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India’s Activated carbon exports slip 8% as production of coconut reduced
KOCHI: The exports of coconut and allied products have recorded an increase in the country but the activated carbon shipment...
US dollar hits 2 month high against yen
LONDON: The dollar hit a two-month high versus the yen on Wednesday after strong housing data offered signs that the...
China targets ‘capacity exports’ to stabel growth
BEIJING: China is pushing for exports of industrial capacity, a new economic dynamic. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will witness the...
Japan’s exporters see decrease in orders last month
TOKYO: Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) showed its member shipyards clinched 22 export orders totaling 1,369,550 gt in April 2015,...
Indian rupee starts at 63.77 against US dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee today opened at 63.77 against the US dollar. The local unit hit a low of 63.90 and...
China’s Jiangsu province issued 52.2b yuan of municipal bonds
BEIJING: Jiangsu province has fired the first shot in China's 1.77 trillion yuan ($285 billion) annual local government bond sales...
White house sets strategy to deal with declines in honey bees
HARROW: The White House has announced a strategy to deal with the worrisome decline in honey bees and other pollinators...
NASA offers $2.25 million for Martian habitat design
LONDON: A 3D-printed habitat for Mars could make human exploration, and eventual colonization, of the planet much easier and less...
New International flag of planet Earth
NEW YORK: A Swedish graphic designer has released a flag to represent every single person on the face of the...
Iran plans to drill 5,000 meter well to expand oil exploration in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN: Iran plans to expand oil exploration operations in the Caspian Sea. In a bid to discover new oil and...
Climate change risk sensitive and nuclear energy risk sceptical, study
BRENT: Kirsty Gogan says the sooner environmentalists view nuclear as a low carbon solution the better for tackling climate change...
Chinese investors propose fruit quality enhancement centres in Pakistan
LAHORE: A four-member of Chinese investors, led by Huang Xin Jian, visited Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and industry (PCJCCI)...
International gold prices up 3% last week
LONDON: Gold hit a three-month high, rising for a fifth session, as a run of soft US data supported expectations...
Air Force, ULA to launch secretive X-37B space plane today
HONG KONG: United Launch Alliance will launch an Atlas V 501 rocket on Wednesday on a special mission for the...
Airplane food tastes bad because of noise, study reveals
EUROPE: Airline food generally tastes poor, according to most air travelers, and there could be reason for it, a new...
IMF expects global energy subsidies to reach $5.3 trillion in 2015
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund has voiced alarm about energy subsidies across the world, saying they were expected to reach $5.3...
Saudi Arabia ships record 7.898m bpd oil in March
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s crude exports rose in March to their highest in almost a decade, official data showed, a sign...
OPEC countries need oil prices above $100/barrel to break in budgets: Experts
DOHA: Energy expert Dr Mamdouh G Salameh says that, with the exception of Qatar and possibly Kuwait, most OPEC countries...
Interest rate may be cut by 50bps: SBP to announce monetary policy on 23rd
KARACHI: The downward revision in the interest rate by 50 basis points is likely as the State Bank of Pakistan...
Saudi oil exports up to highest level in Q1 of 2015
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rose in March to their highest in almost a decade, data showed on Monday,...
