Business and Economy

The World Bank sees Lebanon’s economy shrinking a significant 19.2 percent this year.

Worth less than $1 a decade ago, bitcoin jumped to an intraday record of $19,914.33 on Tuesday before retreating.

UK retailer Debenhams announced it will wind down operations just hours after Aradia Group went into administration.

Pakistan’s new commuter train has eased rush hour for workers, but has also upended communities and ancestral homes.

Newly created oversight board announces first six cases involving content removed from social media giant’s platforms.

Chinese manufacturing expands at fastest rate in a decade, new data show; South Korean, Japanese firms stabilise.

Females are taking jobs traditionally held by men and dealing with ‘bullying’ in the process.

Biden is making good on his diversity pledge, tapping women and minorities for senior US economic roles.

Turkey’s pandemic-ravaged economy outperformed all Group of 20 nations- including China- in the third quarter.