WASHINGTON: Global consumption of cotton declined by 3 per cent to 23.6 million tons in 2015-16, and it is likely...

LISBON: Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Telecoms sectors led...

MUSCAT: Oman’s investment incentives, ease in doing business and global logistics connectivity make it one of the best countries to...

WARSAW: The OECD has cut Poland’s growth forecast for this year to 3 percent, while maintaining its projection of 3.5...

HELSINKI: Finland is to apply for funding from the European Union in connection with support measures for the redundancies at...

DUBAI: Emirates NBD will invest Dh500 million over the next three years towards digital innovation and the multichannel transformation of...

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he has been ordered to pay 2,047 euros (1,589.07 pounds) to Italy’s tax...

BERLIN: Scientists have taken a “very positive step” towards creating a universal vaccine against cancer that makes the body’s immune...

CANBERRA: Australia’s April trade data has beaten market expectations with a seasonally adjusted deficit of $1.579 billion against market expectations...

MELBOURNE: A bid by one of Australia's largest pension funds to buy the Port of Melbourne is being investigated by...

WELLINGTON: Australia and China retained their places as New Zealand's two top trading partners in the year to the end...

NEW DELHI: India’s coffee exports have shown a robust growth of 20% during the first five months of 2016 on...

HANOI: The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Monday instructed commercial banks to continue disbursement of the VNĐ30 trillion...

HANOI: The country generated more than US$67.7 billion from exports in the first five months of this year, surging 6.6...

PETALING JAYA: Scomi Engineering Bhd has been awarded RM504.6mil in additional works for its Line 17 – Gold Sao Paulo...

HCM CITY: Logistics and supply chain management have significantly improved in recent years thanks to the Government’s policies as well...

TOKYO: The value of Japan’s highly diverse direct investment in Australia, now worth $86 billion, has surged past Britain’s to...

SEOUL: The South Korean short-term bonds closed modestly lower on Thursday after data showed higher than expected first quarter Gross...

ANKARA: Uganda is looking at the current visit of the Turkish president Tayyip Edorgan as a platform to grow its...

CAPE TOWN: Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra's South African subsidiary has launched a new compact utility vehicle here with the company...