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NAIROBI: Kenya’s flower exports may stall this year as wet weather curbs production and costs increase because of the weakening...

Maldives Customs cautions public to beware of smugglers activities

MALE: Maldives Customs Service cautioned the public here the other day to beware of increasing reports of smugglers attempting to...

Eurozone industrial production surges by 0.6% in July

BRUSSELS: Seasonally-adjusted industrial production rose by 0.6 percent in the euro zone and by 0.3 percent in the European Union...

Consumers, business sector says Govt order to reduce price of fuel

HARARE: Consumers and the business sector say government’s directive to reduce the price of fuel will result in the reduction...

Toshiba suffers loss of $102m due to fall in sales

TOKYO: Pedestrians walk past a logo of Toshiba Corp outside an electronics retailer in Tokyo. Toshiba yesterday reported a loss...

Non-performing loan ratio continue on downward trend retreating to below 13%

HARARE: The non-performing loan ratio has continued on a downward trend retreating to below 13 percent and heading towards the...

Zimbabwean corporate world poised for increase transparency

HARARE: The Zimbabwean corporate world is poised for increased transparency in its operations and disclosure of key financial information in...

Indian Customs foils attempt to smuggle gold

NEW DELHI: Customs officials have arrested an Italian and an Indian for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold worth Rs...

China imports $889m worth of agriculture goods from Ukraine

KIEV: While Russia drastically cut its import of Ukraine’s agriculture goods, China has sharply raised its import of agriculture goods...

Ukraine collects 15.0 bcm of gas in underground storage

KIEV: Ukraine has collected 15.0 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas in underground storage as of Sept. 14, part of...

EU parliamentarians vote to revise import ban

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers voted on Tuesday to revise the 28-nation bloc’s ban on the sale of products derived from seals...

Dutch banks invests millions of euros in massive chicken farm in Ukraine

KIEV: Dutch banks have invested millions of euros in a massive chicken farm in Ukraine which is competing with Dutch...

S.Korea’s KOSEP buys 160,000 T coal for October

SEOUL: Korea South-East Power Co Ltd (KOSEP) has bought 160,000 tonnes of Indonesian coal for October loading via a tender...

Japan’s import of office furniture rises in July

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TOKYO: Japan's imports of office furniture rose in July marking the first increase in imports since January this year. However,...

EU parliamentarians vote to revise seal import ban

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers voted on Tuesday to revise the 28-nation bloc’s ban on the sale of products derived from seals...

Japan post new records for broiler meat consumption in 2015

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TOKYO: Japan will post new records for broiler meat production, consumption, and importation in 2015, a recent report from the...

Nigerian Customs to focus on trade facilitation

ABUJA: The new comptroller-general of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has been charged to step up the trade facilitation...

Oman inks trade agreement with China to enhance cooperation

MUSCAT: The ninth round of the strategic consultations between the foreign ministries of the Sultanate and the People's Republic of...

Toshiba posts Q1 loss of Y12.27 bln after sales fall in Japan

TOKYO: Toshiba on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of 12.27 billion yen after sales fell to a two-and-half-year low, in...

New Zealand beef, lamb hopes farm profits to rise