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Cuba, Iran need to develop regulations infrastructure to help new trade
HAVANA: Cuba and Iran, nations that have been mostly off limits to U.S. visitors for decades, are on the brink...
Bank Indonesia sets BI rate at 7.5%
JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia said it had determined its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) for budget composing purposes in the future...
HBL inks pact with Jubilee Insurance Co to launch Health Insurance Plan
KARACHI: With the aim to provide health insurance to the customers, the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has signed a pact...
Chinese company keen to invest $50b in Pakistan’s energy projects
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company has showed its interest to invest $50 billion in Pakistan’s energy sector. The China Three Gorges...
Pakistan Stock Exchange to replace KSE, LSE, ISE
ISLAMABAD: The demutualisation committees of all three stock exchanges of the country have decided to form a national stock exchange...
Canada: GM to boost production of crossovers to extend life of Oshawa plant
OSHAWA: General Motors Co. (GM.N -1.87%) says a plan to increase the production of Chevrolet Equinox crossovers will extend the...
Nigeria aims to boost wheat production, cut imports
MAIDUGURI: Nigeria plans to boost its wheat output and cut imports by half by 2017 as farmers ramp up production...
Jamaica implements plan to boost exports
SAN JUAN: The Jamaica Promotions Corporation began the second phase of an initiative that was launched in 2009 with the...
Nigeria customs seizes poultry products worth N144m in 5 weeks
ABUJA: The Nigerian customs Service has seized 33, 246 cartons of frozen poultry products worth about N143. 62 million within...
US customs seizes $40K from Nigerian traveler in Washington
LINTHICUM: Customs and Border Patrol agents have seized more than $40,000 in unreported currency from a Nigerian traveler at Baltimore-Washington...
US customs seizes 424 pounds of cocaine hidden in tires
LOS ANGELES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex seized more than 424 pounds...
US customs seizes $200K in counterfeit money at Miami airport
MIAMI: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $200,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency last month that arrived to...
India seizes 636 quintals of hoarded onions in Chhattisgarh
DELHI: Amid the soaring onion prices, as many as 636 quintals of the Agri-commodity worth around Rs 30 lakhs was...
South Africa customs seizes drugs, fake goods at OR Tambo airport
CAPE TOWN: Sars Customs officers at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg have intercepted large drug hauls coming into the...
Cuba, Angola settle financial problems
HAVANA: The bags had been packed when a new order arrived. “We’ve been informed no one has to leave. The...
Argentina, Paraguay construct concrete wall to stop immigration
BUENOS AIRES: Republican lawmakers vying to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border may want to consult Argentinian and Paraguayan...
Venezuela deports 791 Colombian illegal immigrants
CARACAS: The Venezuelan government handed in 791 Colombian citizens to the Colombian General Consulate over the weekend, informed the governor...
China’s Xiaomi opens sales of its products in Brazil
BRASILIA: Following a month and a half of "Sales Events", Xiaomi has announced it will open the sale of its...
Positivo to produce Vaio items in Brazil
BRASILIA: Brazilian computer manufacturer Positivo has struck a partnership with Japanese maker Vaio to produce its PCs locally. This marks...
UK publishers, agents set to begin trade trip to Brazil
BRASILIA: The Publishers Association is set to commence a week-long UK Trade trip to Brazil. The trip will take place...
