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Thailand loans dip in Feb after seasonal rise
BANGKOK: Growth in personal and credit card loans declined in February, attributed by analysts to the end of seasonal spending...
Sino-Greek shipping deal hailed by both countries
ATHENS: An agreement between Greece's privatization fund HRADF and China COSCO Shipping Corporation for the sale of the majority stake...
S. Korea’s economy steadily rebound from slump
SEOUL: South Korea's economy seems to be steadily rebounding as some major indicators are showing signs of improving from their...
EIF signs two more SME financing agreements in Italy
BRUSSELS: The EU said on Friday the European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed two new agreements to provide a further...
Gordhan approves 34% rise in wheat import duty
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has approved a 34% increase in the import duty on wheat from R911.20 a ton...
German exports rebound in February
BERLIN: German exports rebounded in February following two consecutive monthly falls, official data showed on Friday, but analysts remained cautious...
Traders eye 30% increase in rice exports to Iran
TEHRAN: Pakistani traders eye an increase of at least 30 percent in export of aromatic Basmati rice to Iran and...
South-African business group invests at logport IV in Kamp-Lintfort
CAPE TOWN: The Steinhoff Group, one of the world’s leading providers in the furniture industry, domiciled in South Africa, will...
Govt plans pharma zones to reduce API imports
NEW DELHI: The government is considering setting up specified pharmaceutical zones to boost domestic manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs),...
P1.2M in drugs seized in 2 cities
MANILA: A total of P1.2 million in illegal drug shabu were seized in two separate operations in the cities of...
Colombia to import four crude cargoes in April
BOGOTÁ: Colombia's state-run Ecopetrol will significantly increase crude imports in April to some 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) with four...
Coffee export Indonesia targeted at $1.4bn in 2016
JAKARTA: Trade Minister Lembong detects a rising trend in Indonesia's coffee exports over the past two years and therefore is...
Taiwan keen to boost oil imports from Iran by 27%
TEHRAN: Taiwan is keen to expand its import of oil from Iran by 27 percent in 2016, said Jerry S....
Bali Police thwart turtle smuggling attempt
BALI: Bali Water Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 45 green turtles to the island here the other day. Five...
Oil import bill drops to $7.2 B in 2015
MANILA: The steep drop in crude prices dragged the country’s oil import bill over 40 percent in 2015, the Department...
Ukraine increases imports of copper by 14.1% in 2016
KIEV: Ukrainian enterprises in January-March 2016 increased imports of copper and copper products in monetary terms by 14.1% compared to...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $92,820
BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the B&M International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers...
US Customs can’t guarantee ACE won’t have more ‘stumbles’
WASHINGTON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that while it is safeguarding against a redux of the “fumbled” initial rollout...
Germany: Weak revival of exports – ING
BERLIN: Carsten Brzeski, Research Analyst at ING, notes that the February trade data just showed that the German export sector...
India’s NTPC reduces 2015-16 coal imports by 42%
NEW DELHI: Indian’s largest electricity generator state-run NTPC Limited’s thermal coal imports fell by 42% to 9.47 million mt in...
