New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high
WELLINGTON: Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to...
Brazil coffee exports may dip mid-year
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's coffee exports could fall somewhat around mid-year due to an expected decline in stocks but overall exports in...
Japan transfers to 5th largest export market for S. Korea
TOKYO: Japan was relegated to the fifth-largest export destination for South Korea last year with the portion of exports to...
Turkish exporters eye 10% boost in sales to Iran
ANKARA: With the years-long Western sanctions against Tehran being lifted, the volume of Turkish exports to Iran is expected to...
India may shut routing of gold import via Thailand
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry is pitching for removal of gold jewellery from the list of items allowed to be...
Scottish manufactured export volumes down 0.4% in Q3
LONDON: Scottish manufactured export volumes dipped 0.4 per cent “in real terms” during the third quarter of 2015, new official...
India’s tyre exports, production declines
NEW DELHI: Indian industry association the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) reports that exports of tyres from India decreased in...
Bangladesh seizes illegal drugs from Myanmar
DHAKA: Illegal drugs seized in Bangladesh - Myanmar police stands guard on the tower at the border guard force camp...
Vietnam retail price of petrol sharply cut to 5 year low
HANOI: The retail price of petrol was sharply cut by VND590 to reach a five-year low of VND15,442 (68 US...
SADC economies set for a comeback in 2016
CAPE TOWN: The World Bank says firmer commodity prices in 2016 could boost the economic growth prospects of most countries...
S. Korea to export fresh strawberries to Vietnam
HANOI: Quarantine agencies of Viet Nam and South Korea have agreed on food hygiene and safety standards for fresh strawberries...
Zimbabwe tobacco exports up on China demand
HARARE: Zimbabwe's tobacco export earnings rose 11 percent to $855 million in 2015 on higher prices and demand from China,...
Ukraine lifts ban on imports of EU beef
KIEV: Exports of bone-in beef and beef from all EU Member States to Ukraine are now allowed as Ukraine has...
Da Lat to grow 30% flower exports by 2020
HANOI: As Lam Dong Province was aiming to expand the export of Da Lat flowers from the current 10 per...
Dutch begin looking for trade opportunities in Iran
AMSTERDAM: Now that the economic sanctions against Iran are lifted, Dutch companies are starting to look for trade opportunities with...
Smuggling via cargo lanes fall 25% at borders
SINGAPORE: An ICA officer using an "identifinder" to detect radiation in a truck carrying construction sand at the Woodlands Checkpoint....
PIA’s revenues decrease to Rs99.52b
ISLAMABAD: Despite inclusion of 16 aircrafts in its fleet, the Pakistan International Airlines’ revenue decreased. According to the sources, the...
World Bank asked to co-op for development of social sector
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked the World Bank to continue to support Punjab government for the development of...
Footwear industry exports to grow 20%
HANOI: Export value of the domestic leather and footwear industry could grow between 15 per cent and 20 per cent...
Performance allowance of 20 Customs officers resorted
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue, on completion of the declaration of assets, has restored performance allowance in respect of following...
