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EU transaction-tax plan on brink as Belgium inches toward exit
BRUSSELS: Belgium’s finance minister signaled his country may pull out of plans by a group of European Union nations to...
Robust domestic demand to shield PH, says IMF
MANILA: The Philippines would sustain its robust economic growth this year given its strong and resilient domestic demand, the International...
Japan steel scrap imports drop 6% during Q1 2016
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of steel scrap rebounded during...
Councils should have more tax raising powers: advisory group
AMSTERDAM: An important government advisory group is recommending that local councils be given far wider tax raising powers, Trouw said...
South Africa’s corn imports climb
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa, the continent’s biggest producer of corn, became a net importer of the grain for the first time...
Consumer confidence in decline
ATHENS: Consumer confidence declined to its lowest point in three-and-a-half years in April, which the Foundation for Economic and Industrial...
Ukraine permits beef imports from Poland
KIEV: The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumers' Protection has allowed imports of beef from Poland. According...
Spain’s Repsol expect 22% fall in profits
MADRID: Spanish oil giant Repsol’s earnings are expected to fall 22% this year. The international agency Fitch ratings said the...
Holden drives to first profit since 2011 on imports
CANBERRA: Holden has made its first annual profit since 2011, with sales of imported vehicles and one-off accounting gains offsetting...
$10b TAPI gas pipeline to be completed in 5 years: ADB
KABUL: The $10 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project would be completed in the next five years, the Asian Development...
Big fall in Indonesia’s export of robusta coffee
BANDAR LAMPUNG: Robusta coffee bean exports in April from Indonesia’s main growing area in Sumatra fell 79% from a year...
Qatar and Slovenia to boost economic ties
DOHA: The Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani has stressed the...
Mezzan Holding’s quarterly revenue hits KD 55.7 million
KUWAIT: Mezzan Holding KSC, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of food, beverage, FMCG and pharmaceutical products in the...
US Customs seizes $415k smuggled currency
SAN JUAN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers conducting outbound cargo operations at the San Juan Seaport seized approximately...
Taiwan’s reserves hit $433.18bn in April
TAIPEI: The nation’s foreign-exchange reserves totaled US$433.18 billion as of the end of last month, an increase of US$1.58 billion...
Deutsche Lufthansa cuts loss
BERLIN: Deutsche Lufthansa AG reduced its loss for the seasonally weak first quarter by more than two-thirds after benefiting from...
Nigerian capital imports plunge 74 pct in first quarter, stats office says
ABUJA: The total value of capital imported into Nigeria in the first quarter plunged to $710.97 million, a 73.79 percent...
India imports 140,000 tons wheat from Aus in FY16
NEW DELHI: India has imported almost 140,000 tonnes of Australian-origin wheat in the past couple of weeks this year, as...
Smith & Nephew revenue jumps 3% to $1.14 bln
LONDON: Smith & Nephew PLC (SN.LN) Thursday reported first-quarter revenue of $1.14 billion, up 3% on the same period last...
Idaho unemployment rate falls to 3.8% in March
LONDON: Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in March, declining one-tenth of a percent from February. Month over...
