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ANU study bolsters call for Australian sugar tax
CANBERRA: Calls to impose a controversial sugar tax in Australia have been bolstered by a new study led by researchers...
UK freight forwarders welcome Customs fallback system
LONDON: UK freight forwarders have welcomed the setting up of a new Customs declaration fallback system to prevent an airfreight...
UK GAS-Prompt prices fall on high imports, looming LNG supply
LONDON: The price of prompt British wholesale gas fell on Friday morning, as high imports from Norway and looming supplies...
Ships exporting Iranian oil go dark, raising sanctions red flags
WASHINGTON: Ships transporting almost a fifth of Iran's oil exports in the second half of last year either turned off...
Turkey’s economic growth seen at 6% in Q2, over 5% by end-2017
ANKARA: Turkey's economic growth is expected to reach close to 6 percent in the second quarter of 2017, and exceed...
SOCAR sees rise in revenues from activity abroad
ANKARA: Revenues of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR activity in other countries amounted to 615 million manats in 2016 compared...
US, Georgia sign customs agreement to boost security cooperation
WASHINGTON: The United States signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with Georgia to increase information sharing and security cooperation,...
Iran, EEU agree on preferential tariffs for 530 industrial goods
TEHRAN: Iran and the five Eurasian Economic Union member states have reached an initial agreement on preferential tariff duty rate...
U.S. crude oil exports up to 1.02 mln bpd in May
WASHINGTON: U.S. crude oil exports rose to 1.02 million bpd in May compared to 1.00 million bpd in April, according...
Russia inflation in June higher than officials expected
MOSCOW: Consumer inflation in Russia unexpectedly accelerated in June, data showed on Thursday, challenging the central bank's aim of bringing...
Russia’s international reserves up $3.4 bln over week
MOSCOW: Russia’s international reserves rose by $3.4 bln over the week from June 23 to 30 and totaled $412.2 bln,...
Ghana Customs Division warns taxpayers not to harm revenue collectors
ACCRA: The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Thursday reiterated that it is a serious offence for a...
Customs mulls plan to raise security at Seme border
ABUJA: The Seme area command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, has intensified its security plans to checkmate trans-border crimes,...
Argentina eyes extending gas-import deal with Bolivia
BUENOS AIRES: Argentinian Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren is considering plans to extend a deal for importing natural gas from...
Abu Dhabi port inaugurates $46m upgraded Delma port
ABU DHABI: UAE’s Abu Dhabi port has officially inaugurated the $46m Delma port on the eastern side of Delma Island,...
Australia’s Port Hedland shipped close to half a bln tons of iron ore last financial year
CANBERRA: Iron ore export volumes from Port Hedland — the world’s largest iron ore loading terminal — fell modestly in...
Afghanistan reacts to Iran’s comments on dam projects
KABUL: Following comments by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Afghanistan’s dam projects, the Afghan Ministry of Water and Energy on...
Kuwait’s Mabanee gets nod for $1.9bn Riyadh shopping complex
KUWAIT CITY: A subsidiary of Kuwaiti developer Mabanee has received approval to build a 7 billion riyal ($1.9 billion) retail,...
Rs 88.53b raised from domestic borrowing
KHATMANDU: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has raised debt worth Rs 88.53 billion from the domestic market to maintain the...
Key agreement signed to develop Ras Markaz crude oil storage terminal
MUSCAT: The Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (Sezad) has granted Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) a usufruct right to...
