World Business

NEW YORK: Moroccan wheat imports will tumble this season, but not to the 19-year low forecast by Washington, US officials...

RICHMOND: Coal exports from terminals in Virginia's Hampton Roads region totaled 1.7 million st in July, down 13.4% from June...

WASHINGTON: McDonald's says it is cutting about 225 corporate jobs as part of a push intended to revitalize its flagging...

NAYPYIDAW: The Myanmar Rice Federation has agreed with traders to suspend rice exports until September as more than 500,000 acres...

CARACAS: In a repeat of the plunge at the year's beginning, global crude oil prices dropped below the psychological $50-mark...

SAN JUAN: The government of Puerto Rico has confirmed that it failed to make a US$58 million debt payment that...

SERIA: Brunei exports fell 32 percent year on year in May to US$698.5 million (Bt24.56 billion), because of a sharp...

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's GDP showed a strong annual rise by 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2015, compared to the...

LUSAKA: Zambia has increased imports of finished petroleum products to prevent a fuel shortage as its only oil refinery is...

ALGIERS: The Algerian vehicle imports dropped by nearly $2.95 billion during the 1st half of 2015 against $2.95 billion during...

NEW YORK: The World Trade Organization (WTO) members involved in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) expansion achieved a breakthrough on...

HELSINKI: Nokia achieved an increased turnover and made a remarkable profit during the second quarter of 2015, the Finnish network...

NEW YORK: Pfizer’s profits have decreased to $2.6 billion in second-quarter of calendar year 2015, showing 9.8 percent decline against...

TIRANA: Exports of goods of Albania amounted to 24 billion lek (about 190 million U.S. dollars) in June 2015, with...

MUNICH: Volkswagen overtook Toyota as the world's largest carmaker by sales in the first half year, achieving its long-held ambition...

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization WTO logo is seen at the entrance of the WTO headquarters in Geneva April 9,...

SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico's power company rejected a new proposal from bondholders that calls for a US$8.1 billion debt exchange...

NEW YORK: Worldwide smartphone shipments have leapt by another 11.6 percent compared with the same time last year. Vendors have...

NEW YORK: Delta Air Lines will buy a stake in China Eastern Airlines as the two carriers strengthen their partnership...

SOFIA: Bulgaria’s investment promotion agency has signed an agreement with the British Bulgarian Business Association (BBBA) to extend their cooperation....