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Germany invites Netherlands to G20 summit
BERLIN: German chancellor Angela Merkel has invited the Netherlands to attend next year’s G20 meetings, the Telegraaf said on Friday....
New attractive real estate investment fund in Belgium
BRUSSELS: Belgium recently introduced the regulatory framework for an attractive new real estate investment vehicle, the specialized real estate investment...
Philippines govt sees room to raise excise taxes
MANILA: The Duterte administration still has room to push for higher excise taxes despite rising oil prices and the continued...
No Dutch tax cuts despite tax revenue windfall
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch Government has announced that its budget deficit will be much lower than expected this year thanks to...
Highest banana imports since September 2009: Spain
MADRID: In September 2016, the Canary Islands shipped 35,786 tonnes of bananas to mainland Spain, while imports from Africa and...
Greeks buy 26 ships in October
ATHENS: Greek shipowners returned to the buying market in October as they acquired a total of 26 vessels, against seven...
Half a ton of smuggled ivory seized in Saigon
BANGKOK: Customs officials weigh the seized ivory at Cat Lai Port, Ho Chi Minh City on November 1, 2016. Photo...
Customs exceeds November collection target
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs said Friday it raised P40.24 billion in revenues in November, exceeding its collection target by...
Region’s unemployment rate shows slight increase in Oct
WASHINGTON: Northeastern Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate went up slightly in October. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA’s) seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...
Macau casino revenues see double digit rise in Nov
WASHINGTON: Revenues from Macau’s casinos grew in November to an annual rate of two digits, by 14.4%, the first time...
Russia’s central bank governor says inflation to slow by year-end
MOSCOW: Russian consumer price inflation will slow down by the end of this year, central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina told...
Company achieves positive post-merger results
AMMAN: Solidarity-First Insurance has posted positive results over the past few months, according to the company’s Chairman Ashraf Bsiso. The...
NEA puts a spanner in works of independent power producers
KATHMANDU: As many as three dozen hydroelectric projects that have already signed power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nepal Electricity Authority...
Polish companies sign letter of intent for missile defence systems
WARSAW: Polish bus manufacturer Autosan and its owner, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), have signed a letter of intent with...
Portugal makes most foreign online purchases, survey shows
LISBON: Portugal was the country that made the most online purchases abroad out of 32 countries studied, followed by Ireland,...
Fuel prices in UAE for December 2016
DUBAI: The Ministry of Energy, UAE announces fuel prices for the upcoming month around the 28th of every month. The...
Nokia brand ready for smartphone comeback in 2017
HELSINKI: Nokia, once the world’s top mobile phone maker, will make a comeback on the smartphone market in the first...
First time Ukraine imports liquefied gas from Azerbaijan
KIEV: Ukraine has imported 740 tons of propane-butane mixture (LPG) from Azerbaijan in the beginning of the third decade of...
Vietnam energy stocks fuel market surge
HANOI: Oil and gas stocks lifted the market yesterday as global oil prices surged after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting...
Italy’s jewelry exports down 7.5% in first 8 months of the year
ROME: Italian jewelry exports fell by 7.5% (or nearly €320 million) in the first eight months of the year, according...
