India imports 174 Mt of thermal coal during 2014-15
NEW DELHI: As COP21 came to an end after reaching an accord on carbon reduction among participating nations, a new...
Govt to import 5,000 tons of pigeon peas to boost domestic supply
NEW DELHI: With pulses prices still ruling high on likely production concerns, the government has issued a tender to import...
Algiers car import bill decreases 40.3% in 2015
ALGIERS: Car import bill went down by 40.3% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Monday Minister of Industry and Mining...
Foreign investment in China hits $126bn in 2015
BEIJING: Foreign investment in China reached a record $126 billion in 2015, according to new official data. In the first...
India seeks to import 320,000 tons of maize
NEW DELHI: Indian state-run trading company PEC has issued an international tender to import 320,000 tonnes yellow corn (maize), European...
Cross-border trade with China key for Vietnam
HANOI: Trade revenue across China-Vietnam border in 2015 accounted for 85 percent of Vietnam's total border trade revenue, according to...
Zimbabwe plans to export more elephants to China
HARARE: Zimbabwe is planning to export more elephants to China – and it won't say sorry for doing so. "We...
N.Zealand wine export to China exceed $18m
BEIJING: China is now New Zealand's sixth-largest wine export market by value. Wine exports to China for the financial year...
Poultry imports from US to start price conflict in India
NEW DELHI: The Indian government seems to have been making all out efforts to protect domestic poultry sector from US...
Demand for yuan growing in Russia
BEIJING: Demand for the yuan is growing in Russia thanks to bilateral trade and the globalization of the currency. In...
US sues Volkswagen for up to $90b in scandal
NEW YORK: The US Justice Department has sued Volkswagen for up to US$90 billion for allegedly violating environmental laws —...
ING Groep raises position 14.0% in Pier 1 Imports Inc
WASHINGTON: ING Groep raised its position in Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) by 14.0% during the third quarter, according to...
Eurozone manufacturing PMI rises by 53.2 in Dec
BRUSSELS: The eurozone manufacturing sector continued to expand at a solid, steady pace at the end of 2015, as rates...
S.Korea’s foreign reserves surge by $4.4bn in 2015
SEOUL: South Korea's foreign reserves rose by 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 compared with a year earlier, central bank...
Eurozone inflation stable at 0.2% in Dec
BRUSSELS: The annual inflation in the 19-country Eurozone was expected to be 0.2 percent in December, stable compared to November,...
New car imports set to climb 4% in 2015
LONDON: MGE expects imports of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to increase 3%, while imports of motorcycles could climb 5% and...
Indonesia’s industry to grow by 6.1% in 2016: minister
JAKARTA: Indonesian Industry Minister Saleh Husin on Tuesday said that he expects the country's industrial sector to expand by 5.6...
Bangladesh earns over $16bn from exports in H1 of fiscal 2015-16
DHAKA: Bangladesh's total exports in the first half of the current 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) exceeded 16 billion...
Azerbaijan simplifies Customs declaration of goods
BAKU: In Azerbaijan, electronic service of the State Customs Committee declaring goods transported across the border, is integrated into the...
S. Korea’s food imports rise sharply in recent years
SEOUL: South Korea's food imports have been rising sharply in recent years mainly due to increased consumer demand for more...
