Archive for the January 11, 2018
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The Karachi Port handled 155,908 tonnes of cargo comprising 135,087 tonnes of import cargo and 20,821 tonnes of export cargo including 7,037 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Wait-and-see attitudes prevailed on the cotton market on Wednesday as main participants were on the sidelines on expectations of easy supply and to observe the outcome of Heimtextil fair, as well, dealers said. The official
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Basis bids for corn and soyabeans shipped by barge to the US Gulf Coast were higher for prompt shipments on Tuesday, underpinned by slow farmer sales and reduced loadings due to frozen Midwest river traders
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Egypt's annual inflation rates dropped in December to their lowest levels since the country floated its pound currency in November 2016, sending prices shooting up. Bringing down inflation is key for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
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Rising prices which have triggered unrest in Sudan are being driven by a black market for foreign currency and not by this month's currency devaluation, the state minister for finance said on Wednesday. Street protests
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Brazil's 2017 inflation rate topped analysts' expectations but missed the official target range for the first time, setting the stage for interest rates to remain at all-time lows. The benchmark IPCA index rose 2.95 percent
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New Zealand house prices rose for the second month in a row in December as buyers rushed to beat planned government regulations targeting property speculators. Data from government valuer Quotable Value (QV) on Thursday showed
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Iraq has approved the sale by Royal Dutch Shell of the company's 20 percent stake in Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield to Japan's Itochu Corp, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Wednesday. The deal
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A casino complex billed as the largest of its kind in Europe is scheduled to begin operations in Cyprus by 2021, giving a major boost to the economy, officials said Tuesday. Macau's Melco International and
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British banking, insurance and asset management job losses to the European Union due to Brexit might not be as heavy as initially feared, the City of London financial district said on Monday. Jeremy Browne, the
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