Russian shares are forecast to rise around 13% from now until the end of next year as the economy returns to growth and higher oil prices draw in investors, a Reuters poll showed. An easing of…

Japanese mogul Masayoshi Son has appeared with president-elect Donald Trump to announce a $50 billion investment in the US. The money is projected to come from Softbank’s previously announced…

Britain’s manufacturing output unexpectedly slumped in October as a sharp drop in pharmaceutical production dragged on the industry.

In a blow to hopes that UK economic growth would hold up…

Oman, the largest Arab oil producer and a non-OPEC member, plans to sell between $1.5 billion to $2 billion of bonds internationally in 2017 to plug a deficit caused by low crude prices.

Brazil’s annual inflation rate probably eased in November to the lowest level since late 2014, leaving the country’s central bank comfortable to soon accelerate the pace of interest rate cuts, a…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down for talks with Japan’s Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Speaking in the meeting, Zarif called on the East Asian country to play an active…

Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that security forces have dismantled a terrorist cell that planned to carry out sabotage acts inside…

Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed Saudi Arabia's recent "politically-motivated and unfounded" espionage allegations against Iran, warning that such moves will not benefit any country in the region…

US President Barack Obama said various Mideast conflicts are resolvable through diplomatic efforts, pointing to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a feat of diplomacy.

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran and Indonesia must boost their consultations and cooperation to combat terrorism and settle current issues in the Muslim world.

Iran's mission to the UN, in a letter to the world body's outgoing chief, Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday, complained about a US Congress bill that is expected to win presidential approval to extend the…

Iran has shipped 11 tons of heavy water abroad to bring its stock back under a limit set by its landmark nuclear deal with major powers, according to a diplomat citing a confidential UN nuclear…

Members of the Central Oversight Committee were selected for the May 19 presidential elections. Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for Guardians Council tasked with supervising elections and…

South Africa’s economy barely grew in the third quarter of the year, which means measures should be fast tracked to accelerate growth to take advantage of the reprieve that the country received…

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata said the central bank hasn’t shifted its focus away from expanding the monetary base as it seeks to reach its inflation target.

Iwata stressed that…

According to data provided by Markit Economics, the final Markit France Manufacturing PMI was 51.7 in November 2016 compared to 51.8 in October. That was more than the initial estimate of 51.5,…

In November, Beijing depleted its foreign exchange reserves more than expected, as authorities struggled to stem massive outflows of capital in view of a depreciating yuan against a strongly…

Strengthening trade links and attracting foreign direct investment will contribute to Asia and the Pacific’s growth, and help improve resilience to emerging protectionism, according to the Asian…

After half a decade of negative interest rates, Denmark’s economy is headed for an economic “boom” and risks running out of the labor resources needed to support sustainable growth, the central…

For Mario Draghi, the timing of Italian referendum and its outcome could not have come at a worse time, just days ahead of the all-important December meeting of the European Central Bank at which…

Russia’s oil companies will not be compensated for planned output cuts under a deal with OPEC, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday signed three memoranda of understanding to develop Iranian oil and gas fields, the first deal by the world's second-biggest listed oil firm in Iran since sanctions…

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, has started operations to develop the Abadan Oil Refinery in the southern Khuzestan Province, Abbas Kazemi, managing director of…

Iran will receive its blocked revenues from gas sales at the Rhum gas field in the North Sea "within a few weeks", Deputy Oil Minister Amirhossein Zamaninia said.

Delegations from Russia and Austria will visit Iran in the coming days to discuss grounds for investment and collaboration in the energy industry.