International Customs

ATHENS: Sonia Sarasidou of AC Episkopi in Imathia reported that, in the past two years, a number of the co-op’s...

BERLIN: The two countries once again finished in first and second place in the annual Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

ROME: Billionaire media tycoon and former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday suggested a centre-right minority government could be formed after the inconclusive March 4...

AMSTERDAM :  Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived a censure vote in the early hours of Thursday called by lawmakers...

MADRID: The Spanish company COCO WILSON has launched the only 100%, bottled, fresh organic coconut water on the market, produced...

SEOUL: Strong sales of semiconductors and petroleum goods were expected to keep South Korea's exports growing in April, albeit more slowly...

MANILA: Philippines’ credit rating from “stable” to “positive,” citing mainly the government’s policymaking that could further improve the country’s finances...

BANGKOK: The ministry’s move follows reports of a group of hackers with links to the North Korean government using servers...

CAPE TWON: Having increased the headline value-added tax rate to 15 percent from 14 percent on April 1, South Africa...

MUMBAI: India's rice exports surged 18 percent from a year ago to a record 12.7 million tonnes in 2017/18 on...

HANOI: Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to exempt three...

WILLING TON: New Zealand's merchandise trade balance slipped into deficit in March on the back of a big rise in...

MUMBAI: Indian farmers are likely to expand soybean planting areas by nearly 15 percent after the government raised edible oil...

TOKYO: Japan’s LNG imports slipped 2.6% year on year to 7.9 million mt in March with imports from Papua New...

KIEV:  Ukraine in January-February 2018 considerably increased exports of medicines to Russia, cutting their imports from the country. According to...

HELSINKI: Finland’s basic income program that drew international attention is coming to an end, the Finnish government announced Tuesday. The pilot program that...

AMMAN: Jordan on Thursday inaugurated a solar power plant with a total capacity of 103 megawatts at a total cost...

DOHA: Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani said Qatar’s efforts in the field...

 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s oil ministry said yesterday it has granted licences to explore oil blocs in zones bordering Iran for the...

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s per capita income is estimated to have crossed 1,000 U.S. dollar mark for the first time, a major...