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Ukraine’s steel output falls 17.7% in 2017
KIEV: Ukraine's steel production fell 17.7 percent year-on-year in January-May to 8.7 million tonnes, local news agency Uaprom said on...
Vietnam, US look for signing of customs assistance agreement
HANOI: Vietnam and the US have signed a letter of intention on accelerating and completing negotiations for the signing of...
Italy outperforms European shares after GDP surprise
MILAN/LONDON: European shares inched up on Thursday, with blue chips in Milan taking the lead after better than expected Italian...
Norway, EU initial VAT cooperation agreement
OSLO: The European Commission has announced the initialling of an agreement with Norway on value-added tax (VAT), covering administrative cooperation,...
Indonesia April palm, palm kernel oil exports rise 4%
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s palm and palm kernel oil exports rose 4 percent in April from the month before, the Palm Oil...
Maersk ventures into trade finance
COPENHAGEN/MUMBAI: To make overseas exports easier for Indian companies, especially SMEs, Denmark-based AP Moller - Maersk, one of the largest...
German trade surplus would be smaller without ECB stimulus: Finance Minister
BERLIN: The euro exchange rate is too low for the German economy's competitiveness and Germany's trade surplus would be only...
Belgian federal government will not implement the BNB’s recommendations for mortgage loans
BRUSSELS: The Federal Government will not implement the recommendations of the National Bank (NBB) on mortgage loans, local media reported....
Finnish economic growth overtakes Sweden’s in Q1
HELSINKI: Growth in the Finnish economy outstripped activity neighboring Sweden during the first quarter of the year. Heidi Schauman, chief...
Turkey’s exports up 7 months in a row, 15.8% in May
ANKARA: Turkey's exports increased by 15.8 percent in May compared to the same month of the previous year, according to...
New Zealand terms of trade highest since 1973: statistics
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's merchandise terms of trade rose 5.1 percent in the March 2017 quarter, reaching its highest level in...
Russian customs changes to speed cargo clearance
MOSCOW: The establishment of centers to process electronic customs declarations filed via Russia’s single window should speed up cargo clearance...
Russia could boost oil output next year, to test new tax regime
MOSCOW: Russia could increase oil production next year to as much as 551 million tonnes, or 11.07 million barrels per...
Brazilian Police confiscate 60 automatic rifles at Rio airport
RIO DE JANEIRO: Police confiscated 60 automatic rifles found in a cargo shipment Thursday at Rio de Janeiro's international airport,...
Japan reels in largest haul of smuggled gold, 8 arrested
TOKYO: Five Japanese and three Chinese men were arrested Thursday for allegedly smuggling in 206 kilograms of gold by a...
Malaysia’s RHB, AmBank in merger talks to form bank worth $9 bln
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia'sRHB Bank <RHBC.KL> and AMMB Holdings (AmBank) <AMMB.KL> are starting merger talks to form a group worth about...
Polish economy grew 4% in first quarter: statistical office
WARSAW: The Polish economy grew 4.0 percent year on year in the first quarter, the Central Statistical Office said. GDP...
Vietnam to sign deals for up to $17b in US goods, services
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Tuesday he would sign deals for U.S. goods and services worth...
Balancing politics, pragmatism in Irish bank I.P.O.
DUBLIN: Allied Irish Banks’ initial public offering is as large as it is political. Ireland plans to sell 25 percent...
Swiss economic growth improves in Q1
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland's economy expanded at a slightly faster pace in the first quarter, data from the State Secretariat for Economic...
