BUDAPEST: The Hungarian economy is performing very well and its vulnerability to shocks has declined substantially, although debt levels and...

WASHINGTON: In January 2016, cargo handling at Latvian ports dropped 14.5% from the respective period a year ago to 5.688...

TOKYO: Japan is planning to increase involvement in infrastructure projects in Africa as it looks to strengthen its foothold in...

PARIS: Air Liquide SA, the French industrial gas maker buying US competitor Airgas Inc, yesterday reported a rise in profit...

PETALING JAYA: Sapangar Bay Container Port (SBCP), which handles most of the container throughput of Sabah, will more than double...

BRUSSELS: The EU’s top economic affairs official on Monday said that companies should pay taxes where they earn profits, days...

BERLIN: Volkswagen AG (VW) will invest more than 4 billion euros (US$4.5 billion) in China this year, as spending plans...

TEHRAN: The Iranian government recently introduced protective duties for the import of Kazakhstan grain to protect its domestic market, according...

TAIPEI: State-run Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co aims to increase its loan books by between 5 and 6 percent this...

TEHRAN: Japanese banks seek to increase activity in Iran, said Katsuyuki Kawai, the special advisor to the prime minister of...

TEHRAN: Iranian commercial banks have agreed to cut their deposit rates in a move welcomed by the central bank, after...

JAKARTA: Indonesian E-commerce Association (idEA) chairman Daniel Tumiwa welcomed the government’s measure, saying e-commerce “should have never been included in...

COLOMBO: The diversified retailer, Softlogic Holdings PLC group (SHL) increased its net profit by as much as 90.4 percent to...

RIYADH: Saudi customs foiled an attempt to smuggle 1501 bottles of alcohol into Saudi Arabia via the King Fahad Causeway....

KUWAIT CITY: The Criminal Court of First Instance chaired by Judge Mut’eb Al-Ardhi sentenced the main suspect in a drug...

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by pick up in demand, India's 12 major ports saw cargo traffic increase by 3.36 per cent...

LONDON: The European Union’s trade surplus with the rest of the world surged almost five-fold last year against 2014 because...

BATU GAJAH: Five men, between 27 and 40, have been arrested for drug trafficking by the district police here. District...

MUMBAI: India will save Rs 30,000 crore in 2015-16 by cutting down on coal imports as domestic production has picked...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs detected a suspected drug trafficking case at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday and arrested an...