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Turkey plans to transfer around 1,000 MW of hydropower to sovereign wealth fund
ANKARA: Turkey plans to transfer hydropower plants with a combined capacity of some 1,000 megawatts (MW) from the state power...
Turkey to invest in Ghana’s 1 district; 1 factory project
ANKARA: The Turkish government will partner Ghana to support the one district, one factory policy, and boost agriculture production, the...
Amazon to create 5,000 jobs in UK
LONDON: Amazon has revealed plans to create 5,000 more jobs in the UK this year – boosting its workforce by...
Tehran, Paris ink railway coop. agreement
TEHRAN: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Iranian and French railways who agreed to form six working groups....
Iran rejects steel dumping accusation
TEHRAN: While Iran has been accused of steel dumping in global markets, IMIDRO head said the false allegation has been...
Russia, EU to vie for top spot in key wheat markets in 2017/18
MOSCOW: Russia and the European Union are expected to return to strong competition for the rank of the world’s biggest...
Russia, Qatar plan to simplify visa regime
MOSCOW: After scrapping visas for holders of diplomatic passports, Russia and Qatar plan to ease further visa travel requirements for...
Belarus tax protests spread beyond capital
MINSK: Street protests against a tax on adults who are not in full-time work spread from Belarus's capital Minsk to...
Supercell records $2.3 bln in revenues in 2016
WASHINGTON: The mobile game publisher Supercell reported revenues of $2.3 billion last year, more than in 2015 ($2.1 billion). Despite...
Unemployment rate stayed low at 2.1% in 2016
WASHINGTON: The unemployment rate in Singapore remained low at 2.1 per cent in 2016, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat...
Zimbabwe millers want 40% import tariff on corn, corn meal
HARARE: The imports are harming Zimbabwe’s attempts to improve food security by boosting local production, Tafadzwa Musarara, the chairman of...
UAE inflation drops to 1.2% in Dec
DUBAI: The UAE’s inflation rate fell sharply on an annual basis to 1.20 percent in December compared to 2.6 percent...
Polish GDP growth in 2017 may exceed 3.5% year on year: deputy PM
WARSAW: Poland may enjoy over 3.5% year on year GDP growth in 2017, thanks to a clear acceleration in investments,...
Portugal charges Angola vice-president with corruption and money laundering
LISBON: Portuguese state prosecutors charged the vice-president of Angola, its former colony, with corruption and money laundering. A statement from...
Oman govt withdraws customs duty on bank notes
MUSCAT: A new customs duty of 0.5 per cent on bank notes imported by exchange houses and banks was withdrawn...
Vietnam moves towards a digital economy
HANOI: Vietnam is moving forward in reducing cash transactions and formalizing electronic payment methods. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue...
Ukraine, US signs treaty to improve application of FATCA
KIEV: The Minister of Finance of Ukraine and the US Ambassador to Ukraine signed a treaty to improve the application...
OECD recommends Italy to enhance tax compliance
ROME: The OECD said Italy should limit its fiscal plans to those measures that would not inhibit improved economic growth....
Indonesia & China agrees to increase economic partnerships
JAKARTA: Indonesia and China will continue to increase and expand economic partnerships, particularly in investment and trade, the Foreign Ministry...
Banks worry over sudden bad loan spike in January
ATHENS: Nonperforming loans last month posted a major spike of almost 1 billion euros, reversing the downward course set in...
