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GEORGETOWN: In the first half of 2015 earnings from Guyana’s wood product exports increased by just over 11% on the...

Argentina’s steel distribution sector activity hurt by rainstorms

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s steel distribution sector has been severely impacted by the heavy rains that swamped the country’s low-lying capital...

US corn export sales up 865%: USDA

NEW YORK: Weekly corn net export sales rose to 282,747 mt in the week ending August 13, up 867% from...

Dubai crude trade exports to Asia hits record in August

DUBAI: The number of cargoes traded during a pricing process for Middle East crude exports to Asia hit an all-time...

Iran plans to stop iron ore exports from March 2016

TEHRAN: Iran plans to stop crude iron ore exports starting from March 2016, an official says. “Starting from March 2016...

Scorpio Tankers’ RSI reading falls below 30

MONACO: The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks , according to a...

Govt, private sector needs to strengthen ‘Brand Jamaica’ to improve exports

KINGSTON: If Jamaica is to improve it's exporting capacity, both the Government and private sector will need to "strengthen Brand...

China’s Yutong building bus factory in Venezuela

CARACAS: Chinese bus maker Yutong's new factory will be inaugurated in western Venezuela in October, said Haiman El Troudi, Venezuelan...

Jamaica’s Carreras calls for regulation of raw tobacco cultivation

KINGSTON: Carreras Ltd, the large distributor of cigarettes, wants the laws and taxes updated to properly regulate the resurgence of...

Spanish exports to Cuba likely to rise by 200m

HAVANA: Predictably, the remove of the embargo would cause an increase in Spanish exports to Cuba at a rate of...

Arkansas governor to visit Cuba to promote rice exports

HAVANA: Arkansas Governor, Republican Asa Hutchinson, will travel in September to the island, which will make him the first US...

Panama aims to increase trade with Cuba

HAVANA: A bill has been submitted to the National Assembly by the Minister of Commerce and Industries of Panama Meliton...

PE fund buys 31.71% stake in Polish Amrest hospitality

WARSAW: Mexican private equity fund Finacess Capital indirectly purchased 31.71% in Polish restaurant operator Amrest from Warburg Pincus after buying...

South African Net 1’s profit gains 35% to $94.7m

JOHANNESBURG: Net 1 boosted its bottom line in the year to June as its new offerings continue to gain momentum....

Portuguese GDP up 1.5%, close to government forecast

LISBON: The Portuguese economy grew 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014...

Jordanian gov’t expects $1.5b in grants, loans until June 2016

AMMAN: The government expects to receive about $1.5 billion in financial assistance, grants and loans between July of this year...

Jordanian Madaba development projects to cost JD127.369m: Fakhoury

AMMAN: Government spending on the Madaba Governorate development programme between 2016 and 2018 is expected to reach JD127.369 million, Planning...

Over 200,000 cars enter Jordan in June, July: Customs department

AMMAN: A total of 195,226 cars entered Jordan from Saudi Arabia in June and July of this year, according to...

UK customs seizes over £6,000 in drugs cash from two Leamington men

LONDON: Police have seized over £6,000 in drugs cash from two Leamington men. Drugs paraphernalia and £6,100.50 in cash was...

Demand for power in Belgium fell by 11.5% on year to total 5.86 TWh during July