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TEHRAN: The National Iranian Oil Company has signed new spot oil export contracts with BP and the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch...

SEOUL: Daelim Industrial Co., a major construction firm here, said Thursday that it has secured a 2.3-trillion-won (US$1.9 billion) deal...

MOSCOW: Russia’s GDP growth in 2017 may be twice higher than officially projected 0.6%, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on...

LONDON: The number of mortgages approved by British banks fell slightly last month after hitting a five-month high in October,...

WASHINGTON: Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported...

MOSCOW: Imports of polyethylene (PE) into Kazakhstan fell in the first 11 months of 2016 by 3% year on year...

ATHENS: Two-year Greek government bond yields traded at 7.86 percent on Tuesday, close to recent highs, as investors reacted cautiously...

ATHENS: After six-and-a-half years of credit contraction, Greek banks are hoping that 2017 will be the first that the amount...

KINGSTON: Though barrels are shipped to the island throughout the year, Jamaicans at home and abroad look forward to sending...

BRUSSELS: Luxembourg published tightened tax rules on Tuesday, bending to pressure from the European Union to crack down on corporate...

HANOI: Vietnam's footwear sector is expected to witness a growth of 8 percent in export revenue, instead of the targeted...

KATHMANDU: Nepal's key manufacturing industries ran at an average of 48.2 percent of their capacity in the fiscal year 2015-16...

SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar may have recovered some lost ground after hitting multi-year lows against the greenback last week, but...

MUSCAT: Active trading in index heavyweights lifted the MSM30 Index 0.59 per cent to 5,760.95 points, its highest level in...

HELSINKI: Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors...

KIEV: Ukraine’s crushers have substantially boosted sunoil output this season (2016/17). Sunoil production has been showing a record fast pace...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose, with the benchmark gauge gaining the most in a month, as banks led a...

OTTAWA: British Columbia will have one of Canada’s strongest economies in 2017 and should record GDP growth according to Stats...

DUBAI: Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, has launched new expansions at passenger Operations Department at Dubai International Airport...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s finance sector player, Abans Finance, is to raise 277.34 million rupees by way of a rights issue,...