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Nepal’s bank suspends gold imports over supply shortage
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s bullion market is running short of gold as banks have not been importing it from the beginning of...
US customs seize $151K in hard drugs at Port of Nogales
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals allegedly involved in an attempt to smuggle more than 18...
Nigeria customs laments revenue loss to Apapa Gridlock
LOGAS: The Apapa gridlock has taken its toll on the revenue profile of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Apapa Area...
US customs seizes undeclared currency at Laredo Port of Entry
NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents conducting outbound examinations at the Laredo Port of Entry this...
Subsea 7 wins EPIC Egypt contract worth $500m
LONDON: Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has been awarded an EPIC contract worth around $500m from BP and it’s partner DEA for...
Diana containerships acquire 2 Japan-built post-panamax boxships
GREECE: Diana Containerships is to acquire two Japan-built post-panamax boxships that were formerly owned by China’s bankrupt Nautilus Holdings for...
Japan plans to ban imports of non-native red-eared slider turtles
TOKYO: The Environment Ministry plans to ban imports of non-native red-eared sliders, a type of turtle popular as pets in...
Mexican shrimp farmers urge to ban imports of Honduran shrimp
MEXICO CITY: Mexican shrimp farmers have urged the government to ban imports of Honduran shrimp over allegations of early mortality...
Argentina to grow 0.7 percent in 2015: ECLAC
BUENOS AIRES: Latin America is expected to register anemic 0.5 percent growth in 2015, down from a prior estimate of...
Argentina Central Bank reserves to avoid instability maneuvers
BUENOS AIRES: Central Bank governor Alejandro Vanoli affirmed the financial entity "has the level of reserves to avoid any maneuver”...
Argentina: Shopping center sales surge 12.7% in June
BUENOS AIRES: According to the INDEC statistics bureau, shopping center sales have increased 12.7 percent in June compared to the...
US customs seizes $250K in marijuana in 3 separate incidents
NEW YORK: Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly half a million dollars in drugs and arrested 11...
Guyana: CDB to help in sugar, energy needs
GEORGETOWN: President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith, says that the institution is prepared to work with...
Guyana agrees to reduce Berbice Bridge tolls
GEORGETOWN: Vehicle tolls on the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) are to be reduced. The announcements are to be made...
Guyana gazettes Maritime Regulations to delimit internal waters
GEORGETOWN: The Guyanese government announced that steps have been taken to demarcate the country’s jurisdictional zone in keeping with the...
Venezuela asks Exxon Mobil to stop oil drilling at Essequibo
CARACAS: Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodríguez stated that Venezuela upheld its sovereign claim over the Essequibo as a Venezuelan...
China imports 83% of iron ore from Australia, Brazil in H1, share seen rising
BRASILIA: China's iron ore demand is falling, but its share of imports from mining giants Australia and Brazil is rising,...
Cuban migrants landed in upscale Florida Keys: report
MIAMI: Five Cuban migrants landed in an upscale town in the Florida Keys earlier, after making the treacherous crossing in...
Venezuela- Colombia border closed after smuggler’s death
CARACAS: Colombian street vendors clashed for hours with Venezuela's national guard after an alleged Colombian smuggler was killed, leading authorities...
Venezuela seeks to raise hard currency
CARACAS: The lifeblood of Venezuela’s economy is oil, and the dollars it brings in. So with crude prices low, the...
