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BRASILIA: Brazil plans to auction off 29 power plants to private operators on Oct. 30, a government official said, a...

Kenya announces new security operation aimed at ousting Islamic extremists

KAMPALA: Kenya has announced a new security operation aimed at ousting Islamic extremists from a forest along the Somalia border....

Brazilian exports of carbon steel sheet rise 292%

BRASILIA: Brazilian exports of carbon steel sheet products in August jumped 292% from the year-ago month to 315,447 mt, foreign...

Venezuela’s PDVSA buys 3 cargoes of Angolan, Nigerian crudes

CARACAS: Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has bought three new cargoes of Angolan and Nigerian crudes for delivery at Bullenbay...

Sri Lanka Customs seizes gold slabs worth Rs 1.5m

COLOMBO: Customs officials have arrested an Indian man while he was trying to smuggle gold slabs here by hiding them...

Decrease in price of petrol, diesel resuscitate cross border petroleum trade

HARARE: A recent decrease in the price of petrol, diesel and paraffin has resuscitated the cross border petroleum trade between...

Kuwait discovers large quantities of crude oil

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has discovered large quantities of crude oil in several strategic areas that could potentially increase the country’s...

Qatar Reinsurance Company announces to migrate ‘seat of incorporation’ from QFC to Bermuda

DOHA: Qatar Reinsurance Company, a firm incorporated in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), has announced to migrate its ‘seat of...

Indonesia’s Pertamina to sell Pertalite in 1,500 gas stations

JAKARTA: State-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina plans to sell Pertalite, a RON 90 fuel, which could gradually replace consumption...

AirZim assets set to get resistance in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Police details with sniffer dogs search the interior of a Boeing 767 at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in...

DNPL’s revenue surges 11.6% to Rs 66.03 crore in 2014-15

GUWAHATI: State-run Duliajan Numaligarh Pipeline Ltd (DNPL) reported Rs 66.03 crore revenue in 2014-2015, up 11.6% from a year ago....

Indonesia’s Pelindo II plans to build 22 ports

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s state-own port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II plans to build 22 ports across the country at a...

Taiwan’s LDC signs deal with HK broker

TAIPEI: Taiwan Land Development Corp (TLDC) yesterday inked a deal with a Hong Kong broker to find buyers and retailers...

Philippine Customs holds 6,000 plates

MANILA: The backlog on the issuance of vehicle license plates by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is expected to get...

Philippines Customs tightens watch on transshipments

MANILA: Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina vowed here the other day to implement the edict originally issued by his close buddy,...

Auckland port posts net profit of $63.2m, down 14.6 % on 2014 result

PERTH: Ports of Auckland are interested in stretching its tentacles into the South Island, possibly in partnership with another port....

German port city formally submit bid for 2024 Summer Olympics

HAMBURG: This German port city has formally submitted its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics to the International Olympic Committee...

Chennai port to re-route them via Colombo, Salalah or Singapore

COPENHAGEN: Exporters and importers shipping cargo containers directly to Mediterranean destinations through the Chennai port will have to re-route them...

Italy industry output gains 1.1% on the month, biggest rise in year

ROME: Italian seasonally adjusted industrial output rose 1.1 per cent in July, data showed on Friday, a sign the euro...

NCC sales housing project approximately SEK 200m in Germany