Saudi Customs hold exhibition in school regarding drugs detection
RIYADH: Saudi Customs Department held an exhibition in schools in the Saudi capital on Sunday regarding how to detect drugs...
China, Saarc nations can play new role for economic development: Indian minister
BEIJING: External Affairs Minister Sushma Sawraj addressing the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process in Islamabad,...
Steel prices fall sharply over past few months
NEW DELHI: With little respite in sight from burgeoning steel imports, the Centre is planning to fix the minimum import...
STJ annual revenues surpass £10m for first time
WASHINGTON: Revenues at STJ Advisors, the corporate finance advisory boutique, passed the £10m mark for the first time in its...
UAE sets new rules on pesticides imports
DUBAI: Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, has issued Ministerial Decree No. 799 for 2015 introducing...
Dell’s revenue declines by 6% YOY to $14 bln
WASHINGTON: Dell Inc. on Monday publicly disclosed quarterly financial results for the first time since late 2013, when the company...
Ethiopian flower industry invites foreign investments
ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian flower industry is flourishing, with the help of government incentives and low labor costs. The country...
Antwerp Port signs twinning agreement with Guangzhou
BRUSSELS: The ports of Antwerp and Guangzhou are to collaborate even more closely under the terms of a twinning agreement...
Ukraine exports record volumes of soybeans in Nov 2015
KIEV: In November 2015, Ukraine exported the record volumes of soybeans and its by-products for the reporting month - 445.7...
Salalah port builds new quay wall to expand cargo berth
MUSCAT: Construction work for building a new quay wall for the general and liquid cargo berth at the Salalah port...
South Korea posts trade surplus for 46th straight month in Nov
SEJONG: South Korea posted a trade surplus for the 46th month in a row in November as imports dropped at...
Govt opens bid for regional ports expansion worth P608.6 million
MANILA: The transportation department is calling on contractors to bid for deals to expand three regional ports, cumulatively worth P608.6...
Valley Chamber announces 2015 Citizens of the Year
CANBERRA: The 2015 Male Citizen of the Year is Valley Center Fire Chief, Joe Napier. Chief Napier and his wife,...
Philippine to boost export growth by 10% in 2016
MANILA: Philippine exporters are pinning their hopes on continued reforms, trade agreements and the regional economic integration to boost the...
Germany thinking to shift from export oriented economy
BERLIN: For decades the image of the archetypal German household has been one of thrifty stoicism in the popular imagination...
Japan’s LNG demand expected to drop 77 mln MT by 2020
TOKYO: Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan, growing renewable sources of energy and a slow economy are expected to push...
Iran oil exports to hit a six-month high in Dec
TEHRAN: Iran's crude oil exports are set to hit a six-month high in December as buyers ramp up purchases in...
US Customs arrests man smuggling 12 undocumented immigrants
NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it arrested a man in Laredo, Texas, for allegedly attempting to...
MoU on EU Multi Indicative Programme 2014-2020 signed
ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s Multi Indicative Programme (2014-2020) with a commitment of € 653 million...
EU to give Pakistan 653m euro under Multi-Indicative Programme
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has announced to give Pakistan financial assistance of 653 million euro under Multi-Indicative Programme 2014-16...
