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(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 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 …