UK trade deficit narrows in Q1 ’25
UK trade deficit narrowed sharply in the first quarter of 2025, driven by higher goods exports to both the European…
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Jaguar Land Rover resumes US shipments amid Trump tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover resumed shipping vehicles to the United States after a nearly month-long pause prompted by US…
Outsourcing provider Intelcia inaugurates regional HQ in Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat inaugurated the new regional headquarters…
Afghanistan reports $295m in international trade
Afghanistan's Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported on Sunday that the country's international trade in goods…
Zelenskyy blocks US access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has on Monday instructed his ministers not to approve a proposed agreement…
Egypt’s weekly food exports drop 8%
Egypt’s food exports reached approximately 160,000 tons of food products during the week of November 30 to December…
ADB expands climate lending with US, Japan guarantees
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a $7.2 billion boost in climate lending, backed by the United States and…
Russia open to US energy cooperation despite sanctions – Novak
Russia remains open to cooperation with the United States in the energy sector, according to Russian Prime Minister…
Dutch watchdog fines Uber €290m for data protection violations
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a €290 million fine on Uber for serious violations of the…
German exports to non-EU countries dip in July
German exports to countries outside the European Union experienced a minor decline of 0.2 per cent in July 2024,…
Korean memory chip exports to Taiwan surge
Korea's memory chip exports to Taiwan soared by more than 225 per cent in the first half of this year compared to…
Chinese solar panel manufacturers invest in US facilities
Several major Chinese solar panel manufacturers are significantly expanding their operations in the United States,…
Egyptian food exports surge 30% in H1 ’24
Egyptian food exports hit a record $2.7 billion in the first five months of 2024, up 30 per cent from 2023.
German exports down 3.6% in May ’24
German exports experienced a decline of 3.6 per cent in May 2024, and imports fell by 6.6 per cent on a calendar…
Murban Crude trading hits record high in Q2
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. announced record trading activity for Murban crude in the second quarter of 2024.
Egypt’s food exports hit 215,000 tons in 1 week – NFSA
Egypt's food exports amounted to approximately 215,000 tons, involving 1,500 exporting companies and covering 510…
Eurozone manufacturing shows resilience in June
Eurozone manufacturing showed resilience in June, with initial concerns easing as revised data on Monday indicated…
Germany’s April exports to non-EU nations rise 4.4% – Destatis
German exports to non-EU nations surged by 4.4 per cent year-on-year to 62.1 billion euros ($67.2 billion) in…
Turkey, ExxonMobil pact to curb reliance on Russian energy
Turkey and US energy giant ExxonMobil are in talks to explore a significant deal aimed at purchasing liquefied…
World food prices up by 1.1% in March – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported a 1.1 per cent increase in world food…
Egypt food exports soars by 235,000 tonnes in a week
The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) of Egypt, in its 12th weekly report of 2024, reported significant…
Egypt exports 5,170 consignments during Jan 6-12
The National Food Safety Authority released its 49th weekly report covering the period from January 6 to 12 on…
U.S., UAE pledge $17 bln to green farming initiative
The United States and the United Arab Emirates jointly announced on Friday, at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai,…
US clears lab-grown meat sale
Cultivated chicken, companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, has gotten the approval from the US Department of…
China approves Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision Blizzard
China has approved Microsoft’s plan to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard, the firm announced on…
U.S. attracts European clean tech companies offshoring
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is attracting European companies to invest in green energy in the United States
Oil prices decline on Friday
Oil prices decreased following U.S. energy secretary Jennifer Granholm statements on Friday that refilling U.S.…
TikTok CEO to urge against ban
TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to appear before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on…
Michelle Obama talks about weight of representing her community
During a recently launched podcast, former first lady Michelle Obama opened up about what it meant to be the first…
US adds new Chinese firms to trade blacklist
The United States has added 37 companies to a trade blacklist on Thursday, including affiliates of Chinese genetics…
Major US firms seek other funding methods with rate incline
Highly rated US companies started issuing bonds that convert to shares as a way to raise more money this year,…
Egypt receives Green Coffin from United States
Egypt has received on Monday the Green Coffin from the United States after judicial investigations lasted for more…
Dollar highest in 9 months as risk-on mood remains firmly intact
The dollar rose to a nine-month high against a basket of major peers early on Monday, as a risk-on mood in global…
US says Assad vow to reconquer Syria ‘discouraging’
The United States said Tuesday that Bashar al-Assad's vow to recapture "every inch" of Syria was discouraging and…
US, other powers say they are ‘ready’ to arm Libyan govt
The United States and other world powers say they are ready to supply Libya's internationally recognized…
US, Russia agree on plan for Syria cease-fire
US officials said Monday that the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan for a cease-fire in Syria…
Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in…
US Sending New Special Ops Force to Fight IS in Iraq
The United States will deploy special operations forces to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq, with the ability…
Russia’s aim in Syria is defeat of Islamic State, not prop up Assad
The aim of Russia's military operation in Syria is not to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power but to defeat…
US, Russia to hold new Syria air safety talks
Russia and the United States are set to renew talks to avoid accidents in Syrian air space as the two countries…