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Denmark to abandon EU, join new British Union
COPENHAGEN: Ghost of reformatting is haunting around Western Europe, and more and more countries are ready to leave Germany-centric European...
Brazil lawmakers approve amnesty program to raise revenues
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's Lower House of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that reopens a program providing an amnesty against criminal...
Taiwan upgrades GDP forecast to 1.92%
TAIPEI: The Taiwan government upgraded its forecast for the nation’s GDP growth this year to 1.92 percent, from the 1.87...
Iraq’s crude oil exports rises in H1 of February
BAGHDAD: Iraqi crude shipments rose 3 percent in the first half of February even after OPEC’s second-biggest producer agreed to...
Afghan Special Forces nabs top drug smuggler ‘wolf’ in Nimroz
KABUL: A top drug smuggler who was famous as ‘Wolf’ arrested in western Nimroz province of Afghanistan. According to the...
Northern Ireland’s exports fell by 5% in 2015
DUBLIN: The value of goods and services exported by Northern Ireland companies fell by 5% in 2015 to £9.1bn. However,...
UAE telecom operator du targets $272m in savings by 2019
DUBAI: Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co is targeting Dhs1bn ($272m) in savings by 2019 as government taxes erode profit at the...
Emaar records 28% growth in 2016 with net profit at $1.43 bln
DUBAI: Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties recorded a robust full-year 2016 net profit of $1.43 billion (Dh5.233 billion), 28 per cent...
Hong Kong taxpayers left with hefty bill after ousting of pro-independence duo
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s taxpayers will have to bear a fifth of the legal costs incurred by the government in...
With foreign debt servicing of USD4 bil, cabinet approves sovereign bond
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister says the island’s total domestic and foreign debt service payments for 2017 is estimated to...
Sri Lanka to import 40,000MT of edible oil, Reduce levy on coconut oil
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved to amend the special commodity levy on coconut oil and related products to allow...
Australian unemployment rate falls from 5.8 to 5.7% in Jan
CANBERRA: Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in January, official figures show beating expectations of it staying at 5.8...
Australian dollar taps three-month high against the greenback
CANBERRA: The Australian dollar remains at a three-month high above US77 cents, despite a mixed reaction to the latest jobs...
South Korea’s Jan crude imports from Iran more than double on year
SEOUL: South Korea's January crude imports from Iran more than doubled from a year ago as the Middle Eastern country...
2 arrested for smuggling in 2 kg of gold jewellery
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad zonal unit of the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday night nabbed two men for allegedly...
Japan stainless steel scrap imports gain significantly in 2016
TOKYO: Japanese stainless steel scrap imports gained significantly by 12 percent to 1,00,911 tons during last year as compared to...
Ukraine export 40.2 MMT of grains in 2016
KIEV: Ukraine exported a record 40.2 MMT of grains in 2016, or almost 7.5% more than in 2015, reports the...
Thai oil, gas major PTT seeks new suppliers
BANGKOK: Thailand's state-run oil and gas company PTT plans to massively expand its LNG import capacity and ramp up overseas...
Dutch calf export rules fails to ‘impede’ Irish exports
AMSTERDAM: The Department of Agriculture has said new rules on live exports by authorities in the Netherlands has not damaged...
Eurozone’s trade surplus widened in 2016
BERLIN: The eurozone’s surplus in its trade in goods with the rest of the world rose in 2016, as its...
