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MoC sits again with trade bodies May 10

The government will sit again with trade associations and stakeholders this week aiming to keep the Ramadan market under control and prices of key essential commodities stable, commerce ministry sources said.The meeting scheduled to take place at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on May 10 (Thursday) will review the prices...

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China’s imports from Belt and Road states surge faster than exports

BEIJING, May 07 (Xinhua): China's imports from "Belt and Road" countries increased faster that of exports for the first time in 2017, according to a think tank report. The value of China's imports from Belt and Road countries stood at 666 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, an increase of 20...

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Taiwan exports post growth

TAIPEI, May 07 (Reuters): Taiwan's exports expanded at a double-digit pace in April, underpinned by continuing demand for the island's technology exports even as concerns over global trade protectionism linger.April exports rose 10.0 per cent from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed on Monday, less than a Reuters poll...

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News in Brief--(8-5-2018)

Chicago wheat futures fall by over 1.5 pcSINGAPORE/PARIS, May 07: Chicago wheat futures slid more than 1.5 per cent on Monday, falling for a second session as an improving weather outlook for the U.S. winter crop weighed on prices. U.S. soybeans were also down, under pressure from a lack of...

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