Mongolia’s Combed Cashmere Exports Up 28.7 Percent Last Year

ULAN BATOR, Jan 13 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia exported 4,000 tonnes of combed cashmere, worth 330.6 million U.S. dollars last year, official data, released by the country’s Customs General Administration showed, today. The figure increased by 28.7 percent in terms of value compared with 2024, according to the data. Under a…

Philippines’ FDI Net Inflows Reached 642 Million USD In Oct Last Year

MANILA, Jan 13 (NNN-PNA) – Net foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines, declined to 642 million U.S. dollars in Oct last year, the Philippine central bank said, yesterday. Japan was the top source of FDIs, while corporations engaged in financial and insurance activities were the biggest recipients of FDIs,…

Four Years On, RCEP Continues To Be Catalyst For Cambodia’s Trade Growth

PHNOM PENH, Jan 11 (NNN-AKP) – Four years on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, continued to be a driving force for Cambodia’s trade growth, a Cambodian official and experts said yesterday. Cambodia’s trade volume with the RCEP member countries amounted to 40.24 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, a…

Iraq Eyes Global Partnerships To Boost Energy Development: PM

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, inaugurated here yesterday, the 11th Iraq Energy Exhibition and Conference, calling for expanded international cooperation, to advance the country’s energy development. The three-day event drew more than 450 companies from over 16 countries and regions, signaling Iraq’s position as…

Mongolia’s Inflation Down To 7.5 Percent In Dec

ULAN BATOR, Jan 10 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s inflation stood at 7.5 percent in Dec, as measured by the consumer price index, down by 0.8 percentage points from a year earlier, data from the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO), showed, yesterday. The agency attributed the decline to a significant increase in…

Indonesia’s 2025 Budget Deficit Widened Over Pro-Growth Spending

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s state budget deficit widened to 695.1 trillion rupiah (about 41.28 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2025, as the government increased spending to support economic growth, amid global headwinds, the country’s finance minister said, yesterday. Speaking at a press conference, Finance Minister, Purbaya…

Türkiye, Malaysia Pledged Deeper Cooperation In Defence, Trade

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday, attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defence, trade and other key sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting,…

Vietnam’s Durian Export Turnover Topped Four Billion USD Last Year

HANOI, Jan 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s durian export turnover reached about four billion U.S. dollars last year, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the country’s total fruit and vegetable export value, local daily, Nhan Dan, reported today. According to the Agency of Foreign Trade, under Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and…

Egypt, Syria Signed Energy Cooperation Agreements

CAIRO, Jan 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Syria signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), yesterday, to enhance cooperation in the energy sector, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said. The agreements, signed in Cairo, cover the supply of Egyptian natural gas to Syria, for electricity generation and the…

Kazakhstan’s GDP Grew Over Six Percent Last Year

ALMATY, Jan 6 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s economy expanded by over six percent last year, pushing the nation’s GDP above 300 billion U.S. dollars, for the first time, Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, yesterday. The country’s GDP per capita exceeded 15,000 dollars, Tokayev said, in an interview published on the official…
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