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European development bank makes $2B investment in Turkey
ANKARA: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €1.9 billion ($2.03 billion) in Turkey last year, the bank...
Vietnam posts $2.5bn trade surplus in 2016, exports rise 9%
HANOI: Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$2.52 billion in 2016, reversing from a $3.55 billion deficit a year earlier,...
Colombian thermal coal exports rise 9% in 2016 to record 88 mil mt
WASHINGTON: Colombia exported a record 88.10 million mt of thermal coal in 2016, rising 9% year on year, data from...
S. Korea’s biomedicine exports top US$1 bln in 2016
SEOUL: Biomedicine exports by South Korean pharmaceutical firms jumped more than 50 percent in 2016 from a year earlier to...
Ukraine to increase fresh fruit, vegetable exports to EU
KIEV: Ukrainian exporters’ plans on fresh fruit and vegetable exports to the EU are ambitious in 2017. According to the...
Central Bank of Iran eases leasing regulations
TEHRAN: The Central Bank of Iran announced on Tuesday that it has revised regulations regarding the operation of leasing companies,...
Iran’s Rouhani says JCPOA helped increase oil exports
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the enormous economic and political gains made from the resolution of the lingering dispute over...
Subaru plant to produce in Thailand
BANGKOK: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru cars, yesterday announced plans to form a joint venture in...
South Africa carmakers see sales growth in 2017 after years of decline
CAPE TOWN: South Africa's automotive sector, the country's largest manufacturing industry, expects a slight increase in new vehicles sales this...
Russia cbank puts Rosneft’s bank in charge of Orthodox lender
MOSCOW: The Russian central bank said on Tuesday it had assigned managers from Russian Regional Development Bank, owned by Russia's...
Russian wheat prices up on stronger rouble
MOSCOW: Russian wheat prices rose slightly last week due to a stronger rouble after long New Year holidays in Russia,...
India’s rough diamond imports drop 4.7% YoY in Dec
MUMBAI: India's rough diamond imports fell 4.7 percent in December from a year ago to $1.398 billion, a trade body...
Mexican corn imports to rise at least 20% in 2017
MEXICO CITY: Mexico will import at least one-fifth more yellow corn next season as higher fuel costs and a weak...
Afghanistan gets tough on tax evasion
KABUL: Afghanistan is cracking down on tax evasion to repair its finances as the country’s economy struggles with renewed violence...
GCC economies adjust to low oil prices
DOHA: Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) clarified in its financial annual report that the International markets closed the year...
Spain spends €850m to improve port access
MADRID: A total of €850∙5m is to be spent on rail projects in 2017-21 under an investment programme to improve...
Greece favors IMF withdrawal from rescue loan program
ATHENS: Greece's left-led government said Tuesday it would welcome a decision by the International Monetary Fund to pull out of...
Indonesia may issue new tax rules for mineral exports
JAKARTA: Indonesia may issue new tax rules for mineral exports next week, a Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday, after...
RDF exports at around 3m tonnes in 2016
COPENHAGEN: Environment Agency figures show that exports of waste derived fuels from England in 2016 have exceeded 3 million tonnes....
VN to annually export 1.5m tonnes of rice to Philippines
MANILA: The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Vietnam yesterday reported that Vietnam and the Philippines have just reached a...
