Portugal consumer confidence rises in Feb
LISBON: The level of consumer confidence prevailing in Portugal rose in February, extending a rising trend stretching back to early...
Business Council of Australia releases tax policy
CANBERRA: The rejection of an increase in the GST by all major political parties should not bring a halt to...
Finland rents of residential house increase 3% in 2015
HELSINKI: Rents of residential dwellings increased by an average of 3.0 per cent in 2015 from the year before, according...
Ukraine’s Interpipe registers trademark in UAE
KIEV: Ukraine-based steel pipe producer Interpipe has officially registered its trademark with the Ministry of Economy UAE for the first...
Vietnam’s cashew exports expected to stay stable
HCM CITY: Cashew nut exports this year are expected to reach last year’s figure or slightly increase, according to the...
New Zealand shares rise 0.4%
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand equities market ended higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark NZX-50 index gaining 0.4% to 6446.73. Fonterra...
Italy’s Atlantia may sell stake in motorway to support foreign growth
ROME: Italian airport and motorway operator Atlantia (ATL.MI) may sell a stake in its Autostrade per l'Italia unit as a...
Zimbabwe earns $208 mln from tobacco exports
HARARE: Zimbabwe has earned $208 million from 32 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco exported in the past two months, the...
Iran to resume oil exports to pre-sanction level
TEHRAN: Iran has said that it is aiming to restore oil exports to level that existed prior to western sanctions....
Jordan’s exports of clothes rise 8.7 % in 2015
AMMAN: The Kingdom's exports of clothes in 2015 increased by 8.7 per cent, registering JD1.11 billion, compared to JD1.02 billion...
Mexico exports over 23,000 tons of lemon
MEXICO CITY: Even though there were some sporadic sales during January and February 2016, Mexico sold 23,500 tons of lemon...
Japan bank lending rises 2.2% in Feb
TOKYO: The total value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in February, the Bank of...
Turkey’s automotive export increases 17%
ANKARA: Exports of automobiles from Turkey increased by 17 percent in February, the country's Automotive Industry Exporters' Union said on...
India’s soyabean meal exports fall 98% in Feb
NEW DELHI: India's soyameal exports touched an all-time low of 1,127 tonnes last month on account of higher bean prices...
Snapchat targeting $300-350m revenue in 2016, up from $50m in 2015
CALIFORNIA: Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. may have finally turned the business around to the point it’s making decent money,...
Brazil corn exports increase 388% in Feb
BRASÍLIA: In February, Brazil recorded corn exports of 5.37 million tons. According to data from the Ministry of Development, Industry...
Paddy Power 2015 profit grows on 24% revenue rise
LONDON: Paddy Power Betfair PLC (PPB.LN) Tuesday posted a rise in 2015 earnings as it benefited from growth across all...
Bangladesh’s export earnings grow 14% in Feb
DHAKA: Bangladesh's export earnings grew by 14 percent in February, thanks to garments. The growth was 10.41 percent in January....
Customs posts P11.22-B shortfall in February
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Tuesday, March 8, that it collected P26.82 billion ($571.58 million) in February,...
Australian fruit exports growing
CANBERRA: A recently released report in Australia shows that the future for fruit exports is looking positive; exports are expected...
