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Mexico exports 22.7% more tomatoes in 5 months

LONDON: The Mexican exports of fresh or refrigerated tomatoes were worth 1,094 million dollars between January and May 2016, representing...

Taiwan machinery exports down 10%

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s large plastics and rubber machinery industry has seen exports drop by more than 10 percent since the beginning...

Nigerian exports of bonny light crude planned at 189,000 bpd in Oct

LONDON: Nigerian exports of Bonny Light crude oil are planned at 189,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October, according to...

Zimbabwe’s import ban runs counter to regional economic integration

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s recent ban on imports from South Africa suggests that the country has taken action that undermines the Southern...

Austria annual inflation rate unchanged in July at 0.6%

LONDON: Austria's annual inflation rate was 0.6% in July, unchanged from June, the country's statistics office said on Thursday. Restaurant...

Lenovo posts Q1 profits but revenues slide

HONG KONG: Chinese technology giant Lenovo Thursday reported higher profits in the first quarter thanks to cost cutting, but sales...

Azerbaijan reduced excise tax on gasoline imports to minimum

BAKU: The Cabinet amended the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 20 of 19 January 2001 “On the Level...

Morocco imports up 4.8% by end of July

CASABLANCA: Moroccan commercial deficit increased end of last July around 7.5% due to imports exceeding exports. The Moroccan Exchange Office,...

Idaho ag exports down 19% in H1 of 2016

17/08/2016

BOISE: Idaho agricultural exports set a record for total value in 2014, but they have been on a steady decline...

Nigeria imports over N7trn food items annually

17/08/2016

ABUJA: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh yesterday reeled out worrisome statistics, which showed that the country...

Nigerian customs service announces N386 bln revenue in 6 months

ABUJA: Nigerian Customs Service Announces N386 Billion Revenue – Between January and June 2016, the Nigerian Customs Service generated N386...

Azerbaijan’s Customs Committee ups payments to state budget

BAKU: In January-July 2016, Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee transferred 1.18 billion manats to the state budget, a Committee report said....

Nigeria loses N88bn as India, US reduce oil imports

ABUJA: India and the United States have slashed their imports of Nigerian crude oil by 43 per cent and 53...

Paraguayan July flat steel imports drop nearly 47% YOY

WASHINGTON: Paraguay imported 7,299 mt of its four most popular flat-rolled steel products in July, down 46.6% from 13,664 mt...

Ethiopian food aid jammed up in Djibouti port

DJIBOUTI CITY: Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto trucks lined up during the middle...

Shipping services group Clarksons revenues up

LONDON: Shipping services group Clarksons reports a robust first half performance despite continued challenging market conditions in many of its...

Bismarck Company pursues iron plant in northern Indiana

BISMARCK: Bismarck-based Carbontec Energy Corp. is hitting pause on a Jamestown iron plant to pursue a new venture in northern...

Taiwan machinery exports down 10%

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s large plastics and rubber machinery industry has seen exports drop by more than 10% since the beginning of...

Imports of Northern lambs for slaughter up 56%

WASHINGTON: The strengthening of euro against sterling has increased demand for Northern Ireland lambs from processors in the Republic, according...

Coal’s rally is at risk from lower China imports in August