World Business

CARACAS: Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said on Thursday it would not renew a contract to import gas from neighboring...

HAVANA: Leaders from embargo-hit Cuba have invited New Zealand businesses to invest in the revolutionary island’s economy. The country, which...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentinian beef exports to the European Union (EU) are up 13% to 8,000t from the same time last...

TORONTO: The Canadian government has released plans to impose a 100% surtax on American wine imports in retaliation to US...

ABUJA: Nigeria’s bilateral trade with the Peoples’ Republic of China has risen to about $23.5 billion from a mere $3.4...

SOFIA: Bulgaria has marked a 10% increase in EU funds absorption over the first 5 months of 2015, according to...

TOKYO: Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. shares rose after analysts said the insurer’s plan to buy HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. will...

VIENNA: The basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC,...

MEXICO CITY: Exports from Arizona increased by nearly 9 percent in 2014, which was about triple the national average. A...

MEXICO CITY: The European Union and Mexico agreed to launch negotiations toward a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to...

WASHINGTON: Rupert Murdoch will soon hand over the reins of the media dynasty that began with his father's Australian newspaper...

NEW YORK: Africa's textile and apparel exports to the United States could quadruple to $4 billion over the next decade...

SANTIAGO: The first EU-CELAC Summit — the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States — was...

PARIS: A major World Trade Organisation deal on streamlining global customs rules could cut international trade costs by between 12.5...

HAVANA: The European Union has committed €118 million (US$133 million) in investment support for Latin America and Caribbean nations at...

BEIJING: China has more than tripled its imports of Brazilian oil this year, making it the world’s leading consumer outside...

BOGOTA: Colombian investors are developing a proposal to install an LNG regasification plant on the Pacific coast in anticipation of...

HOUSTON: US crude imports from Venezuela decreased for the third consecutive week following the restart of a refinery on the...

LAGOS : The Islamic Republic of Iran has said it is targeting increased trade volume and value in Nigeria from...

ABUJA: Pelagic trader Apexpost has seen its turnover dive last year, hit by Nigeria's import quota, although it expects improved...