Markets EU soft wheat exports for July 1-21 at 585,000 tonnes PARIS: European Union soft wheat exports over July 1-21 - the first three weeks of the 2019/20 season - came to 585,000 Published 22 Jul, 2019 03:00pm
World Mexico foreign minister says Pompeo did not discuss 'safe third country' plan MEXICO CITY: Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday, the deadline for an agreement with the United Stat Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:59pm
World Putin gives Russian citizenship to Novatek's finance chief, a US national MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin handed Russian citizenship to gas producer Novatek's veteran finance chief Mark Gyetvay Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:57pm
Markets EU soybean imports for July 1-21 at 897,000 tonnes PARIS: European Union soybean imports over July 1-21 - the first three weeks of the 2019/20 season - came to 897,000 ton Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:55pm
Markets Dollar, euro hold steady ahead of ECB meeting NEW YORK: The dollar and euro were little changed on Monday as traders wait for decisions from the US Federal Reserve an Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:53pm
Markets Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reach 2.111mn T by July 21 ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.111 million tonnes this season for the period from Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:51pm
Business & Finance Toshiba Memory sees 'good chance' of M&A in push for data centre business TOKYO: Japan's Toshiba Memory said there was a "good chance" of acquisitions as it pushes to increase its share of the m Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:48pm
World Ukraine president on course for unprecedented majority after election win KIEV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looked set on Monday to become Ukraine's first leader since the fall of communism to Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:46pm
Business & Finance Russia's central bank seen cutting rate to 7.25pc on Friday MOSCOW: The Russian central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate on Friday after its policymakers indicated tha Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:40pm
World Thailand's June foreign tourist arrivals rise 0.89pc y/y BANGKOK: Thailand saw a rise of 0.89pc in tourist arrivals in June from a year earlier, after a drop of 1.03pc in May, t Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:36pm
World Brazil 2019 growth forecasts finally stop falling, 2020 rate outlook cut BRASILIA: For the first time in nearly five months, economists did not cut their economic growth forecast for Brazil, a Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:34pm
Markets EU crop monitor cuts 2019 soft wheat yield forecast PARIS: The European Union's crop monitoring service, MARS, on Monday cut its forecast of the EU soft wheat yield this ye Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:32pm
Markets Brazil's second-corn harvesting at 67pc of planted area in Center SAO PAULO: Brazil's second-corn harvesting has reached 67pc of the planted area in Center-South fields, up from 36pc a y Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:23pm
Markets LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:21pm
World Huawei secretly helped North Korea build, maintain wireless network WASHINGTON: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , the Chinese company put on a US black list because of national security concern Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:19pm
Markets Russian oil output recovers to 11.05mn bpd in July 1-21 MOSCOW: Russian oil output has recovered to around 11.05 million barrels per day (bpd) between July 1 and July 21 from t Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:17pm
Business & Finance Argentine central bank adjusts reserve requirement reporting under IMF deal BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's central bank will use a two-month average, rather than monthly, to reduce the volatility of re Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:14pm
Business & Finance Microsoft to invest $1 billion in OpenAI Microsoft Corp said on Monday it was investing $1 billion in San Francisco-based OpenAI and that the two had formed a mu Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:12pm
Markets Romania sells 706.5mn lei of Sept. 2023 bonds BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 706.5 million lei ($167.91 million) worth of September 20 Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:10pm
World Canadian wholesale trade falls 1.8pc in May on lower auto sales OTTAWA: Canadian wholesale trade fell 1.8pc in May after five months of gains, Statistics Canada said on Monday, as sale Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:07pm