JAKARTA: The government is optimistic that the annual inflation target of 4 percent can be achieved, following the release of...

OTTAWA - The Arms Trade Treaty won't mean an immediate end to controversial arms deals like Canada's $15 billion sale...

WASHINGTON: Singapore, the world’s second-busiest container port, has started building a harbour to double the island-city’s capacity to meet growing...

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank announced that it has completed all the regulatory approvals to issue and market sukuk to strengthen its...

WASHINGTON: The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will likely be able to continue growing despite the soon-to-be-completed Panama...

GENEVA: Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday it is being squeezed by low interest rates, a strong Swiss franc and...

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Ports reported double-digit growth in two major cargo sectors during the first quarter, as business activities...

MIAMI: A Florida-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations P-3 Long Range Tracker (LRT) aircrew performing a...

NEW DELHI: Total cargo handled by major ports increased by 4.3 per cent to 606.37 million tonnes last fiscal as...

PARIS: France was celebrating getting one over Germany on Tuesday when its naval contractor DCNS won a €34 billion contract...

DUBLIN: Irish manufacturing growth slowed to a two and a half year low in April as output, new orders and...

OTTAWA: Corporations and individual taxpayers in Alberta and Saskatchewan are getting off easy compared to most other provinces, according to...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has set up a special panel to probe its nationals named in the “Panama Papers”, the finance...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has reported a rise of 4.91% in annual contributions to RM58.98bil against a...

LONDON: The owner of Havas Media Group posted €63 million (£49.6 million) in revenue for the UK in Q1 2016,...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday detected a suspected case of smuggling at Man Kam To Control Point and seized...

SINGAPORE: DBS Group reported on Tuesday morning that net profit dipped 5 per cent to S$1.2 billion for the first...

MOSCOW: What can the Russian economy offer to foreign customers? How can Russia promote organically grown foods that are so...

WASHINGTON: U.S. manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in April, indicating that low oil prices and a strong U.S....

BEIJING: Financial services firms hope the Chinese tax authorities will announce soon more detailed rules on the new value-added tax...