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US potato exports hit a record $1.75Bn
WASHINGTON: Exports of all United States potatoes and potato products reached a record $1,758,130,172 for the July 2016 – June...
Turkey’s manufacturing index jumps to 6.5 year-high
ANKARA: The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Turkey’s manufacturing sector stood at 55.3 points in August, hitting its highest level...
Customs delists 197 bidders from e-auction
ABUJA: Owing to bogus bidding in the ongoing e-auction exercise of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), it has delisted 197...
Iran’s aquatic exportations increased by 66%
TEHRAN: According to the Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati, aquatic exports have increased by 66 percent in the past four...
Iran’s exports to Turkey grow 80% in 7 months
TEHRAN: Iran’s exports to its western neighbor, Turkey, witnessed an increase of 80 percent during the first seven months of...
Russia’s energy minister sees 2018 oil price in range of $45-$55/barrel
MOSCOW: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he expected the 2018 price of Brent crude to be in...
Austin sales tax revenue lower than expected
WASHINGTON: City Council has known for months that it would struggle to come up with the money needed to cover...
Russia’s inflation drops to its lowest level since the collapse of Soviet Union
MOSCOW: Russia’s inflation dropped to a post-communist low. Inflation fell to 3.3% year-over-year in August, according to the country’s state...
U.K. ports handle record 10.2m TEUs in 2016
LONDON: United Kingdom ports saw a slight decline in overall freight tonnage in 2016, but handled a record 10.2 million...
Eight-month credit growth rate touches 11.5%
HANOI: Credit growth rate in the first eight months of 2017 has been estimated at 11.5 per cent compared to...
PDEA officer in Valenzuela drug raid eyed for customs post
MANILA: Following the resignation of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service chief Neil Estrella, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapena...
Over 50 kg cocaine seized from Italian port
ROME: Italian Police on Tuesday seized 52.7 kilos of cocaine hidden inside coal sacks in a container ship at the...
Norway plans tax breaks for remotest Arctic oilfields
OSLO: Norway’s government plans to make taxpayers rather than oil companies pay special U.N. fees for any offshore production from...
Denmark to invest in tax administration overhaul
COPENHAGEN: The Danish Government will spend DKK10.5bn (USD1.68bn) in reforming Denmark's tax administration over the next few years, according to...
Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.02%
BRUSSELS: Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors...
888 swings to $17m loss after fine and German tax provision
BERLIN: 888 Holdings has held out the prospect of acquisitions as the betting group announced half-year results on Tuesday, although...
Governments around Japan plan to adopt lodging tax to offset impacts of tourism
TOKYO: An increasing number of local governments are planning to introduce a lodging tax to finance tourism promotion and ease...
Korea-ASEAN FTA support center opens in Jakarta
SEOUL/JAKARTA: South Korea has established a support center for businesses operating in Jakarta to serve as a help desk on...
India to soon allow 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar imports
MUMBAI: India will soon permit import of 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar at a concessional rate of 25 per cent...
Thailand Sri Lanka Business Council holds 17th AGM
BANGKOK: The 17th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka Thailand Business Council (SLTBC) was held at Waters Edge,...
