Business & Economy

Russia To Toughen Anti-COVID Measures During Eastern Economic Forum 2022

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 3 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Primorye Territory, will step up anti-COVID measures, to prevent the spread of coronavirus during…

Oil Prices Dropped As U.S. Dollar Jumped

NEW YORK, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Oil prices fell yesterday, amid strength in the U.S. dollar. The West Texas Intermediate…

Rolling Power Cuts “Possible” For Companies This Winter: French PM

PARIS, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, said yesterday that, rolling power cuts are “possible” this winter…

India’s Unemployment Rose In Aug

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – The rate of unemployment in India rose to 8.3 percent in Aug, from 6.8…

Oil Prices Fell Despite Drop In U.S. Inventories

NEW YORK, Sept 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Oil prices fell yesterday, despite a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles. The West Texas…

Inflation In Italy Surged To New High

ROME, Sept 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prices in Italy were 8.4 percent higher last month than they were a year earlier,…

790 Billion USD Sought For Japan’s Fiscal 2023 Budget, Defence Spending To Rise

TOKYO, Sept 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s government departments submitted yesterday, their general-account budget requests, for fiscal 2023, totaling over 110…

Eurozone Inflation Hit New Record Of 9.1 Percent Amid Higher Energy, Food Prices

BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Inflation in the Eurozone hit a new record of 9.1 percent last month, as energy…

Laos Expects To Attract 900,000 Foreign Visitors In 2022

VIENTIANE, Aug 31 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government plans to attract 900,000 foreign visitors in 2022, which is expected to…

Staff-Level Agreement With IMF To Be Reached Soon: Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor

COLOMBO, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka has made good progress in the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…