US trade deficit rise in Dec
WASHINGTON: The United States trade deficit rose in December as American exports fell for a third consecutive month, reflecting the...
Iran organizes first carpet shipment to US
TEHRAN: Head of the Iranian National Carpet Center has announced that the first shipment of Iranian handwoven carpets has been...
Iran may use export of gas to EU
TEHRAN: Iran may attach political importance to exporting gas to Europe, in a way to complicate the possible reapplication of...
France’s energy to start import 160,000 bpd of crude oil from Iran
TEHRAN: France’s energy giant Total will start importing 160,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil from Iran later this...
Thailand’s economy set to grow 3-4% in 2016
BANGKOK: Thailand's economy is set to grow 3-4 percent this year thanks to fiscal spending, although exports will miss expectations...
Egypt’s petroleum imports down 72% in Oct 2015
CAIRO: Egypt's petroleum imports fell 72.4 percent to $1.12 billion in October 2015 down from $3.663 billion in the same...
India’s handicraft exports raise 10% in April-Dec
NEW DELHI: Country's handicraft exports grew 10 per cent to Rs 14,782 crore during the first nine months of this...
Pakistan has good potential to promote trade with Argentina: Envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has good potential to promote trade and economic relations with Argentina, especially in agriculture and other fields and...
South Africa expects to boost coal exports to India
CAPE TOWN: South Africa is hoping to boost coal exports to India after shipping a record 75.4 million tonnes of...
Ukraine decreases palm oil imports to the lowest level
KIEV: In December Ukraine imported 12.5 KMT of palm oil which was 33% less than in November 2015 and almost...
Ukraine imports 1.2 mln tons of coal in Jan 2016
KIEV: Ukraine in January 2016 imported coal and anthracite (foreign activity code 2701) worth $105.943 million. According to the State...
Hungary industrial output increases 9.4% in Dec
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s industrial output rose by 9.4 percent year-on-year in December 2015, only slightly slower than an upward revised 9.6...
Malaysia’s imports of wheat fall 23.9% YOY
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s imports of unmilled wheat fell 23.9% year on year to 77,888 mt in December, and were down...
US coal exports in 2015 dip to six-year low
WASHINGTON: US coal exports totaled 67.3 million mt, or 74.2 million st, in 2015, the lowest yearly total since 2009,...
Bangladesh purchases over half of total Ukrainian rye exports
DHAKA: Despite the 18% decrease of Ukrainian rye production in 2015 (to 391 KMT against 478 KMT in 2014) currently...
China wine imports increase strongly in 2015
BEIJING: China’s bottled wine imports in 2015 jumped by a third in both volume and value compared to 2014, the...
Russia’s medicine imports fall by third in 2015
MOSCOW: Russia imported medicine worth $6.8 billion last year, down 32.7 percent compared to 2014, the Federal Customs Service said...
Dar appreciates FBR for expanding tax net, facilitating taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appreciated the efforts of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for expanding the tax net...
Dar appreciates FBR’s efforts for expanding the tax net
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review progress of revenue collection in the ongoing January- March quarter....
Shahid Zulfiqar appointed ECO Nandipur Power Project
ISLAMABAD: Shahid Zulfiqar Khan, a cost and Management Account and Certified Corporate Secretary has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of...
