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WHO endorse South Africa’s sugar tax decision
CAPE TOWN: The World Organization (WHO) voiced its support for South Africa’s upcoming tax on sugared drinks. It is part...
Turkey and Hungary aim to boost trade to US$5bn
ANKARA: The Hungarian-Turkish Joint Economic Committee has adopted a new nine-point plan to help boost trade flow between the two...
Royal Netherlands Air Force signs agreement with UK’s GKN Aerospace for five years
AMSTERDAM: GKN Aerospace's Fokker business and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed a multi-million euro agreement for a...
U.S. oil drops more than 5%
WASHINGTON: U.S. crude prices fell more than 5 percent on Wednesday to its lowest point in more than two months...
U.S. banks gain as rate hike odds rise after hiring data
WASHINGTON: Shares of U.S. banks rise as better-than-expected private-sector hiring boosts chances of a rate hike next week. Investors now...
Turkey’s Akbank tightens guidance for $500 mln Tier 2 bond
ANKARA: Turkey's Akbank has tightened price guidance for its $500 million subordinated 10-year non-call five bond to 7.25-7.375 percent from...
British Chamber of Commerce slams Spring Budget for sending ‘mixed signals’ and business rate easing
LONDON: The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce has criticised the government for sending “mixed signals” in Wednesday's...
UK economy will grow 2% this year but slow next
LONDON: The UK economy will confound forecasts for a Brexit-related slowdown through 2017, but will then quickly run out of...
Indian BSF nabs smuggler possessing heroin-like powder
NEW DELHI: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested one person with 200 grams of heroin-like powder from West...
Iran’s exports to U.S. stand at $5.6m in Jan.
TEHRAN: According to the latest report of American Statistical Association (ASA), Iran exported $5.6 million of goods to the U.S....
Annual petchem exports anticipated to reach $9b
TEHRAN: Iran’s worth of annual petrochemical exports is forecast to hit near $9 billion by the end of current Iranian...
DBS to launch mobile-only banking service in Indonesia
SINGAPORE: The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) plans to introduce a smartphone-based mobile banking option for the Indonesian market as...
Non-oil trade between UAE, Russia stood at US$1.6 bln in first nine months of 2016
ABU DHABI: The volume of non-oil trade between the UAE and Russia touched about US$1.6 billion during the first 9...
Russia’s Gazprom to test U.S. Eurobond market
MOSCOW: Gazprom (OTCPK:OGZPY) is asking banks to arrange investor meetings in the U.S. next week ahead of a potential dollar-denominated...
Latvia inflation highest since March 2012
WASHINGTON: Latvia's consumer price inflation accelerated further in February to the highest level in almost five years, figures from the...
Nigeria Customs cuts duty on vehicles bought on or before 2015
ABUJA: The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has adjusted payment of duty on old vehicles, placing 60 per cent rebate...
Cvilux 2016 revenues up 1.81% on year
WASHINGTON: Electronic connector maker Cvilux posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.59 billion (US$81.6 million) for 2016, inching up 1.81% on year....
Nevada unemployment continues to decline, reaches 5%
CARSON CITY: More Nevadans are finding work as the state continues recovering from the Great Recession. Nevada's top economic analysts...
Fitch: Taiwan household debt to drag on growth, bank profiles
TAIPEI: Taiwan's high household leverage and rising debt-servicing pressures are likely to constrain economic growth and act as a headwind...
Israel-Jordan gas trade portends brighter future in Middle East
AMMON: The Israeli press recently reported that Israel started supplying gas to its neighbor Jordan in January. While the current...
