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NEW DELHI: After detecting live thrips, the MoA stopped the export of lady's finger to Europe; ban withdrawn following verification...

Iran records 7m barrels oil export in 1 day

TEHRAN: Iran said that it has for the first time in a decade been able to export 7 million barrels...

Iran denies gas export condensate to Poland

TEHRAN: Mohsen Qamsari, the deputy director for international affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), said that Iran has...

Iran, Pakistan to sign agreement to expand trade

TEHRAN: Pakistan has offered Iran to sign a free trade agreement (FTA), Pakistani Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said in...

Dubai annual trade of textile, fabric hits $4.47b last year

DUBAI: The value of the textiles and fabrics trade in Dubai in 2014 was around $4.47 billion (AED16.4 billion), with...

Philippines NFA authority confirms widespread rice smuggling in Zamboanga

MANILA: A National Food Authority official confirmed the widespread smuggling of rice in Zamboanga City and other parts of Mindanao....

Iran, S. Africa hold negotiations on oil exports

TEHRAN: With the visit of South Africa’s Minister of Energy to Tehran, new rounds of talks have started with Iran’s...

MoF, Dubai Trade sign agreement to adopt e-dirham system

DUBAI: Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed an agreement with Dubai Trade, where the latter will be adopting the e-dirham system...

Air Arabia Jordan to starts its operation in May-2015

AMMAN: Air Arabia’s new Jordanian venture will start operations next month from Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Air...

Jordan buys 100,000 tones hard wheat at a rate of $215 ton C&F

AMMAN: European traders said that the Jordan's state grain buyer has purchased 100,000 tonnes of optional-origin hard wheat in an...

HSBC Private Bank to cut 260 jobs in Switzerland

BERN: The Geneva-based private banking arm of HSBC bank has confirmed that it plans to axe 260 jobs over a...

Poland opens door for PZU insurer into banking sector

WARSAW: Polish banking regulators are ready to consider purchase of Polish banks by an insurer, a key banking regulatory official...

Poland seeks more investments from UAE in 2015-16

WARSAW: Polish deputy PM and Economy Minister Janusz Piechocinski said Wednesday, during an economic mission to the United Arab Emirates...

Spanish central government deficit remains constant in January- February 2015

MADRID: The national government of Spain has published data showing that public spending cutbacks continued to be effective in the...

FSN Capital scores Denmark’s largest fitness chain over 450,000 members

COPENHAGEN: Norwegian private equity investment company FSN Capital has purchased Fitness World. With over 450,000 members, Fitness World is the...

First Finnish biopharma firm invited to Cavendish forum in May 2015

HELSINKI: A Finnish biopharmaceutical company is selected for the first time to present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum...

Ryanair gets 90% to 35m kroner in rebates at Kastrup

COPENHAGEN: Ryanair is enjoying generous rebates and bonuses as it sets up shop at Copenhagen Airport. The exact amount is...

Finnish number of enterprise openings falls by 8.4% in Q4 of 2014

HELSINKI: Enterprise openings by region, 4th quarter. Source: Business Register: Enterprise openings and closures. Enterprise openings, 2014 4th quarter; enterprise...

Finland’s Employment rate slightly down in 2014

HELSINKI: Employment rates by sex in 1990-2014, persons aged 15 to 64, %. Source: Labour Force Survey 2014. Statistics Finland....

German company to spend €10m for data centre in Finland