuclear dispute between Iran and western powers, and the subsequent removal of anti-Iran sanctions have prepared the ground for…

The Majlis Presiding Board on Tuesday acknowledged the receipt of a motion for the impeachment of Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi in the second such attempt.

Iran commended political relations with Zimbabwe and called for strengthening trade and economic ties between the two countries.

The Iranian private sector has invested 420 trillion rials ($11 billion) in Iran’s development projects since President Hassan Rouhani took office in 2013, according to Minister of Roads and Urban…

Maritime transportation accounts for about 87% of global trade, which figure for Iran currently stands at 85%, the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines said.

According to…