Russian oil output down in Jan, misses global deal target

MOSCOW, Feb 02 (Reuters): Russian oil output declined to 11.38 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, or by around 35,000 bpd from the October 2018 level, the baseline for the global oil accord, missing the deal's target, Energy Ministry data showed on Saturday.This was down from 11.45 million bpd...

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Japan's labour shortage hits 45-year high

TOKYO, Feb 02 (AFP): There were 161 jobs for every 100 jobseekers on average last year in Japan, the highest ratio since 1973, highlighting the labour shortage in the world's third-largest economy and its ageing society.According to labour ministry data released on Friday, the ratio was even higher in December,...

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Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor, and Mofizur Rahman, managing director

Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor, and Mofizur Rahman, managing director of NOVOAIR, posing after signing a MoU on behalf of their respective organisations at a city hotel on Saturday. Under the MoU, NOVOAIR becomes the title sponsor of the Dhaka Travel Mart-2019

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