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Steel imports increase 12% in May

02/08/2016

WASHINGTON: Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a...

Peruvian imports of fibreboar decreased by 5% in 2016

02/08/2016

LIMA: Between January and May 2016 Peruvian imports of fibreboard amounted to $10.24 million, a decline of almost 5% compared...

FG to reduce imports to N8.79tn by 2019

02/08/2016

WASHINGTON: The Federal Government is targeting to reduce the costs of its annual importation of various items into Nigeria from...

MediaTek revenue growth to slow

01/08/2016

LONDON: MediaTek, which enjoyed stronger-than-expected revenue growth in the second quarter of 2016, will see its revenues grow at a...

Inheritance tax revenues soar

01/08/2016

WASHINGTON: The amount of inheritance taxes paid by wealthy heirs hit a record high last year. The National Tax Service...

Bolivia increases mineral exports in H1

01/08/2016

La Paz: Bolivia ended the first half of this year with a significant increase in mineral exports, despite a decline...

BI cuts July inflation forecast to 0.74%

LONDON: Bank Indonesia (BI) has changed its forecast for July's inflation rate to 0.74 percent from 1 percent as a...

Unemployment rises for first time in a year

WASHINGTON: When classroom doors closed for the summer in May, they slammed shut on a one-year string of unemployment drops...

Construction, unemployment decrease in H1 of 2016

WASHINGTON: With the first half of 2016 now behind us, it seems like a great time to examine the performance...

Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana fall

BATON ROUGE: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending July 23 decreased from the previous week's...

Unemployment in Magallanes Region climbs to the highest in 5 years

LONDON: According to Chile Stats Office, INE, it also breaks through the 4% average of the last twelve months The...

Eicher Motors Q1 revenues rise 42%

WASHINGTON: Eicher Motors Ltd., the flagship company of Eicher Group, has reported 42 per cent increase in revenues to Rs.1,556...

WV Lottery revenues down $27 million, mostly at racetracks

LONDON: The West Virginia Lottery finished the just-completed budget year with gross revenues of $1.136 billion, down more than $27...

Foreign firms carting away Nigeria’s revenues

ABUJA: Nigeria’s foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote was recently quoted as saying that “Nigeria is the best kept secret in the...

Argentine soymeal exports seen hit by extreme rains, bad roads

BUENOS AIRES: Soyoil and soymeal production in the world's top supplier Argentina may be slowed this season by flooding in...

Austrian exports slide 4% during 2015

AUSTRIA: the first dip in revenue in eight years. The falls, down from 50mL worth €145m last year, come on...

Uganda coffee exports drop

KAMPALA: All is not well in the circles of Uganda's leading export commodity coffee as latest records indicate a decline...

Zimbabwe’s imports down 18%

HARARE: For the first half of the year, to June 2016, total imports to Zimbabwe amounted to US$2.5 billion, a...

Nigeria’s rice imports from USA drop by 300,000 Mts

WASHINGTON: Importation of rice from the United States to Nigeria has dropped by 300,000 metric tons in the last six...

Arecanut imports down in 2015-16