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Azeri oil exports from Turkey grows 13.1% versus May 2015

BAKU: The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced the latest statistical data on Azeri oil export via the...

Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland all-time high in June

PERTH: Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland climbed to an all-time high in June as mining companies in the...

CARICOM leaders open annual summit with recurrent issues ranging

BRIDGETOWN: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders gather in Barbados from Thursday for their annual summit with recurrent issues ranging from the...

Aetna to buy Humana for $37b in cash-and-stock deal

NEW YORK: Health-insurance giant Aetna has agreed to acquire smaller rival Humana for $37 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, shaking...

Peruvian exports fall 19% during Jan-May 2015

LIMA: Positive news came this week on the side of three months of growth in the mining and hydrocarbons sector....

Online payments titan PayPal buys Xoom for $890m

05/07/2015

SAN FRANCISCO: PayPal, a subsidiary of eBay, has purchased international money-sending service Xoom for $890 million Online payments titan PayPal...

Nigeria crude oil export rises by 60,000 bpd in June 2015: report

ABUJA: Nigeria’s crude oil supplies to the global market rose by 60,000 barrels per day, bpd in June, this year....

Cambodia’s rice export hits 59.5% to 283,825 tons in 2015

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exported 283,825 tons of milled rice in the first six months of 2015, a 59.5 percent increase...

US containerized imports from S. America get double while exports to region stagnate

NEW YORK: U.S. containerized imports from South America are rising by double digits while U.S. exports to the region stagnate,...

Videocon plans to invest $2.5b in Brazilian oilfields

BRASILIA: Videocon Industries, maker of consumer electronics with ambitions to become a major energy producer, plans to invest as much...

Dutch trade delegation to visit Liberia for investment opportunities

03/07/2015

TRIPOLI: A Dutch business delegation is expected to visit Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea from July 6-9, 2015 with possible...

Greek exports suffer 80m euros loss from capital controls

03/07/2015

ATHENS: Greek exporting companies – and the country’s economy – could suffer a loss of 80 million euros a week...

Serbia foreign trade fall 13.9% to $12.76b in May

03/07/2015

BELGRADE: Serbia’s foreign trade in the period between January and May 2015 totalled USD 12.76 billion, which is a 13.9-percent...

Trade Promotion Authority bill passed

01/07/2015

CARACAS: The Senate passed the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill after two previous attempts and a cliffhanging session when the...

US ultra-light crude oil ‘condensate’ exports double in May

30/06/2015

NEW YORK: U.S. exports of ultra-light crude, also known as condensate, have doubled since the start of the year, with...

Mexico expects TPP trade deal to double agric exports to Japan

27/06/2015

MEXICO CITY: Mexico expects a finalized 12-nation Pacific trade deal to double the country's agricultural exports to Japan's mostly closed...

Mexico factory exports decline, non-oil consumer imports rise

27/06/2015

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's factory exports suffered their biggest fall in over two years in May, pointing to weaker demand from...

Nigeria’s Textile Union, Tailoring Workers reject lifting of ban on textiles imports

26/06/2015

ABUJA: The National Union of Textiles Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has rejected the reported lifting of importation...

Virginia trade representatives offering agri exports opportunity

25/06/2015

RICHMOND: Virginia trade representatives are offering to help agricultural producers explore export opportunities. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer...

Azerbaijan imports 742.9 thsd tones wheat in Jan-April 2015