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Turkey’s retail sales increase for fourth month
ANKARA: Turkey's retail sales increased for the fourth straight month in May, the Turkish Statistical Institute showed Tuesday. Retail sales...
Thailand considers e-commerce taxation
BANGKOK: The Revenue Department (RD) of Thailand is considering ways to improve and increase revenue collection from businesses operating in...
Turkish domestic scrap prices edge up further amid costlier imports
ANKARA: Turkish domestic scrap prices continued to increase this week, in line with rising imported scrap values and firm domestic...
UK economic growth likely to slow, with Brexit adding further risk
LONDON: UK economic growth is likely to slow over the next two years, economists at major credit rating agency S&P...
South Africa joins new free trade pact
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa, the second largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, has joined Kenya and other regional countries in signing of...
German furniture exports to the USA down by 17.1%
BERLIN: On the basis of data from the Federal Statistics Office the German Furniture Industry Association (VDM) reports that among...
Dutch must not abandon reforms as economy picks up
AMSTERDAM: In the middle of the euro crisis reforming the economy seemed an important and unavoidable priority. But once the...
UK GAS-Prompt prices fall on strong imports, oversupply
LONDON: Prompt British wholesale gas prices fell on Tuesday morning as strong imports from Norway left the market oversupplied. Within-day...
CBP announces its sixth trade day in Detroit
WASHINGTON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Detroit Field Office will be hosting its 6th Annual Trade Day from 9:00 a.m....
US biodiesel fair trade coalition files new claim in imports case
WASHINGTON: The National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition has filed a new allegation with the U.S. Department of Commerce claiming...
Australian housing finance rises in May
SYDNEY: The number of Australian home-loan approvals rose a seasonally adjusted 1.0% in May from April, the Australian Bureau of...
Australia’s business confidence rose in June
CANBERRA: For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0% against the USD and closed at 0.7606. LME...
Bank of Canada playing follow leader on rates
TORONTO: Strange things are afoot with central banks these days as many are following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s lead and...
Canadian dollar dips as Bank of Canada rate decision in focus
TORONTO: The Canadian dollar dipped against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, easing slightly from a nearly 10-month high last week,...
Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle in cigarettes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning arrested a passenger who was attempting to smuggle...
Sri Lankan delegation arrives to finalize export of 300,000 tons rice
COLOMBO: A delegation of Sri Lanka has arrived here to negotiate with the Pakistani team to finalize the issue of...
Dubai Customs receives delegation from Dubai Statistics Centre
DUBAI: Dubai Customs has received a delegation from Dubai Statistics Centre, in a visit to learn about innovative practices and...
UAE e-Dirham revenues grow by 25% in Q2, 2017
DUBAI: The UAE governmental e-Dirham services recorded an increase of 25 percent in profits to AED2.54bn amid the second quarter...
Hong Kong seizes 7.2 tons of ivory
HONG KONG: More than seven tonnes of ivory worth over US9 million was seized in Hong Kong, officials said Thursday,...
Tesla sales in Hong Kong falter after cut in tax breaks
HONG KONG: Over in Hong Kong, the slashing of a tax break for electric vehicles (EV) – which came into...
