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WASHINGTON: The Federal Government is targeting to reduce the costs of its annual importation of various items into Nigeria from...

HANOI: Eighty percent of Vietnam's population lives in rural areas and the country is largely agriculturally based, even so the...

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Ministry of Trade has banned the import of some food products and beverages “over health and safety concerns”,...

BAGHDAD:  The Kurdish government has now added Iraq to the list of countries from which no agricultural products can be...

BRUSSELS: The ruling requires the tax authorities there to recover some €700m (£590m) in unpaid tax from Belgian companies who...

BERLIN:  German retailer Metro reported an unexpected loss in its fiscal third quarter largely due to restructuring costs at its...

COPENHAGEN: Denmark has been the EU leader in renewable energy. In 2012, the Danish Parliament agreed politically to 50 percent...

HANOI: Formosa Plastics Group the nation’s largest industrial conglomerate, paid half of the compensation for pollution apparently caused by a...

AMMAN: Unemployment in Jordan among university degree holders has increased to 18.6 per cent compared to those with other educational...

LONDON: MediaTek, which enjoyed stronger-than-expected revenue growth in the second quarter of 2016, will see its revenues grow at a...

WASHINGTON: The amount of inheritance taxes paid by wealthy heirs hit a record high last year. The National Tax Service...

WARSAW: Poland’s PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) fell to 50.3 points in July from 51.8 points in June, according to Markit,...

MUSCAT: BankDhofar continues its significant growth in all areas during the first half of 2016, with the total assets improving...

MUSCAT: HSBC Bank Oman achieved a net profit of OMR7.9 million for the first half of 2016, representing a 51.9...

DUBAI: Dubai Customs has taken great strides to put the 4th Generation of the Government Excellence System into implementation. Awareness...

HELSINKI: Finnish banks operating in the country which were involved in stress test performed well. “It is known that they...

KIEV: Natural gas stocks at Ukraine's underground storage facilities after the completion of the 2015/2016 heating season have increased by...

ROME: Shares in Italian lender UniCredit were suspended this morning amid rising fears the country's banking crisis could tip Europe...

HANOI: Việt Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in the first seven months of this year rose 7.2 per cent...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand shares rose to a fresh record with New Zealand Refining Co and Fonterra Shareholders Fund gaining after...