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Italy’s unemployment rises to 11.9%
ROME: Unemployment in Italy rose to 11.9 percent in November 2016, the highest level since June 2015, the Italian Institute...
Vietnam’s rice exports may continue slide in 2017
HANOI: Shipments from Vietnam last year hit the lowest level since 2009. Now experts warn market trends are not favorable....
Vietnam’s steel production set for 2017 surge
HANOI: These figures represent a year-on-year increases of 16.6 per cent and 18 per cent respectively. The combined output of...
Irish beef export tonnage climbs 5% in 2016 but value declines
WASHINGTON: The volume of Irish beef exported jumped by 5% in 2016 on the year before, Bord Bia’s Mark Zieg...
Brazil’s Odebrecht to pay US$8.9 mln to Peru for bribes
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: Officials from Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht have signed a preliminary agreement with Peru’s prosecutors’ office to return more...
Indonesia revises tax rules on transfer pricing
JAKARTA: Indonesia has revised tax rules for transfer pricing documentation to match global standards and curb practices of tax avoidance,...
India shrimp exports to US rise by 34.8% in Nov
NEW DELHI: India's shrimp exports to the US spiked 34.8% year-on-year in November 2016, according to the latest numbers published...
Turkey earns $28.73M in tea export in 2016
ANKARA: Turkey earned revenues of over $28.73 million after exporting tea to 86 countries in 2016, according to Eastern Black...
Retail sales stumble in Nov
CANBERRA: Economists are hopeful that a reasonable Christmas shopping period will make for a constructive quarter of consumer spending and...
NZ’s record year for new vehicle sales
WELLINGTON: New Zealand new vehicle sales rose to a new record in 2016, its third year of breaking new territory,...
Japan’s Takeda invests in two San Diego biotechs
TOKYO: Takeda Pharmaceutical and a subsidiary have decided to invest in two San Diego biotech companies — one seeking to...
Japan, Indonesia target trade revival
TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo are widely expected to discuss the issue of reviving...
Iran to get large natural uranium shipment from Russia
TEHRAN: Moscow will deliver a large shipment of natural uranium to Tehran in compensation for exporting tons of Iranian heavy...
South Korea agrees to U.S. egg imports
SEOUL: The U.S. has come to an agreement that should allow it to begin exporting eggs to South Korea for...
Russian import ban hits results at fish firm
MOSCOW: Russia’s ban on food imports from the European Union has been highlighted as losses increased by more than £1...
Kenya considers producing oil from coal to cut imports
NAIROBI: Kenya is considering converting a portion of its coal deposits to oil as part of measures to cushion the...
Thailand Post banks on digital sea change
BANGKOK: Thailand Post has embarked on digital transformation in a quest to modernise its postal and delivery services in a...
Dubai’s 5% import duty on gold may hit Indian exports
DUABI: Dubai has imposed a 5% import duty on gold, a move that is likely to hit India's exports to...
Steel scrap imports by India tumble 34% in Sep
NEW DELHI: The latest statistics released by the Directorate General of Commerce Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) under the Ministry of...
Australia suspends uncooked prawn imports
CANBERRA: The Director of Biosecurity has suspended uncooked prawn imports into Australia in response to information from the Department of...
