Brazilian port exports first grain shipment
ANTONINA: The Ponta do Félix Terminal at the Port of Antonina in Brazil will export its first grain shipment, 25,000 ...
Year: 2015
Iraq’s southern oil exports hold near record in Dec.
BAGHDAD: Oil exports from southern Iraq have held near a record high in December, cementing its role as the world's ...
Russia plans arms export sales of $15b in 2016
MOSCOW: Russia has fulfilled its plan for 2015 on arms exports with a total of more than $15 billion and ...
Thailand rice exports down in first 11 months
BANGKOK: Thai rice exports to the end of November this year were down 9.6% year-on-year to 8.6 million tonnes and ...
Russia’s food exports continue to grow
MOSCOW: In 2015, agricultural exports from Russia could reach $20 billion, which is $5 billion more than in the previous ...
Ethiopia imports 222,000 tons of grain for drought victims
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia is importing 222,000 tons of grains to avoid supply shortage following the El Nino induced drought and ...
Lithuania suspends French poultry imports due to bird flu
VILNIUS: Lithuania has suspended some imports of poultry from France due to an outbreak of bird flu in that country, ...
South Korea resumes imports of Canadian beef
SEOUL: South Korea has resumed quarantine inspections of Canadian beef after no mad cow cases have been reported in the ...
New Zealand increases palm kernel imports
WELLINGTON: Despite recommendations from Fonterra that farmers should not feed more than 3kg per cow per day, New Zealand dairy ...
Iraq to stop imports of refined sugar as production rises
BAGHDAD: Iraq will stop imports of refined sugar for a government food distribution programme, as the nation's own production rises, ...
South Africa records trade surplus for Nov.
CAPE TOWN: SA recorded a trade surplus of R1.77bn for November, a turnaround from the R5.34bn deficit recorded in November ...
Dubai non-oil foreign trade worth Dh966b in first 9 months
DUBAI: Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade reached Dh966 billion during the first nine months of 2015, compared to Dh988 over the ...
Russia-Ukraine trade turnover down 80% in 2015
Trade turnover between Russia and Ukraine decreased by 80% in 2015, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexey Likhachev said ...
China foreign service trade deficit narrows
BEIJING: China’s deficit in foreign service trade narrowed in November, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed yesterday. ...
China-North Korea trade zone fails to get off the ground
PYONGYANG: It is supposed to be a key economic gateway to reclusive North Korea. But two months after its opening, ...
Ukraine to ban imports of Russian goods
KIEV: The Ukrainian government will approve a ban on the import of some Russian goods later on Wednesday, said Prime ...
Scotland police seize drugs worth £10K in Girvan
GIRVAN: Drugs with an estimated street value of £10,000 have been recovered by Community Policing officers in Girvan last week. ...
Arizona-Mexico border sees drop in arrests, seized cash and drugs
PHOENIX: Fewer people were arrested and less cash and drugs were seized at checkpoints along the Arizona-Mexico border in 2015 ...
Scotland: Man to appear in court after £80k heroin haul seized
ABERDEEN: Police are appealing for information after the Class A drugs were found in the Brucklay Court area on Tuesday. ...
Vietnam: 2 men fined for smuggling rosewood
TAY NINH: The southern Tay Ninh Province People's Committee fined two local men VND45 million (US$2,000) each for smuggling more ...
