WASHINGTON: Imports slumped at some of the East Coast’s busiest ports in May, as high business inventories and shifting trade...

KHOST CITY: The provincial council head and other quarters in southeastern Khost province have accused a number of custom officials...

DOHA: Private wealth in Qatar will rise from $0.3 trillion to $0.4 trillion by 2020, according to a new report...

WASHINGTON: Nigeria has launched standard operating procedures and an information management platform to tackle widespread corruption and inefficiencies in operations...

BEIJING: Gold imports to mainland China from Hong Kong totaled 115 mt in May, up 68% month on month to...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual coal imports fell by about 5 percent in April-May to 35.85 million tonnes on...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait stocks ticked higher on Tuesday as markets stabilize post-Brexit vote. The price index climbed 9.07 pts to...

TOKYO: Japan's Sony Corp said on Wednesday it expects its image sensor business will miss its revenue target for the...

MANILA: Robust economic growth was likely sustained in the second quarter, driven by consumer and infrastructure spending, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...

JAKARTA: Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Parliament passed a tax amnesty law on Tuesday aimed at drawing billions of dollars from...

AMSTERDAM: Ministers are selling the property arm of nationalised financial services group SNS Reaal lto US bank JP Morgan Chase...

ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘C’ Owerri, has impounded 906 cartons of fake drugs...

ATHENS: Tax dodgers in Greece enjoy multiple benefits: They pay less tax, they avoid social security contributions, they can protect...

ATHENS: The Greek bourse recorded a recovery on Tuesday after falling considerably on Friday and Monday, riding the wave of...

JAKARTA: Private lender Bank Danamon is preparing Rp 2 trillion (US$149 million) for cash withdrawals from its ATMs in areas...

ATHENS: Tax dodgers in Greece enjoy multiple benefits: They pay less tax, they avoid social security contributions, they can protect...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka intends to impose a capital gains tax on profits from equities, a senior government minister said late...

GENEVA: As spooked investors take refuge in the king of currencies, the Swiss franc, several Swiss banks and insurance companies...

TAIPING: A 41-year-old man, who had been using a workshop as a front for his drug activities, was arrested at...

HONG KONG: Police have seized HK$132 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis, just one week after a HK$99 million...