Business & Economy

UAE Budget Carrier flydubai Launches Direct Route To Cairo

DUBAI, Sept 9 (NNN-WAM) – Dubai-based budget carrier, flydubai, announced the launch of direct flights to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, to…

Philippines, S. Korea Inked Free Trade Agreement

MANILA, Sept 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines and South Korea have signed a free trade agreement (FTA), aimed at enhancing…

Japan Logs Record Current Account Surplus In July

TOKYO, Sept 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s current account surplus reached 2.77 trillion yen (about 19 billion U.S. dollars) in July,…

Egypt Opens Service Areas At Borders With Sudan Amid Truck Backlog

CAIRO, Sept 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt established two service areas at its borders with Sudan, for Egyptian truckers queued up…

ASEAN Summit Concluded With Fruitful Outcomes Despite Global Challenges

JAKARTA, Sept 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, concluded here yesterday, with a series…

Pakistani Central Bank’s Forex Reserves Fall By 70 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Sept 8 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said that, its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by…

Bangladesh To Import More LNG From Int’l Spot Market

DHAKA, Sept 8 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government will import two more cargoes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the…

Strike At Marine Port Terminals In July Affects Canada’s Imports, Exports

OTTAWA, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – A port strike at British Columbia marine terminals, significantly affected Canada’s imports and exports in…

Saudi Sovereign Fund Sells Stakes Of National Gas Company

RIYADH, Sept 7 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has completed the sale of its 10.92-percent stake in…

Greece, China Boost Cooperation On Shipping Finance

ATHENS, Sept 7 (NNN-AMNA) – Cooperation between Greece and China on shipping finance, is set to receive a boost, after…