Overseas jobs drop 25pc in Q1
The country's overseas employment has declined more than 25 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this calendar year (2018) over its corresponding period, officials statistics showed. It has happened, as job opportunities have shrunk in the key destination countries, mainly Saudi Arabia.According to Bureau of Manpower Employment and...
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Wheat firms as US crop in poor state for dry weather
HAMBURG, Apr 03 (Reuters): US wheat futures rose on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assessed the condition of the U.S. winter crop was well below the previous year after recent dry weather in U.S. grain belts.Soybeans and corn rebounded on continued support from unexpected USDA forecasts last...
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EU sugar cos struggle to survive in fiercely competitive global market
LONDON, Apr 03 (Reuters): European Union sugar companies have emerged from the cocoon of production quotas and are now fighting to survive in a fiercely competitive world market with prices and profits plunging.The EU's largest sugar producer, Suedzucker, has said it expects to report an operating loss of 100 million...
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Gold prices fall after Monday’s surge
LONDON, Apr 03 (Reuters): Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday, having surged in the previous session as falling U.S. stock markets and fears of a global trade war pushed investors toward safer assets. Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at $1,337.31 an ounce at 1058 GMT after rising 1.3...
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Copper price shrugs off trade dispute
LONDON, Apr 03 (Reuters): Copper prices touched one-week highs on Tuesday as investors bought on expectations the escalating trade dispute between China and the United States would not undermine flows of metal.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.5 per cent at $6,813 a tonne at 1058 GMT...
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