Bangladesh’s dependence on imports of agricultural inputs
DHAKA: Bangladesh's dependence on the imports of four major agricultural inputs such as cereal seeds, fertiliser, pesticides and agro-machinery is...
Postal services restart from India to Nepal
KATHMANDU: Postal services resumed from India to Nepal through Raxaul, a key trade and entry point on Indo-Nepal border, on...
Iraq Kurds to accept PM’s oil for salaries deal
BAGHDAD: Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that it would halt independent oil sales if Baghdad pays its employees, but...
Jordan, Tunisia to organize joint economic activities
AMMAN: Jordan and Tunisia's commerce and industry chambers agreed to organize and hold joint economic activities. The agreement was reached...
Portugal shows QE limits as euro bond rebound leaves it behind
LISBON: Portugal just can’t shake off its bears. The nation’s bonds are underperforming their counterparts across the euro area even...
India’s Punj Lloyd wins $304m gas pipeline deal in Oman
MUSCAT: A contract to build a 300-km-long natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline as part of the $6.4-billion Liwa Plastic Industries...
Iran to maintain crude oil share despite price falling to 12-year low
TEHRAN: Iran, unshackled from sanctions last month, “will not forgo its share of the market,” Oil Ministry news service Shana...
Poland plans shipbuilding drive
WARSAW: Poland’s development ministry is planning a shipbuilding programme designed to strengthen domestic industry, the Puls Biznesu daily has reported. The...
Building cost decreases 0.2% YOY in Jan 2016
HELSINKI: Building costs decreased by 0.2 per cent year-on-year in January 2016, according to Statistics Finland’s data. The prices of...
Ukraine reduces exports of barley in 9 times in Jan 2016
KIEV: According to the official customs data, in January 2016 Ukraine exported 21.8 thsd tonnes of barley, as opposed to...
Total imports of PE into Ukraine fall 14% in Jan
KIEV: Total imports of polyethylene (PE) into Ukraine fell by 14% in January from the previous month to 17,100 tonnes,...
Vingroup sale earns $1.5 bln in 2015
HANOI: Real estate developer Vingroup (VIC) earned VND33.8 trillion (US$1.5 billion) in sales and VND1.419 trillion ($63.3 million) in after-tax...
Pak, Italy needs to enlarge scope of trade ties
ROME: Consul General of Italy Gianluca Rubagotti, while stressing the need to further increase cooperation between Italy and Pakistan, said...
FlexiGroup H1 cash profit climbs 4% to $44.3 mln
WELLINGTON: FlexiGroup acting chief executive David Stevens says big revenue falls in its leasing arm are being reversed and expects...
S. Korea’s imports of steel materials edge down in Jan
SEOUL: South Korea's imports of steel materials edged down in January from a year earlier due in part to a...
South Korea’s currency falls to 6 year low
SEOUL: South Korea's currency on Wednesday fell to the lowest in almost six years as the US dollar rebounded on...
Greek gov’t seeks early tax collection
ATHENS: The Finance Ministry will table clauses in Parliament next week that will allow income declarations for last year’s earnings...
Thailand sells 152,377 tons of rice
BANGKOK: Thailand's military government sold 152,377 tonnes of rice from state stockpiles in its first auction of the year, the...
Switzerland assists EU member states in cases of evasion of indirect taxes
GENEVA: "Switzerland does not grant mutual assistance for the prosecution of fiscal offences that are the subject of investigations by...
Dubai Customs effectively contributes in food trade
DUBAI: Dubai Customs has effectively contributed to the growth of food trade by providing quality Customs facilities for this sector,...
