China tops Zimbabwean tobacco imports
HARARE: Zimbabwe has earned $190,5 million from 27,3 million kilogrammes of tobacco exported to different parts of the world since...
China’s new yuan loans soar in January
BEIJING: China's new yuan-denominated lending jumped to 2.51 trillion yuan ($385 billion) in January, up 71 percent from a year...
China-Russia Expo to be held in Russia in July
HARBIN: The third China-Russia Expo is scheduled to be held in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg from July 11 to...
Annual wheat imports top 185 000 tons
HARARE: Zimbabwe imports an average 185 000 tonnes of wheat every year to complement national production, a senior Government official...
Brazil Jan refined petroleum fuels imports fall 74.5%
BRASÍLIA: Brazil imports of refined products such as gasoline and diesel fuel fell 74.5 percent in January from a year...
Myanmar-China bilateral trade hits over $9b in 10 months of 2015-16 FY
YANGON: The bilateral trade between Myanmar and China hit over $9.4 billion in first ten months (April-Jan) of 2015-16 fiscal...
Top oil exporters to freeze output
DOHA:Top oil exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed yesterday to freeze output levels but said the deal was contingent on...
Norway to remain reliable, long-term supplier of gas to Europe: oil minister
OSLO: Norway's Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien said on Tuesday the Scandinavian country will remain a reliable and...
South Africa’s export share to China rise from 1.8%
CAPE TOWN: The International Monetary Fund’s executive board announced on November 30 that the Chinese currency, the renminbi (0RMB) or...
Singapore’s external trade down 9.9% in Jan
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy,...
Russian DIY market down for first time since 2009
MOSCOW: Sales of DIY products and housekeeping goods declined in 2015, for the first time in six years, the Kommersant...
Russia to deplete only half of reserve fund if oil costs $40 in 2016
MOSCOW: Experts from the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade and Russian Presidential Academy of National...
Gazprom gas supplies to Italy surge 70% YoY
MOSCOW: Russia’s energy giant Gazprom increased natural gas deliveries to Italy by 70 percent in the first half of February...
US Customs held town hall to discuss hours of operation at Raymond Port of Entry
PLENTYWOOD: U.S. Customs and Border Protection held an informational town hall meeting on Feb. 11 to discuss an adjustment to...
US import prices fall 1.1% in Jan
WASHINGTON: Prices for goods imported into the US fell sharply in January, the latest sign that a slumping global economy...
US Customs seizes narcotics worth $274,062
BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted three loads of alleged narcotics over...
Aldi creates 5,000 jobs in the UK as it opens 80 new stores
LONDON: Aldi will hire 5,000 new members of staff in the UK as the discount supermarket chain plans to open...
Reckitt Benckiser profits up by 4%
LONDON: Nurofen owner Reckitt Benckiser defied the gloom among many consumer goods firms as it posted strong full-year profits yesterday....
Ikea accused of dodging $1.1 billion in corporate taxes
LONDON: Ikea has been accused of avoiding up to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in corporate taxes between 2009 and 2014,...
Journalists should highlight key issues of trade for improving local economy: ICCI
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a reception in honor of the new office bearers of National Press...
