Finland 9,656 new cars registered in Feb 2016
HELSINKI: The number of new passenger cars registered in February 2016 was 9,656, which was 20.9 per cent up from...
Bank of Italy’s aim 2 debt down slightly in Feb
ROME: The Bank of Italy's liabilities towards other central banks of the euro zone eased slightly in February to 249.53...
Australian agriculture export prices trending higher
CANBERRA: IT looks to be a promising year for most major Australian agricultural exports, with prices trending higher, despite challenging...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. climbs 6% in past week
ANKARA: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) has climbed 6% in the past week and advanced 10.95% in the last...
New Zealand to discuss trade, security with Singapore
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCull will visit Singapore this week with trade and security issues as the main...
Saudi Arabia wants to further enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan: Envoy
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President Atif Ikram Sheikh called on Abdullah...
Iranian airline to import 20 airplanes from Brazil
BRASÍLIA: Iranian Zagros Airlines has reached preliminary agreements with a Brazilian company to import 20 airplanes. “Our recent talks with Brazil’s...
Japan central bank to cut next fiscal year’s growth
TOKYO: Japan's central bank is expected to cut its economic and price forecasts for next fiscal year at a quarterly...
India’s oilmeal exports fall 74% from 2015
NEW DELHI: India's oilmeal exports fell 74 percent from a year ago to 53,866 tonnes in February on lower crushing...
Vietnam car imports drop in Feb
HANOI: Vietnamese auto businesses imported about 5,000 completely built-up unit (CBU) cars, worth US$131 million, in February, 1,000 cars less...
Philippines coconut oil exports down 11% in 2016
MANILA: The Philippines’ 2016 coconut oil exports are expected to drop 11 percent from a year ago as an El...
Pipeline outage almost halves north Iraq oil exports in Feb
BAGHDAD: Oil exports from northern Iraq fell by almost half to an average of 350,067 barrels per day (bpd) in...
Bangladesh earns over $22 bln from exports in 8 months
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s total exports in the first eight months of the current 2015-16 fiscal year (from July 2015 to June...
Belgium’s polished diamond exports drop 9.6% in Feb
WASHINGTON: Belgium’s polished diamond exports dropped 9.6 percent year on year to $1.6 billion in February, according to the Antwerp...
South Korean economy enters slowing mode
SEJONG: The South Korean economy has entered a slowdown mode due largely to faltering exports and flaccid domestic consumption coupled...
Taiwan exports fall in double digits for 9th month
TAIPEI: Taiwan continues to face strong headwinds in 2016 as sluggish global growth holds back exports and weighs on consumption...
Iran negotiating to attract $200M investment to buy offshore rigs
TEHRAN: The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) needs $200 million to purchase offshore rigs, the company’s managing director, Heidar Bahmani...
India’s steel imports drop for fourth straight month
NEW DELHIl: India's steel imports dropped for a fourth straight month in February, provisional government data showed, as duties and...
Fitch ranks Saudi banking system 4th globally
MAKKAH: The international rating agency "Fitch" ranked Saudi banking system fourth-best and the strongest banking system in the world, after...
Iranian, German private sectors seek to revive business ties
TEHRAN: A trade delegation from Iran’s private sector held a meeting with representatives of major German companies, exploring avenues for...
