Business & Economy

India’s Overall Exports Grew By 31.87 Percent In Jun, Touches 49.85 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s overall exports in Jun stood at 49.85 billion U.S. dollars, up by 31.87…

PM Muhyiddin To Lead Malaysian Delegation At APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat Friday

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will lead the Malaysian delegation at the Asia-Pacific Economic…

More New Zealand Women Take Up Self-Employment: Statistics

WELLINGTON, Jul 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of self-employed women increased almost 14 percent to 143,500 in the year to…

Japanese Gov’t Proposes Record Rise In Minimum Hourly Wage To 8.4 USD

TOKYO, Jul 15 (NNN-NHK) – A panel of the Japanese government, yesterday, proposed a plan to raise the average minimum…

Egypt’s Tourism Sector Anticipates Boom When Countries Lift Lockdowns, Travel Bans: Official

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Egyptian tourism sector recovered by 40 percent amid COVID-19 precautionary measures,…

Brazilian President Signs Law Authorising Privatisation Of Eletrobras

BRASILIA, Jul 14 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, signed into law yesterday, a bill approved by Congress, that paves…

U.S. Budget Deficit Soars To 2.24 Trillion USD In First Nine Months Of Fiscal Year 2021

WASHINGTON, Jul 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. budget deficit soared to 2.24 trillion U.S. dollars, during the first nine months…

Volkswagen, China’s Gotion High-Tech To Jointly Build Battery Cell Factory In Germany

BERLIN, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – German car manufacturer, Volkswagen and Chinese company, Gotion High-tech, concluded a strategic cooperation agreement, on…

Ireland’s New Car Sales In June Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

DUBLIN, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ireland’s new car sales in Jun surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time this year,…

12 EU Countries To Get Pre-Financing To Jump-Start Pandemic-Hit Economies

BRUSSELS, Jul 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Council of the European Union (EU), yesterday approved the first batch of national plans…