MADRID: The number of new businesses in Spain rose by 0.5 percent in 2015 compared to 2014, according to data...

DUBLIN: Irish consumer sentiment climbed to a 15-year high in January, according to survey results published here the other day....

SINGAPORE: Improving effectiveness of fiscal policies, enhancing tax treaties and looking for new tax revenue options are among the top...

BEIJING: China will further cut government funds to reduce financial burden on the public, according to the Ministry of Finance...

BEIJING: China invested more than 2 trillion yuan (about 304 billion U.S. dollars) on water projects in the five years...

BEIJING: China became the world's third largest insurance market in 2015, with insurance premiums surging in the past five years,...

DEL RIO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more $1 million worth...

EAGLE PASS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a shipment of narcotics...

LUKEVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officers seized more than 90 pounds of marijuana and five weapons in...

MOSCOW: Financial losses for Moscow's airports from Russia's ban on flights to Turkey, Egypt and Ukraine amount to 6 billion...

MOSCOW: The amount of personal debt in Russia rose by about 30 percent, last year according to deputy director of...

MOSCOW: Financial transactions worth 11.7 trillion rubles ($152 billion) were classified as "suspicious" in Russia last year, the TASS news...

LONDON: The City watchdog has fined a former executive at JP Morgan Chase nearly £800,000 for failing to be “open...

LONDON: Google's UK revenues surged to $7.07 billion (£4.92 billion) last year, its latest financial results show. The group took...

LONDON: A pilot nicknamed Biggles has been jailed for 19 years for smuggling £33.5m worth of cocaine into Britain. Andrew...

NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth Rs.2.84 crore at Indira Gandhi International...

LONDON: European anti-fraud agents netted 54 million contraband cigarettes in Greece in cooperation with Greek and Cypriot customs agents in...

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's January inflation is expected to have accelerated in January. The bi-weekly series had indicated that inflation through...

DHAKA: Bangladesh's annual inflation eased slightly in January as food prices rose at a slower pace, the planning minister said...

COLOMBO: Profits at Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, which has interests in alcohol, plantations, insurance and telecom rose 10.7 percent...