Russian imports may drop by 30% this year, says top official -Tass
(Reuters) – Russian imports may drop by 30% this year but will not dwindle to zero, Tass news agency reported Alexei Kudrin, a former finance minister who now heads the…
(Reuters) – Russian imports may drop by 30% this year but will not dwindle to zero, Tass news agency reported Alexei Kudrin, a former finance minister who now heads the…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – U.S. refiners last month imported the most heavy crude in nearly two years, customs data showed, as they cranked up motor fuel production and sought…
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government threatened to take Beijing to the World Trade Organization on Saturday after China suspended the import of grouper fish from the island saying it had detected…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japan’s current account surplus shrank sharply in April as record imports overwhelmed exports, swinging the trade balance into the red, data showed on Wednesday, stoking…
By Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland – Low crude oil production means Nigeria is barely able to cover the cost of imported petrol from its oil and gas revenue, Finance Minister…
By Richa Naidu LONDON – Enfamil maker Reckitt Benckiser said on Wednesday that it is working “extremely closely” with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on ways to increase…
By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia soared 38% in April from a year earlier, hitting the highest monthly volume since May 2020,…
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on Thursday, describing the situation as…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – U.S. refiners imported about 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel oil from Latin America in April, the highest in seven months…
(Reuters) – The Russian economy, hit by unprecedented Western sanctions, is potentially resilient but needs a significant increase in imports and greater freedoms, economists at state development bank VEB said…
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Monday the country needed to secure $75 million in foreign exchange in the next few days to pay for essential imports, as…
TOKYO – Japan will take time to phase out Russian oil imports after agreeing on a ban with other Group of Seven (G7) nations to counter Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine,…
BEIJING – China’s coal imports surged 43% in April from March, driven by panic buying over concerns of supply disruptions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China shipped in 23.55…
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE – China’s crude oil imports grew nearly 7% in April from the same month a year earlier, its first rise in three months, although weakening fuel…
(Reuters) – Russia published a detailed list of goods from foreign carmakers, technology companies and consumer brands on Friday that the government has included in a so-called “parallel imports” scheme…
(Inserts dropped word ‘time’ in 2nd paragraph) By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT -Germany took steps to ramp up liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports on Thursday as it moves away from piped…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record high in March, confirming that trade weighed on the economy in the first quarter and could remain a drag for…
(Reuters) – TotalEnergies’ 240,000 barrels per day Leuna refinery in Germany is set to continue to import Russian crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline at least throughout May, according to…
By Ron Bousso and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – European diesel imports from Russia are set to fall in April but will still exceed those from other regions, highlighting the challenge…
By Francesco Guarascio and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering options to cut imports of Russian oil as part of possible further sanctions against Moscow over its…
By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia exported nearly 13% less oil to China in March than a year earlier but retained its top supplier spot, while…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan recorded a trade deficit in March that was more than four times wider than market forecasts, as China-bound exports slowed sharply while soaring energy…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to further sanction North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches by banning tobacco and…
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal is tightening imports of cars, gold and cosmetics as its foreign exchange reserves have fallen, a central bank official said on Monday, after the government…
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE – Ukraine has banned all imports from Russia, one of its key trading partners before the war with annual imports valued at about $6 billion, and…