Malaysia’s Inflation Rises 2.2 Percent On Higher Food Prices In March

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) in March increased 2.2 percent from a year ago, surpassing the average inflation of 1.9 percent for the period Jan, 2011 to Mar, 2022, official data showed today. The four percent increase in food inflation, which is the largest…

India To Host 1st Int’l Cruise Conference In Mumbai Next Month

MUMBAI, Apr 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s financial capital, Mumbai, will host the country’s first international cruise conference on May 14-15, Indian Shipping Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, said yesterday. Indian cruise market has the potential to grow 10 fold, over the next decade, driven by rising demand and disposable incomes, said Sonowal.…

New Zealand’s Annual Inflation Reaches 30-Year High

WELLINGTON, Apr 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s Consumers Price Index (CPI), increased 6.9 percent in the Mar, 2022, quarter, compared with the Mar, 2021, quarter, the largest movement since a 7.6-percent annual increase in the year, to the June, 1990, quarter, the country’s statistics department, Stats NZ said, today. The…

Solar Project Planned In Northern Australia To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CANBERRA, Apr 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A massive solar farm, proposed for northern Australia, would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 480 million tonnes, an environmental assessment found. The renewable energy company, Sun Cable, recently lodged its environmental impact statement (EIS), for the Australia-Asia PowerLink, with authorities in the Northern Territory…

Turkey To Provide Incentives For Gas Field Development In Black Sea

ANKARA, Apr 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish government announced yesterday that, it will provide incentives for the project to develop a natural gas field in the Black Sea, according to a presidential decree, published in Turkey’s official gazette. The government will provide exemptions from customs duty, and value-added tax, along…

Egypt Signs Deals To Boost Production Of Green Energy

CAIRO, Apr 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt signed yesterday, two major commercial agreements, to boost the country’s production of green ammonia, in the Ain Sokhna region of Suez province, east of the capital Cairo, as the country aspires to upgrade its environment-friendly industry. The Egyptian cabinet said in a statement that,…

Uzbekistan’s Economy Grows 5.8 Percent In Q1 2022

TASHKENT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2022 than the same period of 2021, Uzbek State Statistics Committee said, yesterday. According to the committee, Uzbekistan’s GDP amounted to 162.8 trillion soums (one U.S. dollar is about 11,281.80 soums). For…

IMF Cuts Mexico’s 2022 Growth Forecast To Two Percent

MEXICO CITY, Apr 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday, cut Mexico’s 2022 economic growth forecast to 2.0 percent, down from 2.8 percent. According to an update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report, released earlier this year, the forecast for the country’s growth in gross domestic…

Ukrainian, EU Leaders Discuss More Aid For Kiev

KIEV, Apr 20 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said yesterday, he discussed the increase of aid for Kiev, with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. The parties talked about the increase of security assistance to Ukraine, amid the conflict with Russia and the post-war reconstruction, Zelensky tweeted. The…

Belgium, Netherlands Vow To Strengthen Cooperation

BRUSSELS, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Belgium and the Netherlands vowed yesterday, to strengthen their collaboration and cooperation in areas such as security, energy, and climate. In a statement, following a joint government consultation, held in the Belgian city of Ghent, the two countries said, they would step up efforts to…
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