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Trade deficit declines by 62% in 1Q

18/05/2016

WASHINGTON: The trade balance recorded a deficit of N$4,15 billion during the first quarter of 2016, the Namibia Statistics Agency...

U.S. housing starts rise 6.6% in April

18/05/2016

WASHINGTON: U.S. new home starts and building permits rebounded in April, a signal that housing market may gain some momentum...

U.S. industrial production surges at fastest pace in more than a year

18/05/2016

WASHINGTON: The U.S. industrial production in April surged at the fastest pace in more than a year, a sign that...

Angola to export more crude cargoes in July

LONDON: Angola is planning to export 56 cargoes of crude oil in July, up from 53 scheduled in June, trade...

Idaho agricultural exports fall 22% last year

WASHINGTON: Agricultural exports, a major segment of Idaho’s economy, took a 22 percent drop last year. That’s a decline of...

Ecuadorian exports drop 25.5%

LONDON: Exports, one of Ecuador's most important sources of foreign exchange, have slumped by 25.5%. According to the Central Bank...

Scotch whisky exports decline slowed in 2015

LONDON: Scotch whisky exports continued to fall last year, but at a slower pace than before as the industry shows...

Barloworld revenues rise

WASHINGTON: Barloworld's revenue for the six months to the end of March increased by 4% to R31.9 billion with the...

Bulgaria reports 8.6% unemployment rate in Q1 2016

SOFIA: Activity rate of Bulgarian population aged 15 - 64 was 68.3% in the first quarter of 2016, remaining the...

Nigerian inflation soars to six year high at 13.7%

ABUJA: Nigerian inflation has soared to its highest level since June 2010, placing mounting pressure on the country’s central bank...

United on track for £500m plus revenue in single year

LONDON: Manchester United are in line to become the first British club to "exceed" half a billion pounds in revenue...

Vodacom Group FY revenue rises 7.5% to ZAR 80 bln

MISRAND: Vodacom Group posted a 7.5 percent increase in its revenue to ZAR 80.01 billion for the year ended 31...

Nigeria earns N143bn from non-oil exports in 3 months

ABUJA: Nigeria earned a total of $730m (N143bn) from its non-oil exports in the fourth quarter of 2015, which shows...

Alibaba membership suspended by anti-counterfeiting body

BEIJING: An anti-counterfeiting group yesterday said it is suspending Alibaba Group Holding Inc’s membership following concerns raised by some of...

Egypt to import 80, 000 tons of rice

CAIRO: The Egyptian government has announced it will begin importing a total of 80,000 tons of rice shortly to meet...

Virginia state revenues fall 6.7% in April

RICHMOND: State revenues fell 6.7 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago, raising concerns about whether...

Hachette book group’s revenues down 10.3% in Q1 2016

LONDON: Hachette Book Group’s first quarter revenues were down 10.3 percent in Q1 2016 as compared to the same period...

Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rise

WASHINGTON: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 7 increased to 2,825 from the previous...

Inflation reaches 3.43% in March

LONDON: The main contributors to the rise of the inflation rate were alcoholic drinks, the sectors of health, goods and...

Cook Islands inflation rate goes up