California CBR shipments declined 69% in 2015
CALIFORNIA: Oil-by-rail shipments to California plunged 69 percent last year compared with 2014, according to state data released on Jan....
Global smartphone shipments cross 1.43b in 2015
FRANCISCO: More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide last year in a new high for the sector, with Chinese...
Atlas boosts shipments amid restructure
LONDON: Struggling junior miner Atlas Iron has boosted shipments and trimmed costs in the December quarter, despite falling iron ore...
High time to review agricultural policies: LCCI
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called to review agriculture policies saying that serious food security...
Lenovo smartphone shipments fall 18% in Q4
WASHINGTON: Lenovo maintained its No. 4 ranking in smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter even though its worldwide shipments plunged...
EU annual inflation rises to 0.4%
WASHINGTON: Inflation in the eurozone has hit its highest level since 2014, but economists remain convinced the European Central Bank...
BI sees monthly inflation below 1% in Jan
JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts a monthly inflation rate of slightly below 1% January amid two main opposing variables in...
Bank deposit rates fall sharply in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Fixed deposit rates have come down to as low as 4 percent on the back of low demand for...
Tourism revenues in Turkey declines 14.3% in 2015
ANKARA: Tourism revenues in Turkey declined 14.3 percent to $6.57 billion in the final quarter of 2015, the Turkish Statistics...
Tanzania plans to double exports in 3 years
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) is planning to double exports of the agriculture sub-sector to $1 billion in...
Portugal highest rise in Euro Zone Q3 debt
LISBON: Public debt across the Euro Zone as a whole fell back to 91.6 percent of GDP in the third...
Finland consumption of hard coal decreases 26% in 2015
HELSINKI: The consumption of hard coal decreased by 26 per cent in 2015 in comparison with the year before, according...
Iran crude exports hit 2 year high
TEHRAN: Iran’s oil exports are on set to rise more than a fifth in January and February from last year's...
Indian onion exports rise
PUNE: Onion exports have rose substantially in last one month after the central government removed export restrictions on the bulb....
Albania’s exports fall 7.7% in Dec 2015
TIRANA: Albania's exports fell by 7.7 percent in December 2015 compared with December 2014, official figures showed Thursday. Exports in...
Ukraine appears to trade with Africa to increase agricultural exports
KIEV: Africa, the continent home to world’s fastest growing middle class, has become the latest target for Ukraine’s farmers amid...
Dubai Customs successfully fulfills COBIT 5 criteria
ABU DHABI: Dubai Customs has successfully fulfilled the audit criteria of the latest generation of the COBIT 5 framework -...
State Bank of Vietnam’s reference rate falls again
HANOI: The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) yesterday announced its reference rate of VND21,886 per US dollar. The new rate...
Vietnam’s GDP to likely grow 6.82% in 2016
HANOI: Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) will likely grow 6.82 per cent this year, 0.12 percentage points higher than...
Italy’s black economy equals third of GDP
ROME: Italy's black economy is worth at least 540 billion euros ($752 billion), or around a third of its gross...
