Lebanon Customs foils attempt for smuggling 14kg cocaine
BEIRUT: Customs agents working in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces foiled a cocaine smuggling attempt at the Rafik Hariri...
Nigeria’s Katsina Customs generates in Jan-Nov
ABUJA: The Kaduna/Katsina command of the Nigerian Customs Service has generated N4.9 billion from January to November in 2015. Customs...
Wheat farmers want to raise taxes on imports to 35% in Narok
NAROK: Wheat farmers in Narok want the government to raise import duty to 35 per cent to stabilise the grain...
Indian authorities seize red sanders worth Rs 1.5 million
NEW DELHI: The forest officials of Puttur Range on Saturday midnight nabbed three red sanders smugglers and seized an SUV...
Chinese receives new round of tariff cuts on imports
BEIJING: Chinese residents have welcomed a new round of tariff cuts on imported products from Australia and South Korea. The...
Indian excise team nab 6 liquor smugglers
NOIDA: The district excise department today seized 38 cartons of smuggled liquor and six smugglers were arrested from various parts...
Malaysian police nab two culprits with ganja
TAIPING: Police arrested two people, a 24-year-old youth and a 62-year-old woman, and recovered 513 g of ganja from them...
Indian Govt announces cut in import tariff value for gold
MUMBAI: The Indian Government today has announced cut in import tariff value for gold. However, import tariff value on silver...
Russia’s oil export surges 10.6% in 2015
MOSCOW: Russia's oil export to far abroad countries grew 10.6% in 2015, year-on-year, to 220.267 million tons (4.423 million barrels...
Lebanon to ink trash export contracts
BEIRUT: The government could sign trash export contracts with two waste-to-energy firms within days, despite sustained public concerns about the...
Rise in Iran’s crude oil exports depends on future demand
DUBAI: A rise in Iran’s crude oil exports once sanctions against it are lifted depends on future global oil demand...
China’s factory activity shrinks for 10th straight month in Dec
BEIJING: China's factory activity shrank for a 10th straight month in December as surveys across Asia showed industry struggling with...
Iran says rising oil exports depends on future demand
TEHRAN: A rise in Iran's crude oil exports once sanctions against it are lifted depends on future global oil demand...
Ukraine curbs import of Russian food
KIEV: The decree published on Ukraine's government website on Saturday said that the imports from Russia would be banned as...
First crude oil shipment exports from US
WASHINGTON: The first crude oil shipment exported from the United States, after a 40 year ban, left from Corpus Christi,...
S. Korea’s electronics exports fall 13.8% YOY in Dec
SEOUL: Exports fell by 13.8% y/y in December, much weaker than expected (consensus: -11.7%), following a one-time vessel delivery lift...
Bajaj Auto sales flat YOY at 2.89L in Dec
NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto said it had clocked 2.89 lakh unit sales in December 2015, flat compared to a similar...
Agricultural Bank of Taiwan to maintains farm exports
TAIPEI: Agricultural Bank of Taiwan (ABT), the only financial institution in the country dedicated to serving Taiwan's farm sector, set...
Korea’s petrochemicals export volume continuously increases 5.4% in 2015
SEOUL: Korea’s petrochemicals export volume is continuously rising on a series of free trade agreements (FTA). According to a report...
Agricultural exports from Russia may reach $20b in 2015
MOSCOW: In spite of sanctions and its food embargo against the West, Russia remains a top agricultural exporter. In 2015,...
