Global retailer Carrefour SA says rising sales in Latin America and Asia helped offset shrinking revenue in Europe in the second quarter. The French-based company reported quarterly sales of 20.46 billion euros, down 0.6 percent

atar’s chemical and petrochemical industry investments will further increase the sector’s export portfolio to 23m tonnes per year by 2020, positioning Qatar among the top exporters in the industry, said the Minister of

In his first year as president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim has tried to refocus the institution on fighting poverty and climate change -- but challenges lie ahead. The pick of the Korean-American,

In blue gloves and goggles, Maria Jesus Vicent's team of young researchers busily mix chemicals in their laboratory, where they work at improving medications for cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Theirs is a well-equipped lab, but

Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on Monday said it had agreed to buy German engineering giant Siemens' 50 percent stake in their mobile broadband joint venture NSN for 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion). Once the deal