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Asian markets increase exports of B.C. cherries

WASHINGTON: B.C. cherry exports are soaring thanks to new access to Asian markets. Sour cherry exports grew 300 per cent...

Israel renews import of kosher meat from US

JERUSALEM: For the first time in over a decade, Israel will begin importing kosher meat from the United States. The...

Bulgaria’s budget deficit declines in 2015

SOFIA: Bulgaria's budget deficit for 2015 stood at 2.9 percent of the projected gross domestic product (GDP), while in 2014...

Lithuania’s exports declines by 5.7% in 2015

VILNIUS: In 2015, Lithuania's exports declined by 5.7 per cent, compared to 2014, while imports decreased by 1.9 per cent,...

Zimbabwe’s exports of leather products decline 95%

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s exports of leather products declined by 95% to $3,3 million in 2014 due to depressed economic activity in...

Colombian police seize cocaine hidden in banana shipment

BOGOTA: Colombian police seized 339 kilos (747 pounds) of cocaine found hidden in two separate banana shipments bound for the...

Peruvian blueberry exports boom, increase over 200%

LONDON: Between the months of January and November of last year, blueberry exports from La Libertad, Peru amounted to over...

Czech exports reach record 3.9 trillion crowns in 2015

WASHINGTON: Czech exports reached a record 3.9 trillion crowns in 2015, an increase of 7.2 percent year on year. Although...

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation falls to 10.1% in Jan

WASHINGTON: Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation fell to 10.1 percent in January from 11.1 percent the previous month, the country's...

Ghana’s consumer inflation rises to 19.0% in Jan

ACCRA: Ghana's annual consumer price inflation rose to 19.0 percent in January from 17.7 percent the month before on utility...

Azerbaijan offers to boost customs duty on dumped goods

BAKU: Azerbaijan’s draft law on “Anti-Dumping, Compensation and Protective Actions” will help protect local producers from dumping of goods (their...

Mexico’s Jan inflation expected to accelerate

09/02/2016

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's January inflation is expected to have accelerated in January. The bi-weekly series had indicated that inflation through...

Botswana’s diamond exports down 38% in 2015

09/02/2016

GABORONE: Exports of diamonds mined in Botswana fell 38% to $2.4-billion last year from $3.9-billion in 2014, the southern African...

Polaris Q3 revenues increase 9%

CHENNAI: Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd (Polaris) posted 9% year-on-year growth for the quarter ending December 2015 with revenues of...

Egypt’s furniture export increases $332 mln in 2015

CAIRO: The exports of furniture sector have reached around 2.6 billion Egyptian pounds (US$332 million) in 2015 versus 2.5 billion...

US creates 151,000 jobs in January

WASHINGTON: About 151,000 jobs were created in the United States in January, a deceleration from recent months as firms shed...

Mexico, China to implement $2.4b joint investment plan

MEXICO CITY: Mexico and China are working to implement a joint investment fund of $2.4 billion to promote development, an...

Colombian exports decrease 35% in 2015

BOGOTA: Colombia's exports decreased by a whopping 34.9 percent in 2015, the El Tiempo daily network reported citing government data...

Ethiopia’s annual inflation increases to 10.2% in Jan

06/02/2016

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation edged up to 10.2 percent in January from 10.0 percent in the previous month, the...

ArcelorMittal plans to raise $3 bln from investors