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Turkey trade deficit narrows in March
ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreased in March from a year ago, as exports grew faster than imports, figures published...
Vodafone Turkey launches live trial of GSM/LTE spectrum
ANKARA: Vodafone Turkey launched what it calls the first live commercial trial of GSM/LTE (GL) spectrum sharing on its network...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosts border security professional exchange
WASHINGTON: United States Customs and Border Protection hosted a Border Security Professional Exchange with CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)...
U.S. GDP rose 0.7% in first quarter
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy's output grew at the slowest pace in three years during the first quarter, underscoring the challenges...
Indonesia’s Immigration foils smuggling attempt, nabs 8 Somalis
JAKARTA: The Immigration Directorate General of the Law and Human Rights Ministry arrested eight Somalia refugees in North Sumatra. Head...
Iran’s foreign trade booming
TEHRAN: Iran's foreign trade has witnessed a growing trend since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013. During the...
Iran-UK transactions up 42%
TEHRAN: Former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, Jack Straw, said his country’s trade with Iran saw a 42% rise...
South Korean fruit imports rise in 2016: Customs Data
SEJONG: The amount of fruit imported by South Korea reached record high levels last year on growing demand for dietary...
Russia says hearing of tax dispute with Exxon delayed
MOSCOW: The hearing of a tax dispute between Russia and U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil at the Stockholm arbitration...
Russia reduced palm oil purchases by 19%
MOSCOW: Palm oil purchases by Russia totaled 61.4 KMT in March 2017, down almost 8% from February (66.7 KMT) and...
Russia pulp exports down, newsprint exports up in Jan-Feb 2017
MOSCOW: In January-February 2017, Russian pulp exports decreased year-on-year, indicate the statistics published by the Russian Federal Customs Office. Thus,...
Philippines BOC seizes 3 Korean cars worth P10m
MANILA: Three high-end used cars shipped from Korea were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Subic, Zambales. Customs...
Customs discover $1.3m in airport luggage
WASHINGTON: The Customs officials on Friday found 1.3 million dollars in luggage at Dusseldorf Airport. Police said that they have...
Kenya inflation surges in April as impact of drought worsens
NAIROBI: Kenya’s annual inflation accelerated for a fourth consecutive month to its highest level in five years as price pressures...
AbbVie reported robust growth in revenues in 1Q17
WASHINGTON: For 1Q17, AbbVie (ABBV) reported revenues of about $6.5 billion, which equals year-over-year (or YoY) growth of ~9.7%. Excluding...
Watertown’s unemployment rate highest among state’s largest cities
LONDON: Watertown’s unemployment rate for March rose to 3.7 percent compared to 3.3 percent from March of 2016. The total...
Goa Customs seizes gold bars worth Rs3.47m at airport
GOA: Continuing to crack down on attempts to smuggle gold through Goa International Airport, the Commissionerate of customs on Friday...
Philippine growth to ride ‘short-lived’ export boost
MANILA: The Philippines economy can be expected to grow faster than initially projected on the added boost of an export...
New Zealand imports rise in March
WELLINGTON: Imports in New Zealand increased to NZD4315 Million in March from NZD4057 Million in February of 2017. Imports in...
Thai March consumption up, investment down m/m, recovery patchy
BANGKOK: Thailand's private consumption inched up while investment contracted in March from the previous month, central bank indexes showed on...
