Africa to expand cotton exports to developed countries
KAMPALA: African countries can now export their cotton to developed countries duty-and quota-free as from January 2016 following a global ...
Year: 2015
Kenya economy grows 5.8% in Q3 of 2015
NAIROBI: The economy grew 5.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, driven by construction and agriculture and helped ...
Global DIY motherboard shipments to drop 21.7% in 2015
WASHINGTON: There will be an estimated 54 million DIY motherboards shipped globally in 2015, decreasing 21.7% on year, according to ...
LNG terminal to come up at Krishnapatnam port
CHENNAI: In a major boost to industrial development in Nellore region, an LNG terminal being promoted by the LNG Bharat ...
Indonesia’s inflation sees at 0.5% in Dec
JAKARTA: Indonesia's month-on-month inflation in December is seen at around 0.5 perc ent, chief economics minister Darmin Nasution told reporters ...
Ukraine’s central bank reports 44% climb inflation in 2015
KIEV: Ukraine’s Central Bank has reported a 44 percent hike in inflation this year. However, Kiev’s economists are optimistic about ...
Inflation rate in Russia to be 10% in Q2 of 2016
MOSCOW: Inflation in Russia will be under 10 percent only in the second quarter of 2016, Russia's Minister of Economic ...
Russian rough diamond exports drop 28% to 5.416m carats in Q3
MOSCOW: For the third quarter of the current year, Russia’s rough diamond exports dived 28 percent on y-o-y basis to ...
Nigeria earns N413b from LNG gas export within 3 months
ABUJA: Nigeria earned N412.983 billion from the export of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as ...
Irish tourism industry expected earning €7.3 bln in 2015
DUBLIN: The tourism industry is estimated to have brought in €7.3 billion this year. Overseas visitors to Ireland spent an ...
Lebanese customs seizes 5 tonnes of drugs at Beirut Airport
BEIRUT: Lebanese customs seized five tonnes of Captagon amphetamine pills and hashish at Beirut airport on Tuesday, concealed in primary ...
Saudi Arabia announces 2016 fiscal budget
RIYADH: The government’s budget for the 2016 fiscal year (31 December 2015 to 30 December 2016) was endorsed by the ...
Islamic Development Bank agrees to loan $270m to Turk Eximbank
ANKARA: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has agreed to loan $270 million to Turkiye Ihracat Kredisi Bankasi (Turk Eximbank), the ...
South Korea restarts imports of Canadian beef
SEOUL: South Korea has resumed quarantine inspections of Canadian beef after no mad cow cases have been reported in the ...
Timure Customs to collect annual revenue target within 40 days
RASUWA: The Timure Customs Office has been able to collect the annual target of revenue collection within 40 days. The ...
Greater Beverly Chamber welcomes Art Exchange
NEW YORK:The Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce welcomed Beverly’s new business, the Art Exchange, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 11. ...
Norway to verify shipment of 60 tons raw uranium to Iran
STOCKHOLM: Norway says it has helped verify a shipment of 60 tons of raw uranium to Iran as part of ...
Dubai Chamber to host business forum in Feb
DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a business forum, "Commonwealth of Independent States: Ancient Routes – New ...
India, Russia plan to boost mutual investments to $30b by 2025
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks expected to focus on defense, nuclear ...
India’s top seaport starts work on inland port
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to cope with expected volume growth and improve productivity, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India’s largest ...
