Economics

Amidst a backdrop of sustained downward spiral in the price of oil over the last 12 months, preliminary figures emerging from Russia reveal the country’s economy contracted more than 3.5% last year.

A number of opportunities are waiting to be realised in the rapidly emerging Middle East industrial gases business, despite the creation of a ‘Jeckyll and Hyde’ scenario in the market as a result of the...

The Linde Group has revealed an adjustment to its medium-term targets for 2017, tempering its expectations for Return on Capital Employed (ROCE).

With no trading on its share in The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd (CSE), The Linde Group’s India arm has decided to delist from the exchange.

Praxair, Inc. has reported third quarter (Q3) 2015 net income and diluted earnings per share of $401m and $1.40, respectively.

The expected lifting of international sanctions against Iran has been the catalyst for much speculation across regional markets and industry alike.

Airgas, Inc. has today released its Fiscal 2016 second quarter (Q2) earnings, with the ‘challenging industrial economy’ reflected in flat organic sales compared to the prior year.

Air Liquide has declared third quarter (Q3) 2015 group revenue of €4.09bn ($4.5bn approx.), up almost 8% on a reported basis and 4.6% on a comparable basis versus Q3 2014.

The drastic slide on Brent crude was one of the stories of 2014 and continued to run deep into 2015, but a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests oil prices may yet fall...

When Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne last week revealed his final Budget before May’s UK general election, he claimed Britain was ‘walking tall again’ after five years of austerity.