International Customs

HAVANA: There is a new entry among Cuba’s roll of important dates. Alongside Fidel Castro’s 26th of July movement and...

Libya targets to raise oil production

TRIPOLI: As a battle for market share rages in the oil industry, Libya is struggling to stand its ground. The...

US, Venezuela continue efforts to improve diplomatic relations

CARCAS: U.S. and Venezuelan officials continued efforts to improve diplomatic relations with a private, high-level meeting in Haiti over the...

Venezuela crude prices likely to rise by end of year

CARACAS: Venezuela's Oil Minister Asdrubal Chavez predicted that crude prices will rise by the end of the year, and called...

Guyana aims to provide framwork to utilise diaporas

GEORGETOWN: The Guyana government says it is examining the possibility of establishing legal and institutional procedures that will assist nationals...

Wipro wins a contract from T-Mobile Poland for better customer services

WARSAW: IT major Wipro today said it has won a contract from T-Mobile Poland, According to company sources after the...

Huge drug bust in Finland, stances 20 smugllers

BUDAPEST: An international drug ring of 20 smugglers was sentenced in Espoo District Court in Finland on Monday in what...

Hungary’s internet subscriptions up 12% in Q1 of 2015: KSH

BUDAPEST: The number of internet subscriptions in Hungary saw a year-on-year rise of 12% in the first quarter, reaching 7.4...

Hungary’s April c/a surplus €493m halves from the previous month’s €955m: MNB

BUDAPEST: The current account surplus came to €493 million in April, halving from the previous month’s €955 million, with external...

Philippines approves 805,200 tonnes rice imports by private traders

MANILA: The Philippines' state grains agency said on Tuesday it has approved guidelines for the import of up to 805,200...

India’s export goods trade deficit came in at $10.4 billion

NEW DELHI: The export boost that helped propel India’s stocks skyward last year has bottomed. The magic show of dynamic...

German inflation rises 0.7% in May

BERLIN: Consumer prices in Germany keep rising but they are still way below annual inflation targets, new data has shown....

Micro to Nano company opens for business in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM: Micro to Nano is a new company specialising in the supply of innovative, practical and useful microscopy accessories and...

Royal BAM Group wins €135m contract to build courts

AMSTERDAM: A subsidiary of Royal BAM Group has been retained to build new courthouses in Drogheda, Letterkenny, Limerick and Wexford...

Thailand authorities seize illegal logs worth B6m

BANGKOK: Illegally harvested phayung logs (Siamese rosewood) worth over 6 million baht were seized from two vehicles in Khun Han...

Hungarian’s OTP agrees to acquire another Serbian bank with 100% market shares

BUDAPEST: The Serbian unit of Hungary’s OTP Bank signed an agreement to buy 100% of Serbian peer Findomestic Banka from...

Polish Inflation remains at -0.9% in May 2015

WARSAW: Poland’s inflation rate stood at -0.9 percent in May, compared with May 2014, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported....

Indian Coast Guard seizes 685kg of ganja

NEW DELHI: Coast Guard personnel today seized 685 kg of ganja, which was found abandoned at the fourth sand dune...

Mexican authorities seized more than 45 tons of marijuana

TIJUANA: Mexican authorities seized more than 45 tons of marijuana last week in Tijuana, a huge bust that suggests pot...

US Customs seized 24 packages of meth