Tablet shipments sees double digit drop in 2015
WASHINGTON: The demise of the tablet seems inevitable, as shipments percentage dropped in double digits for the first time ever....
Inflation likely slows to 1.2% in Jan
MANILA: Lower food and utility prices after the holiday season likely dampened inflation in January, the chief economist of the...
Germany’s annual inflation rate edges up to 0.4%
BERLIN: Inflation is gradually creeping higher in Germany but is still a long way off the European Central Bank’s target...
Govt may re-impose customs duty on crude oil imports
KATHMANDU: With international oil prices slumping to 12-year low, the government may look at reimposing 5 per cent customs duty...
Mexico’s Pemex posts record low crude oil exports in Dec
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex exported just 1.008 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in December,...
Govt mulls cash incentives for pharma exports
DHAKA: The government is planning to give the pharmaceutical industry a boost with cash incentives for exports. “I can assure...
Dabur India Ltd reports 12.6% rise in net profit
NEW DELHI: Dabur India Ltd on Thursday reported a 12.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended 31 December,...
Chilean beef exports increase 121% in 2015
CHILE: Claudia Carbonell, director of the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (PASO) reported that beef exports in 2015 were...
Saudi customs arrests man in alcohol smuggling case
RIYADH: A Saudi man was arrested for attempting to smuggle 14 bottles of liquor in his underwear into the Kingdom,...
Coverage of 3G mobile services in Jordan stands at 98%
AMMAN: Coverage of third generation (3G) mobile services in Jordan stands at 98 per cent, while 98 per cent of...
Vietnam FDI surges 101.2% in this month
HANOI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Viet Nam rose impressively by 101.2 per cent to more than US$1.33 billion in...
Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam’s GDP to expand 6.9%
HCM CITY: Standard Chartered Bank expects Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 6.9 per cent, higher than...
Vietnam’s shrimp exports to US expected to rise in 2016
HANOI: Viet Nam's shrimp exports to the US are expected to rise in 2016, the Viet Nam Association of Seafood...
Hai Phong Port sees profit
HANOI: The Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company announced net revenue of nearly VND1.7 trillion (US$76 million) and after-tax profits...
BankDhofar posts 15.62% net profit growth in 2015
MUSCAT: BankDhofar posted a net profit growth of 15.62 per cent in 2015 at OMR46.77 million as against OMR40.45 million...
ANF seizes 2.31-ton drugs worth Rs 5.66b in 9 raids
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) has seized Rs 5.66 billion worth of 2.31 tons drugs, including 2,273kg hashish, 31.7kg heroin...
Oman signs oil concession agreement for block 7
MUSCAT: Oman government on Thursday signed an oil concession agreement with Hydrocarbon Finder to take over an existing block on...
UNDP, UK announce support programme for Fata
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development have announced further support for...
BC Iron’s production declines in Q4
CANBERRA: BC Iron’s production declined in the fourth quarter after the iron ore junior’s Nullagine joint venture was suspended due...
CDA seals four houses for non-residential use
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sealed four houses in Sector I-8 during its operation against non-conforming use of...
