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ATHENS: Greece said on Tuesday it wanted a positive conclusion soon to a bailout review which would allow it to...

TOKYO: Japan has approved a loan of about $100 million to support humanitarian, counter-terrorism and infrastructure projects in Iraq, a...

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands and Belgium could prosecute dirty diesel exporters Trafigura and Vitol for contravening international agreements, environmental law experts...

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to launch a 100-billion baht ($2.85 billion) infrastructure fund in May or June this year, the finance...

MUSCAT: A tender of Government Treasury Bills, issue number 453, was held at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO). The...

HANOI: Vietnam’s tuna exports are expected to increase by 8 per cent this year to $524 million, according to the...

MANILA: Indonesia's current account deficit shrank to 0.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2016,...

COLOMBO: The Ambassador of Finland to Sri Lanka Rauli Suikkanen says that he would call leading entrepreneurs of his country...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises today presented its third interim report to the Parliament. The interim report...

CANBERRA: Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan has condemned as “without foundation” a report that tax return lodgement and processing for...

OTTAWA: Canada posted a second consecutive monthly trade surplus for the first time in more than two years in December,...

CANBERRA: AUSTRALIA Post’s chief executive was paid a total of $5.6 million in 2016, 10 times the salary of Prime...

WASHINGTON: Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in six months, as growth in credit card usage...

OTTAWA: In 2017, the United States government will attempt to revive industrial jobs from the 20th century — and we...

WASHINGTON: U.S. imports of fresh fruits and vegetables grew at double-digit rates in 2016 while U.S. exports were flat. Imports...

LONDON: The current legislation suspending imports of certain products from Ghana expires at the end of 2016. An EU audit...

LONDON: Tata’s European steel business - which includes its sprawling Port Talbot site - is back in profit. A combination...

ANKARA: Turkey's newly created sovereign wealth fund will be strictly controlled by multiple institutions, including independent auditors, the country’s finance...

ANKARA: Senior Turkish and U.A.E. officials discussed economic and trade relations at a high-level meeting in Ankara on Tuesday. The...

TEHRAN: The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is positive that Malaysia’s total export of palm oil and palm oil products...