BAGHDAD: Iraq is expecting further reduction in global oil prices that will harm all oil producers if a general agreement...

NAIROBI: In Kenya, governors in the North Rift have asked the government to provide Sh4 billion to expand the Eldoret...

CHENNAI: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted restriction on apple import through Chennai Port. This move will...

BRASILIA: Mining scene newcomer and BHP spin-off South32 (ASX, LON, JSE:S32) may make an offer for Anglo American’s $1 billion...

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s mobile-phone market suffered a sixth monthly decline in subscriptions in November, as the country’s deep economic recession...

BRASILIA: The GCC region continues to display its strong ties with Brazil as reflected in the $2,544.14 billion worth of...

ABUJA: Another major threat to Nigeria’s earnings from the oil and gas sector is emerging as the United States (U.S)...

HELSINKI: Finnish customs will start collecting millions of euros in unpaid alcohol taxes from mail order vendors in other European...

HELSINKI: Finland's foreign trade deficit widened in November from a year ago, as exports fell faster than imports, preliminary figures...

KATHMANDU: Nepal has formed an Eminent Persons Group mandated to look into Nepal-India ties in totality and reviewing all bilateral...

KATHMANDU: A Norwegian company said it has canceled plans to build a $1.5 billion hydropower plant in Nepal to generate...

ATHENS: Greece’s consumer prices decreased at a slower-than-expected pace in December, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed. The consumer...

ATHENS: Greece emerged from 33 months of deflation in December, finally seeing some price rises after a bruising period of...

HANOI: Doanh Nhan Sai Gon has quoted statistics from the General Statistics Office (GSO) as reporting that Vietnam’s trade deficit...

NAIROBI: Kenya's economy is expected to grow 6.1 percent in 2016 and the government wants to trim ballooning budget and...

HANOI: Danish Farm Concept has signed contracts to supply investors in Vietnam and the Philippines with new turnkey pig production...

HANOI: Vietnam is negotiating with American and European manufacturers to purchase new warplanes—including fighters, maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned aircraft....

ROME: Telecom Italia, Italy’s dominant phone company, launched a new brand and logo and announced new Rome headquarters. The new...

MUSCAT: Oman has completed a $1 billion sovereign loan, a senior finance ministry official said, as the Gulf country borrows...

MUSCAT: As many as five Omani companies, including three owned by the government, are expected to list on the local...