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Iran exports 1.3 bln minerals in 5 months
TEHRAN: Iran exported more than 1.3 billion dollars minerals to China, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates in the first...
NFC to import 3,000 goats for Dashain
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) is planning to import around 3,000 goats to meet the demand of meat in...
Thailand’s IT spending is on track for double-digit growth this year
BANGKOK: Thailand's information and technology (IT) spending is on track for double-digit growth this year, helped by the national e-payment...
South African business encouraged to give more at conference
CAPE TOWN: Brand South Africa board chairperson Khanyisile Kweyama challenged business leaders to go above and beyond to change society...
Russian banks expect higher lending for rest of 2016
MOSCOW: Russian lending activity is expected to increase in the remaining months of the year due to lower rates, the...
Indonesia’s H1 2016 wheat imports rise 58% on year to 5.69 mil mt
WASHINGTON: Indonesia imported 5.69 million mt of wheat over January-June 2016, up 57.5% year on year, data released by Statistics...
India puts a ban on ginger imports from Nepal
NEW DELHI: India has put a ban on import of gingers from Nepal, arguing that they have high pesticide residue...
South Korean exports, imports likely rebounded in August
SEOUL: South Korean exports and imports on a year-on-year basis are likely to have rebounded in August, mainly due to...
Turkey July thermal coal imports up 37% on-year to 2.78 mil mt
ANKARA: Turkey's bituminous thermal coal imports jumped 37.4% year-on-year to 2.78 million mt in July due to increased shipments from...
Iraq Aug oil exports from southern ports 3.23 mln bpd
BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports from the southern ports rose to 3.230 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, from 3.202...
Factory output declines
TOKYO: The nation’s factory output stagnated in July from the previous month, data released yesterday showed in a further blow...
OPAP results suffer after tax increase
ATHENS: OPAP, Europe’s third-largest betting firm, on Tuesday posted a 36.4 percent drop in second-quarter net profit, hurt by a...
ATHEX: Moderate rise puts an end to benchmark’s losing streak
ATHENS: The banking sector’s weak performance weighed on the growth trend observed in other blue chips at the Greek bourse...
Arrow Global’s revenues pass £100m
WASHINGTON: Arrow Global, the Manchester-based debt recovery specialist, has reported a 24.7 per cent rise in pre-tax profits. The group’s...
Nigeria’s unemployment rate rises to 13.3%
ABUJA: The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said the country’s unemployment rate has risen from 12.1 per cent in...
Agility Health revenues increase in Q2
GRAND RAPIDS: Agility Health Inc. increased revenue for the second quarter. The Grand Rapids-based provider of physical therapy reported quarterly...
Japan’s drop in unemployment hides deeper problems
TOKYO: Japan’s unemployment rate has been a relatively bright spot on what would otherwise be a bleak picture for the...
Italy July unemployment rate falls to 11.4% but 63,000 jobs lost
ROME: Italy's unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in July to 11.4 percent from 11.6 percent the month before, but some 63,000...
Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 17.1 % in July
ABUJA: The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased to 17.1 per cent in...
Brazil’s unemployment reaches 11.6% with an estimated 11.8 mln jobless
BRASÍLIA: More than 1.7 million Brazilians have lost their jobs over the last 12 months, according to Labor Ministry data,...
