SINGAPORE: Cargo volumes handled at the Port of Singapore in January-February 2016 fell by 3.8%, year-on-year to 92.27 million tonnes,...

WASHINGTON: V.O.Chidambaranar Port here has handled an all time record cargo traffic of 36.85 million tonnes during 2015-16 and surpassed...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs stepped up enforcement actions against infringing activities during Easter from March 22 to 28 with...

BRUSSELS: A closely watched survey shows that economic confidence across the 19-country eurozone fell for a third consecutive month last...

OSLO: Prices have started to gradually fall in the Eurozone, impairing the bloc's economic growth prospects, as cheap oil prevents...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio increased to 89.1% last year, according to Bank Negara....

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon has asked the masses to be vigilant...

MUSCAT: Oman's plans to turn its new Duqm port into an international naval support centre made progress on 30 March,...

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday inked a $2.93 billion contract with three South Korean firms for the construction of the largest Liquefied...

DOHA: Qatar-based banks’ total domestic private sector deposits has dropped about QR21.2bn to QR327bn in February. Total domestic loans and...

ISLAMABAD: The country’s inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 3.94 per cent in the month of March...

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Pakistan’s commitment to minimise the fiscal deficit to 4.3 percent in the...

JAKARTA: The World Bank has trimmed its 2016 growth forecast for Indonesia, saying a miss on the government's revenue target...

TAIPEI: The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) registered 54.9 last month, bounding back to positive territory, as companies emerged...

MADRID: The government here the other day said it failed to meet its budget deficit target last year, despite a...

COPENHAGEN: The world’s biggest shipping company is taking advantage of low industry prices to build its business across units. A.P....

TOKYO: Experts of the Japan International Cooperation Agency welcomes the idea of creation of a permanent representative office in Ukraine...

FRANKFURT: German engineering exports to the United States, their top destination, are likely to slow sharply this year due to...

WASHINGTON: At the 12th annual “Pulse of the Ports Peak Season Forecast,” panelists stated that cargo growth should continue through...

OTTAWA: Filing your taxes every spring can feel like getting over a mountain. That's part of the reason why Omeed...