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RHB Research expects higher inflation rate in 2016

21/01/2016

KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Research Institute expects the headline inflation rate to rise to 2.7 per cent in 2016 from 2.1...

Cambodia exports through coastal port rise in 2015

21/01/2016

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exports through its coastal port rose in 2015, along with the number of cargo and cruise ships...

Scottish manufactured exports down 0.4% in Q3

21/01/2016

EDINBURGH: Scottish manufactured export volumes dipped 0.4 per cent “in real terms” during the third quarter of 2015, new official...

Scottish manufactured export volumes down 0.4% in Q3

20/01/2016

LONDON: Scottish manufactured export volumes dipped 0.4 per cent “in real terms” during the third quarter of 2015, new official...

Israel restarts to US beef imports

20/01/2016

WASHINGTON: This week’s audio report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) discusses Israel’s recent decision to reopen to US...

Latvia exports EUR 1.883b worth of forestry industry products

19/01/2016

RIGA: During the first 11 months of 2015, Latvia exported EUR 1.883 billion worth of forestry industry products, which was...

Algeria’s milk imports bill drop over 45% in 2015

19/01/2016

ALGERIA: Algeria's milk imports bill dropped by over 45% last year. The country's milk import bill dropped by over 45%...

Bahrain Petroleum product exports hit record high

18/01/2016

MANAMA: Bahrain Petroleum (Bapco) has said its product exports for last year were 92.4 million barrels, the highest since 2010....

Peru’s berry exports reach $94.261 mln in 2015

18/01/2016

LIMA: Peru's berry exports reached US$94.261 million in 2015, a figure at least three times higher compared to the same...

Albania’s fuel prices drop in domestic market

18/01/2016

TIRANA: Albania's fuel retail prices in the domestic market slightly dropped by an average of 5 ALL (0.04 U.S. dollar)...

Uganda’s inflation expected to reach 10%

KAMPALA: Uganda's inflation is expected to reach 10 percent through the February election period, but rate hikes last year mean...

GE to sell appliances business to China’s Haier Group

BEIJING: General Electric Co. said it would sell its appliance business to China’s Haier Group for $5.4 billion in cash,...

GMO Click registers 24% jump in revenues

WASHINGTON: GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), the parent company of Japanese online trading giant GMO Click Securities, today posted its...

Bestway sees Well pharmacies increase revenues of £583m

LONDON: Bestway, the new owner of the Co-operative Pharmacy, released its financial results for 2015 showing turnover for its new...

Scottish oil, gas trade delegation to visit Ghana

EDINBURGH: A Scottish Oil & Gas delegation will be visiting Ghana on 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The aim...

Brent crude plunges to $US29 per barrel

WASHINGTON: Oil prices have plummeted to $US29 a barrel on the impending resumption of Iranian oil exports into an already...

New bird flu virus strain shuts down Indiana Turkey farm

INDIANAPOLIS: A new strain of bird flu virus called H7N8 has been found at an Indiana poultry farm — the...

Estonia export of goods decrease 4% in 2015

TALLINN: According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2015, exports of goods decreased by 4% and imports stayed on the same...

Pharmaceuticals account for two-thirds of jump in exports

WASHINGTON: Pharmaceuticals accounted for nearly two-thirds of the growth in Irish goods exports last year. The latest trade numbers for...

Irish exports down in November 2015