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SPLOST revenues exceed projections in first year

LONDON: With nearly $30 million in revenues collected in the first year of a special purpose local option sales tax,...

Unemployment remains unchanged at 8.3%

WASHINGTON: Unemployment was unchanged at 8.3 per cent in August, according to the latest official figures. The State’s headline jobless...

Argentine inflation expected at under 1% in August

LONDON: Argentina's inflation rate is expected to be less than 1 percent in August, Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay said on...

Bahrain posts $468m non-oil trade deficit in July

WASHINGTON: Bahrain's non-oil foreign trade posted a deficit of BD177 million ($468.5 million) during July 2016, according to the kingdom's...

Algeria annual inflation rate reaches 5.5% in July 2016

ALGIERS: The annual inflation rate stood at 5.5% in July 2016, the National Statistics Office told APS. The annual inflation...

Champaign-Urbana unemployment rates improved in July

CHICAGO: Job growth downstate continues to lag, but unemployment rates for July in Champaign-Urbana last month and in Champaign County...

California governor signs bill banning coal-export funding

SACRAMENTO: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday banning state transportation funding for new coal export terminals. The bill represents...

EPA bans exports of five mercury compounds as of 2020

WASHINGTON: The Environmental Protection Agency is banning exports of five mercury compounds effective Jan. 1, 2020. The five compounds, listed...

Romanian corn exports are 48% lower than last year

WASHINGTON: According to UkrAgroConsult data, in May 2016 Romania exported 254.3 KMT of corn (139.1 KMT in the previous month),...

Vehicle imports decline

HARARE: The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) recorded a 2,7 percent decrease in car imports through Beitbridge Border Post between January...

Venezuela’s oil imports drop on payment woes

HOUSTON: Venezuela has not been able to import all the crude and fuel it needs this year to cover shortfalls...

Shoals unemployment at 6.4%

WASHINGTON: Unemployment in the Shoals dropped by nearly 1 percent in July, but still was higher than most Alabama metropolitan...

ZTE increases profit, revenues during H1 2016

BEIJING: Chinese vendor claims leading position in 4G equipment sales; reports solid growth in its consumer device and smart cities...

Nigerian textile import hits around N1.32 yearly

ABUJA: Nigeria has the potential to produce for the local market and also export to the Economic Community of West...

Venezuela’s oil imports slump on payment woes, economic meltdown

WASHINGTON: Venezuela has not been able to import all the crude and fuel it needs this year to cover shortfalls...

Customs intercepts containers of rice worth N71m

WASHINGTON: The Tin-Can Island Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 31 containers of 14,000 bags of...

Maine unemployment rate 3.9% in July

LONDON: The Maine Department of Labor, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released July workforce estimates for...

Romania’s annual inflation rate went up to -0.3% in July

WASHINGTON: The annual inflation rate was 0.2 percent in July 2016 in Euro zone, a slight increase after in June...

Medtronic’s revenues estimated to fall in 1Q17

WASHINGTON: On August 25, 2016, Medtronic (MDT) will announce its fiscal 1Q17 earnings for the period ending July 31, 2016....

Odisha eyes Rs 3,000 cr from seafood exports in 2016-17