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Iraq oil exports, OPEC’s fastest growing in 2015, hold steady in March
BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports have held steady so far in March, according to loading data and industry sources, halting for...
Schneider records 12% revenue growth in GCC
WASHINGTON: Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has registered revenue growth of 12 per cent over...
Jordan seeks new export routes for agricultural output
AMMAN: The agricultural sector in Jordan looks set to benefit from efforts to develop alternate export routes to replace those...
Spain’s electric car sales up 213% in Feb
MADRID: Electric cars are driving forward in their popularity in Spain. Sales rose by 213% during the month of February...
New Zealand posts $339 mln trade surplus
WELLINGTON: New Zealand had a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$339 million in February, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday -...
IMF urges Belgium to reform wealth tax
BRUSSELS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Belgium for its efforts to reduce the labor tax wedge and encouraged...
India’s exports to touch $270 bln by March
NEW DELHI: India’s exports by March is expected to touch between $260 billion and $270 billion, but the government hopes...
400mw Denmark–Germany grid interconnection approved by gov’t
COPENHAGEN: The government of Denmark has approved an application for a new grid interconnection with Germany, according to recent reports....
200,000 jobs threatened by Norway oil industry crisis
OSLO: The plunge in the price of oil since 2014 has exposed the full extent of the Norwegian economy’s dependence...
Turkey seeks energy investment from China
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s dependence on imported energy is a major bottleneck for the country’s economy, which is suffering from a chronic...
Gov’t official lashes out at IMF
ATHENS: A senior government official continued Athens’s attack on the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, accusing it of “ideological obsessions...
Japan buys 126,190 tons food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 126,190 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada...
Japan’s Softbank invests $250m in WME-IMG
TOKYO: Japan’s Softbank has invested $250 million in WME-IMG, which values the talent and sports agency at $5.5 billion, the...
Vietnam credit growth rises 0.39% in Feb
HANOI: Credit growth by February 20 rose 0.39 per cent while capital mobilisation increased 0.34 per cent against December last...
Taiwan’s industrial output declines for 10th straight month
TAIPEI: Industrial production dropped 3.65 percent annually last month, representing the smallest annual decline in the past seven months, supported...
Customs duty on fruit imports to go up by 150%: Ghani
KABUL: While insisting on a proper irrigation system, President Ashraf Ghani acknowledged on Sunday the government’s failure in producing, supplying...
2,000 foreigner companies avoid tax, cause US$7.5 bln losses: Minister
JAKARTA: At least 2,000 foreign companies in Indonesia have been avoiding billions of dollars of tax in the last 10...
World oil demand likely to grow by 1.25m b/d in 2016
DOHA: The global oil demand is expected to grow by 1.25 million barrels per day (mbpd) to average 94.23 mbpd...
South Korea imports 76% ferrous scrap from Japan in Feb
SEOUL: South Korea has imported its 76% of ferrous scrap from Japan during the month of February this year, as...
Bank of Thailand keeps rates at 1.5%
BANGKOK: Thailand keeps its interest rate frozen for the seventh consecutive meeting as policymakers believe the economy will benefit from...
