Tokyo stocks decline in early trading as oil glut dents sentiment
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks on Tuesday opened lower owing to the ongoing global oil glut and related geopolitical concerns as well...
Businessmen asked to cooperate for economic empowerment of BISP families
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) was playing an important role in poverty alleviation by providing financial support to millions...
Sovereignty of elected trade bodies to be secured fully: Azhar Iqbal
FAISALABAD. Sovereignty of elected trade bodies, including chambers of commerce and industry (CCI) across the country would be fully preserved...
New Zealand dollar may fall in this week
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar may fall this week on concern about the impact on the local economy of slower...
US Oct shipments down by 2.2%
WASHINGTON: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in October 2015 were about 9.3Mt,...
Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline over 10% in 2015
TAIPEI: Taiwan makers' shipments of LCD monitors reached 19.82 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, down 6.2% on quarter...
Worldwide PC shipments fall 8% in 2015
WASHINGTON: Worldwide PC shipments totaled 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, an 8.3% year-over-year decline, according to...
Russian Port of Kozmino exports 30.4m tons of oil in 2015
MOSCOW: The Russian Port of Kozmino exported 30.4 million tons of oil in 2015, which represent an increase of 5.5...
Japan’s industrial production declines on month in Nov
TOKYO: Japan's Industrial Production Declines On Month In November Amid Slowdown In Emerging Markets. 'The BOJ will continue to monitor both...
Japan’s JBIC signs loan agreement with UAE Oil Company
TOKYO: Japan's Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed a loan agreement on Sunday with the United Arab Emirate's state-owned oil...
Ukraine triples tariff for Russian natural gas supplies to EU
KIEV: Ukraine has tripled its tariff for Russian natural gas supplies to the European Union, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform...
Buhari Orders Customs to distribute seized rice, others to displaced persons
ABUJA: President Muhammudu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to transfer relief items in various customs warehouses to...
National Bank of Oman posts 29% rise in Q4 net profit
MUSCAT: National Bank of Oman, the sultanate's third-largest lender by assets, on January 12 posted a 29 percent rise in...
Yarn, machinery suppliers see growth in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Indian yarn maker Damodar Industries Ltd aims to export 2,000 tonnes of yarn to Bangladesh a year in three...
Nigeria’s consumer price inflation edges up to 9.6% in Dec
ABUJA: Nigeria's consumer price inflation stood at 9.6 percent year-on-year in December, up 0.2 percentage points from November, and still...
Jordan’s economy dominates by services
AMMAN: Jordan’s economy is dominated by services. Major indicators of the economy confirm this established fact. All efforts, plans and...
Palm oil imports fall by India in Dec
NEW DELHI: Palm oil purchases by India fell in December, the first decline in 2015, as record cooking oil inventories...
Malaysia inflation likely to increase in Dec
KUALA LUMPUR: Inflation in Malaysia likely rose in December due mainly to an unfavorable comparison with the year-ago period and...
Sarawak targets RM8b-RM10b in timber product exports
SARAWAK: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Pusaka) aims to increase the state’s exports of timber products to between RM8...
Egyptian exports decrease 2.3% in 2014
CAIRO: Egypt’s exports registered EGP 195.5bn in 2014, compared to EGP 199.8bn in 2013, down by 2.3%, according to the...
