Turkey imposes duties on China, Russia, India, Japan steel imports

ANKARA, Oct 12 (Reuters): Turkey imposed anti-dumping duties on some steel imports from China, Russia, India and Japan, an Official Gazette announcement said on Friday, with the highest tariffs on Chinese imports, boosting stocks of flat steel producers. The duties affect some 4 million tons of product imports with a...

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India’s high food inflation leaves less in lunch boxes of poor school children

ODISHA (India), Oct 12 (Reuters): Nearly two years of elevated food inflation in India is leaving less in the lunch boxes of impoverished children, as government funded school meals suffer cutbacks because of rising prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses.The three-decades old programme, intended to draw poor children into school...

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Egypt plans major wheat import savings

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters): Egypt has developed plans to slash wheat imports and spend less on subsidised bread by adding corn or sorghum as ingredients, five industry sources briefed on the plans told Reuters.The proposals could save the government millions of dollars but face opposition from bakers and millers who...

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