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Korea to import 1.64 mn eggs from U.S. to relieve supply shortage amid bird flu outbreak
SEOUL: South Korea will import fresh eggs from the United States for the first time as the country is suffering...
NPL ratio falls to 11% in H1
TEHRAN: The Iranian banking sector’s ratio of non-performing loans stood at 11% by September 20, down from 13.6% in September...
Rebound in rubber prices seen likely from 2017
BANGKOK: Traders and industry officials are optimistic that rubber prices will start rising from this year as the global economy...
Russia’s budget to be stable when oil prices are $40 per barrel
MOSCOW: Russia’s budget for 2017-2019 based on an oil price of 40 U.S. dollars per barrel will be stable and...
Indian arms imports
NEW DELHI: According to 2016 arms imports and exports reports of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Indian stood...
Eskom relaxes Zesa power import terms
CAPE TOWN: South African power utility, Eskom has relaxed its position regarding earlier demands for Zesa Holdings to pay for...
Norway’s Seafood exports surge 23% in 2016
OSLO: Norwegian seafood exports rose by 23 percent in 2016 from a year earlier to a record of 91.6 billion...
Indonesia plans regulation to ensure bond dealers produce
JAKARTA: Indonesia is planning regulation to ensure primary bond dealers produce only "factual" research, senior government officials said, in a...
Altra acquires Germany based Stromag
BERLIN: Altra Industrial Motion Corp. closed on the acquisition of the Stromag business from GKN plc. Stromag generated approximately 131...
Philippines in talks to import Iranian crude
MANILA: Philippines' state oil company is in negotiations with the National Iranian Oil Company to resume crude imports, said a...
Brussels police pull sickies in staffing row
BRUSSLES: Belgian police officers have collectively phoned in sick in a protest about a shortage of staff and overstretched resources...
Two foreign nationals held at Delhi airport for smuggling party drugs in their stomach
NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old Brazilian woman and an Afghan national were arrested at the IGI Airport between December 30 and...
Tax makes hotel investments costlier in Greece
ATHENS: High taxation is preventing tourism investment in Greece, according to the latest study by the Institute of the Greek...
Thessaloniki Port sell-off in the final stretch
ATHENS: Many authorities in Thessaloniki got fired up by the prime minister’s promise to give the city’s residents part of...
CPD for adjustment of fuel price, exchange rate for economic growth
DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the government would require to focus on adjustment of fuel price and...
Iraqi Kurdistan oil a slippery issue
BAGHDAD: Iran and Turkey are trying to extend their economic influence over Iraqi Kurdistan oil, even as controversy flares over...
Jordan, EU ‘to further build on partnership’ to better coordinate positions
AMMAN: HRH Prince Feisal, the Regent, on Thursday discussed ways to expand cooperation between Jordan and the EU, as well...
Nepal Rastra Bank’s Rs20b repo falls flat
KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank’s (NRB) move to inject Rs20 billion into a ‘cash-strapped’ banking sector barely caused a ripple with...
Portugal collects €1.4bn from tax pardon
LISBON: Portugal is going to collect more than €1.4 billion through a special scheme to recover unpaid debts to the...
India slaps anti-dumping duty on Nepal jute items
KATHMANDU: India has imposed anti-dumping duty ranging from $6.30 to $351.72 per tonne on the import of jute and jute...
