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PP imports to Ukraine up 34% in Jan-Apr 2016
MOSCOW: Overall imports of polypropylene (PP) into Ukraine grew in the first four months of 2016 by 34% year on...
Saudi Arabia 30% increase in Turkish fruit, veg imports
RIYADH: Saudi investors have held a number of meetings with their Turkish counterparts, resulting in a number of trade agreements...
Al-Tamimi & Company closes $250m sukuk transaction for Boubyan Bank
KUWAIT: Al-Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, acted as legal counsel for Boubyan Bank KSCP...
Qatar-Saudi trade at QR6.94bn
DOHA: The bilateral trade between Qatar and Saudi Arabia touched QR6.94bn in 2015. Qatar’s imports from Saudi Arabia were at...
EU plans talks with Panama over offshore accounts
OSLO: The EU will have talks with Panamanian authorities on Wednesday in the wake of the offshore accounts scandal. The...
SWIFT looks to beef up security after cyber attacks
BRUSSELS: The SWIFT global bank payment system is about to announce a new program to strengthen the network's security. The...
US Customs foils attempt to smuggle hard drugs
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested four Mexican nationals and two Arizona women, during separate weekend smuggling attempts at...
US Customs seizes meth worth over $1m
LAREDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized a significant amount of alleged...
Bank Indonesia weighs loosening lending rules
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank is considering loosening lending regulations to help stoke credit growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. One...
Germany’s growth fastest in two years
BERLIN: The economy grew at its fastest rate in two years in the first three months of the year, driven...
Taiwan’s SAS says revenues grow 1% y/y in April
TAIPEI: Taiwanese silicon wafers maker Sino-American Silicon Products Inc (TPO:5483), or SAS, saw its consolidated revenues for April 2016 increase...
P500K worth of shabu seized in Cebu buy-bust
CEBU CITY: An alleged drug pusher was arrested while close to P500,000 worth of shabu were seized in a buy-bust...
Greece’s VAT tax hike is counterproductive – trade association
ATHENS: Increasing value-added tax will reduce state revenues rather than generate the extra income Greece is seeking as it tries...
India agrees to supply additional 10,000 MT LPG to Nepal
KATHMANDU: India has agreed to export additional 10,000 metric tonnes of cooking gas to Nepal from its Paradip Port of...
Kazakhstan continues to cut apple imports
WASHINGTON: Fruit-Inform reports that since the beginning of the 2015/16 season Kazakhstan has been reducing its apple imports; now imports...
Poland faces power shortage from 2020
WARSAW: Poland could face power shortages from 2020 unless utilities increase investment in new generation capacity, transmission system operator (TSO)...
HNA Group to purchase stake of up to 20% in TAP Portugal
LISBON: Chinese tourism conglomerate HNA Group – owner of Hainan Airlines – could soon offer travellers the opportunity to travel...
Etisalat opens at Abu Dhabi International Airport
ABU DHABI: Etisalat, a leading telecommunications operators in the Middle East, has opened a 24/7 kiosk in the Arrivals Hall...
Gaza cement deliveries resume after Israel lifts ban
AMMAN: Private cement deliveries to the Gaza Strip resumed on Monday after Israel lifted a six-week ban it imposed over...
Circular economy offers potential for green growth
HELSINKI: A circular economy is likely to benefit the Finnish economy more than previously thought and at the same time...
