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Turkey’s energy imports drop 33% Jan-Sept
ANKARA: Turkey's energy imports dropped from $29.7 billion to about $19.5 billion in the January to September period, decreasing 33...
UK wood pellet imports expected to reach new record in 2016
LONDON: The United Kingdom is by far the largest importer of wood pellets in the world followed by Denmark, South...
Armenia, Iran sign deal to increase gas imports, power flows
TEHRAN: Armenia is looking to increase imports of natural gas from neighboring Iran after the two countries signed an agreement...
Japan shipping merger bodes well for Piraeus
ATHENS: The prospect of the merger of three Japanese shipping companies with regular container ship lines, creating the third biggest...
Agthia’s profit growth slows on subsidy changes in Qatar
DOHA: The food and beverage maker Agthia, based in Abu Dhabi, forecasts a slowdown in profit growth for this year...
VAT regime may present challenges to GCC
KUWAIT: Having made presentations to a total number of 1400 -1500 clients of BDO in each of the 6 Gulf...
Spain inflation may rise to 2% in 2017
MADRID: Spanish think tank Funcas said this week it forecasts an average annual inflation rate in Spain of 1.5% in...
Indonesian consumers regain confidence in Q3
JAKARTA: Indonesian consumer confidence rose again in the third quarter of this year in line with their increasing confidence for...
TDC raises outlook despite 11.6% hit on EBITDA
COPENHAGEN: TDC saw its way clear to raise its full-year earnings forecast to DKK 1.7 billion (€230 million), on the...
German economy to grow 1.3% next year
BERLIN: The German government's panel of economic advisers pushed Wednesday for more reforms in Europe's biggest economy, including a higher...
Philippine eyes tax treaties with Asean peers
MANILA: he Philippines is eyeing to seal tax treaties with all nine other Asean member-states, according to the Bureau of...
Tax reform program to recast Philippine economic policy
MANILA: Despite the perceived misgivings on the capability of the Duterte administration to handle the national economy, an overall economic...
Customs Service destroys over N90m worth of poultry products
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone `C’, Owerri, has destroyed 11, 315 cartons of imported poultry...
NOC security guard attacks colleague with khukuri
KATHMANDU: A man was arrested for attacking his coworker with a khukuri in Babarmahal, on Wednesday. According to police, Than...
Iraq asks IOCs to downsize Dubai offices
BAGHDAD: Iraq has asked international oil companies to shut down prestige offices among the glittering towers of Dubai, through which...
Jordan, Egypt to conduct joint military exercise
AMMAN: The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) is going to conduct a joint drill session with Egypt, "Aqaba 2016", during...
ADB pledges $8 bln assistance to Bangladesh over 5 years
DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged $8 billion in development loans to Bangladesh over the next five years....
EU approves €60m for environmentally friendly buses in Portugal
LISBON: The European Commission has found Portuguese plans to support the purchase of low-emission buses for public infrastructure in urban...
UK keen to invest in special economic zones
LONDON: Expressing keen interest in investment in pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, ICT, agriculture and ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh, the UK Department...
Polish PMI falls
WARSAW: Poland’s Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 50.2 points in October from 52.2 in September. Experts had expected a...
