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Philips’ profit up by 55% to $700m in 2015

26/01/2016

THE HAGUE: Philips Tuesday posted net profits surged by 55 percent in 2015 driven by increased sales in its healthcare...

Bulgaria’s Potato, tomato imports up 30% in 2015

26/01/2016

SOFIA: During the first ten months of 2015, Bulgaria's fresh vegetable imports increased by 18%, reaching 190.9 thousand tonnes, while...

Global steel output melts after 5-year rise

26/01/2016

NEW YORK: World steel production shed 2.8 percent last year to 1.62 billion tons after five years of growth, with...

Gresham revenues rise 16%

LONDON: Gresham Computing expects to report revenues for the year ended 31 December up 16% to GBP14.8 million and adjusted...

DB Corp revenue up 6% at Rs. 5896 mln in Q3 FY16

WASHINGTON: DB Corp recently announced their financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2015. Total Revenues...

Safestyle sees annual revenues rise 9.5% to £148.5m in 2015

LONDON: SAFESTYLE UK, the manufacturer and retailer of windows and doors, said revenues increased 9.5 per cent to £148.5m last...

AFH revenues climb 40% in 2014

WASHINGTON: Listed financial advisory firm AFH has revealed total revenue for the full year was up by 40 per cent...

General Electric topped the Wall Street consensus for fourth-quarter earnings and reaffirmed its target for 2016

NEW YORK: General Electric topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter and reaffirmed its target for 2016, but its...

Ethiopia coffee exports to rise 45% in 2016

ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian government has announced intentions to raise coffee exports by 45% this year.This is to be done...

Tunisia buys 92,000 tons wheat, 50,000 tons barley

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency purchased some 92,000 tons of milling wheat and around 50,000 tons of feed barley all...

Texas crude oil export shipments reach EU destinations

WASHINGTON: Two crude oil export shipments from the Lone Star State have reached their European destinations, while a third is...

Engineering exports fall 16% in Dec

WASHINGTON: Engineering exports, a major chunk of total out-bound shipments, slipped 16 per cent to $5.8 billion in December due...

Zanzibar exports decline by 23.6%

ZANZIBAR: Fall in both volume and price of cloves contribute to the decline of Zanzibar exports by 23.6 per cent...

Luang Prabang eyes increase in exports

VIENTIANE: Luang Prabang's provincial industry and commerce sector this fiscal year plans to increase exports by about 15 per cent...

Maldives posts exports rise 19%

MALÉ: Value of export goods last year had an increase of 19 percent compared to 2014, whereas import goods rates...

Argentina Govt to allow beef imports

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will allow beef imports if the recent opening of the export market results in a domestic shortage...

Iceland’s wage index records 0.9% increase in Dec. 2015

REYKJAVIK: Iceland's wage index reported a month-on-month increase of 0.9 percent in December 2015, according to Statistics Iceland on Friday....

Jiangxi Copper revenue down 3% as copper drops 27.5%

22/01/2016

NANCHANG: Jiangxi Copper Company Limited, one of China's largest metal producers, reported a sales revenue of 201 billion yuan ($30.6...

Inventec to see server revenues raise 5-10% in 2016

21/01/2016

WASHINGTON: Inventec is expected to see its server revenues grow 5-10% on year in 2016, buoyed by orders from the...

Adtran revenues fall 3.5% to $139 mln