Garment exporters demand changes to new foreign trade policy
NEW DELHI: Only nine months after the new Foreign Trade Policy was introduced, garment exporters are calling for changes in...
Australian ports free from tug strikes
CANBERRA: Australian tug boat workers accepted Friday a revised enterprise agreement from towage firm Svitzer, a union official said, after...
Ports America’s west coast strategy puts Oakland port
WASHINGON: New Jersey-based stevedore and terminal operating company Ports America will invest in Los Angeles, Long Beach, the Pacific Northwest...
Dubai’s DP World inks JV deal to develop Russian ports
ABU DHABI: Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Russian Direct Investment Fund have launched a joint venture to develop...
Texas crude oil export shipments reach EU destinations
WASHINGTON: Two crude oil export shipments from the Lone Star State have reached their European destinations, while a third is...
Engineering exports fall 16% in Dec
WASHINGTON: Engineering exports, a major chunk of total out-bound shipments, slipped 16 per cent to $5.8 billion in December due...
India’s gems, jewellery exports fall 7.75% in Dec
NEW DELHI: Even as India’s gems and jewellery exports fell by 7.75% to $2.46 billion in December, industry analysts said...
Zanzibar exports decline by 23.6%
ZANZIBAR: Fall in both volume and price of cloves contribute to the decline of Zanzibar exports by 23.6 per cent...
Mexico’s honey producers set new record in 2015
MEXICO: Mexico’s honey producers set a new record last year, exporting 45,000 tonnes valued at more than US $150 million....
Luang Prabang eyes increase in exports
VIENTIANE: Luang Prabang's provincial industry and commerce sector this fiscal year plans to increase exports by about 15 per cent...
UAE consider to scrap subsidies on electricity, gas
ABU DHABI: While understanding that the impact on removing subsidies on domestic electricity would not be that great to the...
Maldives posts exports rise 19%
MALÉ: Value of export goods last year had an increase of 19 percent compared to 2014, whereas import goods rates...
Zimbabwe secures $200 mln loan from Afreximbank to import maize
HARARE: Zimbabwe has secured a $200 million loan from Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) to import maize following a...
BMW opens first engine plant in China
BERLIN: German automaker BMW opened its first engine plant in China on Friday. The plant, based in the northeastern city...
Oman expects speedier close of plan pipeline to import natural gas from Iran
MUSCAT: Oman expects speedier completion of a planned pipeline to import natural gas from Iran now that international sanctions against...
CNPC to boost natural gas output this year
BEIJING: China National Petroleum Corp, the country's biggest oil and gas producer, plans to increase natural gas production this year...
Turkey attracts higher than expected FDI
ANKARA: A total of $682 million in foreign direct investments (FDI) flowed into Turkey in November 2015, the Economy Ministry...
Switzerland to give Ukraine $200 mln to replenish its reserves
GENEVA: Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann, during which they agreed on the...
New Zealand wine exports increase 8.5% in volume
WELLINGTON: Continued strong growth in export demand for New Zealand wine is rapidly depleting inventories after a light 2015 harvest....
Australian shares jump 1.1%
CANBERRA: Australian shares jumped 1.1 percent on Friday, nudging into positive territory for the week as hopes of more stimulus...
