World Business
A business, also known as an enterprise or a firm, is an organization involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers.
Zimbabwe bans fruit, vegetable imports as forex crunch deepens
HARARE: Zimbabwe has banned imports of fruit and vegetables with immediate effect to preserve scarce foreign exchange, the agriculture minister...
Eurozone exports jump even as currency strengthens
LONDON: Exports of goods from the eurozone jumped in August, suggesting the euro's appreciation against other major currencies has yet...
Israel inflation edges higher to +0.1% yr/yr rate in Sep
JERUSALEM: Israel's annual inflation rate rose for the first time in four months in September, led by higher prices of...
Ogun customs intercepts N70 mln car from smugglers
WASHINGTON: Operatives of Ogun Customs Area Command have intercepted a brand new 2017 Porsche car from suspected smugglers in Abeokuta,...
Nebraska tax revenue improves in September
LINCOLN: Nebraska state tax revenue improved somewhat in September, but not enough to interrupt a trend of monthly shortfalls. The...
Guam customs makes a first in nation fungus interception
WASHINGTON: Guam, which prides itself as where America's day begins, is also where a customs and quarantine officer made a...
Asustek revenues increase in September
WASHINGTON: Asustek Computer has reported consolidated sales of NT$45.11 billion (US$1.48 billion) for September, increasing 19% on month and 1.1%...
Swedish inflation below forecast, rate hike bets cut
STOCKHOLM: Swedish consumer prices rose less than forecast in September, hardening expectations the central bank will hold policy unchanged until...
Customs seizes 3,665 vehicles in 2 years
ABUJA: The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col.Hameed Ali, said that the service has seized 3,665 vehicles from 2015 till date...
Bulgaria’s revenue from tourist overnights rises in August
SOFIA: Total revenues from tourist overnights spent in Bulgaria rose by an annual 8.3% in August, reaching 323.7 million levs...
Rwanda’s inflation rate increases slightly to 3.8% in Sep
WASHINGTON: Rwanda’s urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 3.8 per cent on annual basis in September, from 3.2 per...
Customs smashes smuggling ring in Ogun
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, Ikeja, Lagos, has smashed a trans-border smuggling ring....
Revenues of Azerbaijan’s Social Protection Fund up by 7%
BAKU: Revenues of Azerbaijan’s State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population amounted...
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate falls to 31.6% in September
CAIRO: Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eased slightly in September to 31.6 percent from 31.9 percent in August, the...
Customs seize 497,279 bags of rice in 2 years
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 497,279 bags of imported rice between 2015 and August, 2017...
Tanzania inflation rises to 5.3% in September
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's inflation rate rose to 5.3 percent year-on-year in September from 5.0 percent in August, the statistics...
City’s unemployment rate 5.7% in September
WASHINGTON: The city's unemployment rate stood at 5.7 per cent in September, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers...
Morocco, Australia set up bilateral business council
RABAT: Morocco and Australia has launched Australia Morocco Business Council (AMBC) to promote ties between business communities in the two...
Azerbaijan’s Jan-Sept oil exports via Turkey pipeline fall 8%
BAKU: Azeri oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline via Georgia and Turkey fell by 7.8 percent year-on-year to...
Nigeria Customs seizes 3,665 vehicles from 2015 to date
ABUJA: The Comptroller General of Customs, retired, Hameed Ali, said that the service has seized 3,665 vehicles from 2015 till...
