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Reserve Bank leaves official cash rate at 2%
WELLINGTON: The Reserve Bank is signalling record low interest rates, despite maintaining that house prices increases remain "excessive". On Thursday...
India’s soymeal exports to rise sharply in 2016/17
NEW DELHI: India's soymeal exports will jump sharply to 1.4 million tonnes in 2016/17 compared with 0.2 million tonnes a...
Brazil signs deal to export products to India
BRASÍLIA: Brazil should start exporting apples, eggs and day-old chicks to India. The agreement was reached after negotiations between the...
India’s polished diamond exports jumped 11% in August
NEW DELHI: India’s polished diamond exports jumped 11 percent to $1.94 billion in August, according to provisional data provided by...
Turkey’s CB expected to further cut main interest rate
ANKARA: Turkey's Central Bank is expected to cut its main interest rate by an additional 25 base points at its...
Japan’s central bank experiments at the wrong time
TOKYO: On Wednesday, the once-conservative Bank of Japan delivered an uncharacteristic policy surprise with its plan to target certain interest...
South Korea expecting boost in fuel oil demand
SEOUL: Following the closure of four of South Korea's nuclear reactors and three of the country's liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Pertamina to receive first LPG shipment from Iran on Sept 26
TEHRAN: State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina said it expects to receive on September 26 first shipment of liquified...
Iran to buy petchem catalyst from Germany
TEHRAN: An official has announced the signing of the first contract to purchase a petrochemical industry catalyst from a German...
Thailand’s KasikornBank taps GreynJ united for creative duties
BANGKOK: KasikornBank has appointed GREYnJ United as its new creative agency of record following a competitive pitch involving several other...
Vietnam drug kingpin, 8 henchmen get death sentence for heroin smuggling
HANOI: A court in Vietnam sentenced to death a notorious drugs kingpin and eight associates on Wednesday, delivering the maximum...
Foreign currency seized at airport being used for smuggling gold
HYDERABAD: The foreign currency being frequently seized from air passengers who attempt to smuggle it illegally to Dubai is meant...
South African gold miners can appeal silicosis ruling
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s top gold mining companies will be able to appeal against a recent court ruling allowing the...
Customs staff accused of cursing hits back, points to fraud
MANILA: Philippines – An aide of Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon fired back against a female Customs employee,...
January-August PE imports into Russia down 12% YOY
MOSCOW: Imports of polyethylene (PE) into Russia decreased to around 324,700 tonnes in the first eight months of 2016, down...
China’s oil imports from Russia rise 50.2% YOY
BEIJING: China's crude oil imports from Russia in August rose 50.2 percent from a year ago to 1.09 million barrels...
Dutch govt announces tax plan
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch Government has announced that it is to take steps to simplify aspects of the tax regime and...
Netherland’s city Hague spends 291.8m on kingdom relations in 2017
HAGUE: The 2017 Kingdom Relations budget of the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations shows an expenditure of...
Philippines hopes to increase export performance in Europe
MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry - Bureau of International Trade Relations (DTI-BITR) is trying to expand market reach...
Olive oil imports likely to rise 20% in 2016-17
NEW DELHI: India's olive oil imports are expected to rise 20 percent to 13,500 tonnes this fiscal on the back...
