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Markets, oil drop in Asia but bitcoin edges towards $50,000

12/02/2021

Asia markets slip as dealers take breath in holiday-thinned trade

11/02/2021

Asian markets push higher as traders focus on recovery outlook

10/02/2021

Asian markets track Wall St records on reopening hopes

09/02/2021

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Facebook revenue smashes expectations as mobile ad sales surge

29/04/2016

CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc’s quarterly revenue rose more than 50 percent, handily beating Wall Street expectations as its wildly popular mobile...

Nigeria’s wheat imports to decline

29/04/2016

WASHINGTON: The Central Bank of Nigeria continues to restrict access to foreign exchange in an effort to reduce rapid spending...

Burundi’s trade deficit narrows in 2015 on lower imports

29/04/2016

KIGALI: Burundi's trade deficit narrowed to 937.3 billion francs ($609.11 million) in 2015 from 985.1 billion francs a year before...

Triangle unemployment rate falls to 4.9%

WASHINGTON: The Triangle’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in March, pushing the region’s unemployment rate a notch below the...

Zimbabwe to export fruits, vegetables to Namibia

HARARE: Zimbabwe and Namibia have signed an agreement of intent which will see the country exporting fruits and vegetables. In...

Kenyan industrialists ink deal for export growth

NAIROBI: Kenya’s industrialists on Tuesday signed an agreement with a regional investment body to help in the efforts to promote...

Tanzania imports 100,000 tons sugar to curb shortage

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Wednesday the government has imported 100,000 tonnes of sugar to...

Ghana producer inflation dips to 14.3% in March

ACCRA: Ghana's producer price inflation (PPI) fell to 14.3 percent year on year in March from an unrevised 14.5 percent...

Nigeria plans to export low amount of crude oil in June

ABUJA: A compilation of loading programmes for Nigeria’s oil exports has shown the country intends to ship a low amount...

Rwanda’s tea export earnings double to $18.8m in 2016

WASHINGTON: Rwanda’s tea export receipts more than doubled to $18.8 million (Rwf14.9 billion) during the first three months of 2016,...

Bulgaria exports 137 mln eggs in 2015

SOFIA: Bulgaria exported 137 million eggs in 2015 mainly for processing, and in Greece for consumption. That is what Dimitar...

Twitter stock plunges after revenue misses estimates

CALIFORNIA: Twitter Inc reported lower-than-expected revenue for the first quarter, hurt by weaker than expected spending by big advertisers, and...

Barclays posts 25% drop in pre-tax profits

LONDON: Barclays posted a 25pc slump in pre-tax profits to £793m as it continued to offload its international investment banking...

First drop in iPhone sales, Apple revenue streak ends

NEW YORK: Apple on Tuesday reported its first-ever drop in iPhone sales since launching the smartphone in 2007 as the...

Auto exports down 25.6% in Q1

26/04/2016

WASHINGTON: Despite the development surge in new energy cars, the data also shows a continuing decline in vehicle exports during...

Kazakhstan doubles barley exports

26/04/2016

WASHINGTON: Over the first half of the season, Kazakhstan exported nearly 750 KMT of barley that was 100% more than...

Belarus aims for rational import substitution

26/04/2016

MINSK: Belarus will do everything necessary for the sake of increasing rational import substitution, BelTA learned from Head of the...

Albania’s exports grow by 8.9% over last 5-years

25/04/2016

WASHINGTON: Albania’s exports have increased at an annual average rate of 8.9 percent in the last five years, the Albanian...

Algeria Q1 grain import volumes down 8.5%

25/04/2016

ALGIERS: Algeria's grain imports reached 3.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2016, down 8.5 percent from a year...

Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in Island County