Oman receives new Patrol Vessel
Interim delivery and acceptance of the third Patrol Vessel built by Singapore Technologies Marine for the Royal Navy of Oman...
Honduran shrimp exports fall 31% to $114.4 mln
WASHINGTON: Honduran shrimp exports fell by 31% to $114.4 million through September 2015, year-on-year, according to statistics from the Central...
Singapore firms join Chongqing project
A slew of Singapore firms, including property giant CapitaLand and banks DBS and UOB, have joined the third Sino-Singapore government-led...
Ukraine exports of linseed increases in current season
KIEV: Relatively high rates of linseed exports from Ukraine were registered in November 2015. Summarizing the results of the month,...
Swiss Central Bank racks up massive loss in curbing strong franc
ZURICH—Switzerland’s central bank on Friday posted its heaviest ever annual loss in 2015, a byproduct of the bank’s decision one...
Dong Nai wood exports increase 17% from 2014
DONG NAI: Wood exports in the southern province of Dong Nai totaled $1.2 billion in 2015, up 17 per cent...
Japan’s wages decrease for first time in 5 months in Nov
TOKYO: Japan’s wages decreased for the first time in five months in November as a decline in special pay including...
France’s economic minister’s priority is private investment
SAN FRANCISCO — France's economic minister says his top priority in 2016 is to woo private investment to a country...
Nearly 50,000 Chinese tourists arrive in NZ for February’s Golden Week
Nearly 50,000 Chinese holidaymakers will shortly land in New Zealand as experts forecast the biggest "golden week" for Chinese tourists...
Netherlands holds EU presidency for 6 months in 2016
From January 1 to June 30, 2016 the Netherlands holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and...
South Africa agrees to US meat import demands
SOUTH AFRICA: Negotiations between South Africa and the US on key areas related to the importation of poultry, beef and...
Thailand’s Customs to cut 30% import duty on luxury items
BANGKOK: In an effort to boost spending by tourists, Thailand’s Customs Department is poised to cut the 30 percent import...
Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products sink 29.6% YOY
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian imports of carbon steel sheet products sank 29.6% year on year to 800,205 mt in 2015, data from...
Indonesia’s raw sugar imports to rise to 3.2m tons in 2016
JAKARTA: Indonesia's raw sugar imports will rise to 3.2 million tons this year from 2.88 million tons in 2015, a...
UK’s trade deficit in goods, services narrows in Nov
LONDON: The UK's trade deficit in goods and services narrowed in November after the value of oil imports fell. The deficit...
Dar hails FBR for taking growth rate from 16 percent to 19 percent by December 2015
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar has appreciated the performance of FBR for achieving the revenue collection target in...
FPCCI announces election schedule for selecting Board of Director
SIALKOT: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCC) has announced the schedule of elections of the Board...
Argentina to unveil economic statistics timetable
BUENOS AIRES: After suspending the publication of Argentina’s economic data indefinitely to overhaul the staff and methodology, a timetable for...
US: Airport to build new customs facility
NEW YORK: The Savannah Airport Commission voted to pay aviation consulting firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills $621,610 for the design...
Canada to test facial-recognition technology at border
OTTAWA: Canada’s border agency plans to compare images of people arriving in the country with photographs of suspects on watchlists...
