International Customs

NEW DELHI: The government has asked MMTC and other trading agencies, to buy pulses from abroad, to meet the domestic...

India’s Revenue Intelligence seizes 6kg gold at Chennai airport

NEW DELHI: CBEC at full strength with five new members Gold bars stashed in flight's loo Gold worth 1.64 seized...

Zain Iraq’s share rises 50% to close at 5.99 dinars

DUBAI: Shares in Zain Iraq surged on their Baghdad bourse debut on Tuesday, in thin trading of the stock, theoretically...

Iraq 2015: Development and Decentralization (de facto)

Would the violent turmoil that exists in present-day Iraq be less - or even absent - had the nation undertaken...

Bailout talks stumble as Greece refuses to compromise

ATHENS: Brussels Ahead of a summit with European Union leaders on Thursday, a meeting between eurozone finance ministers and Greek...

DONG Energy becomes first offshore wind power operator to get ISO 55001

COPENHAGEN: The Danish energy titan DONG Energy has become the first wind park operator in the world to be awarded...

Danish travel agencies Apollo, Falk Lauritzen sell to German group

COPENHAGEN: Danish travel agencies Apollo and Falk Lauritzen, owned by Swiss concern Kuoni, have been sold to Rewe Group from...

Over 790,000 Danes not pay their tax debts

COPENHAGEN: If you haven’t paid your taxes from last year, you better hurry up, because Wednesday July 1 is your...

Finland’s building permits volume down by 5.5 % in February-April

HELSINKI: In the February to April period of 2015, building permits were granted for a total of 8.3 million cubic...

Finnish revenue grows by €0.2b in Q1 of 2015

HELSINKI: Consolidated total general government revenue grew by euro 0.2 billion in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the...

Local dairy milk tradition of Punjab rescues Italian Parmesan cheese

ROME: With the Italian economy booming in the 1980s, the youngsters of Po Valley, which is home to its famous...

Finnish Unemployment rate rises to 11.8% in May 2015

HELSINKI: The unemployment rate in May this year was 11.8 per cent, which was 10.7 per cent in the corresponding...

Government ready to invest an additional €112m in Talvivaara

HELSINKI: The Government has proposed that an additional 112 million euros be earmarked for Terrafame to enable the wholly state-owned...

Finnnish old car scrapping scheme to see sale of 3000 to 5000 new cars

HELSINKI: Automobile industry businessmen expect car sales to gain momentum as a scrapping scheme trial begins next week. Owners of...

Business confidence in Italy rise almost to 4-year high as biggest employers’

ROME: Business confidence in Italy rose almost to a four-year high as its biggest employers’ lobby said the economy will...

Netherlands Government ordered to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions

AMSTERDAM: The Hague District Court has ordered the Netherlands Government to further reduce the greenhouse gas emissions to at least...

Danish Maersk to miss out Chennai Port again

COPENHAGEN: The persistent congestion and frequent strikes have dented the image of Chennai Port Trust (ChPT). Besides, it has also...

Germany’s finance minister says Greece needs to unlock €7.2b to make debt repayments

BERLIN: Germany's finance minister says 'Greece has moved backwards' Greece's bailout negotiations are as confusing and tense as ever, but...

MNB reduces investment growth forecast to 2.2% for 2015

BUDAPEST: The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) reduced its projection for investment growth this year to 2.2% from the previous...

Spain sees economy grows at 4% rate in first 6 months