China’s Sept exports grow 5.7%, beat forecasts, imports weak
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports grew 5.7% in September from a year earlier, beating expectations, while imports rose 0.3%, missing estimates, customs data showed on …
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Exclusive-India demands nearly $250 million from Pernod for undervaluing imports
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian authorities have demanded $244 million from the local unit of French spirits giant Pernod Ricard for undervaluing …
Exclusive-Indian car makers propose tax cut on imports in trade deal with Britain
By Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian car makers have proposed cutting to 30% the tax rate on imported cars as …
U.S. trade deficit lowest in more than a year as imports drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit dropped to its lowest level in more than a year in August as slowing domestic demand amid stiff …
Turkish energy, gold imports soar in September – ministry data
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish energy imports leapt 115% to $9.56 billion in September, the highest ever monthly level, Trade Ministry data showed on Tuesday. It …
China’s Aug coal imports from Russia, Indonesia soar as heatwave spurs power use
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s coal imports from Russia rose in August, exceeding last month’s level and hitting the highest in at least five years, as power …
Germany paying billions for Russian imports – stats office
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany imported goods from Russia valued at 2.9 billion euros ($2.95 billion) in July, according to data released on Monday, as elevated …
Pertamina defers some gasoline imports ahead of cuts to fuel subsidies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state-owned oil giant Pertamina, Asia’s biggest gasoline importer, has deferred some of its gasoline deliveries for September ahead of planned …
Brazil too important a food producer to depend on fertilizer imports, industry says
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Global fertilizer companies operating in Brazil can increase local output of important crop nutrients if the government continues …
Argentina prepares to restrict imports amid foreign exchange shortage -source
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government will launch three measures in the coming days aimed at restricting imports and preserving the central bank’s dwindling foreign …
North Korea imports of Chinese masks, gloves surged before declaring COVID victory
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring …
Leader of busiest U.S. port expects imports to soften in August
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The busiest U.S. seaport expects August imports to begin easing from record highs as retailers cancel orders in …
Costly energy imports push euro zone into trade deficit in June
BRUSSELS – Euro zone countries swung into a trade deficit in June from a surplus 12 months earlier because of soaring prices of imported gas …
Russia’s 2022 parallel imports to reach 4% of 2021 overall imports
MOSCOW – Parallel imports to Russia, which Moscow launched in March to circumvent some trading restrictions, will reach $16 billion this year, the minister of …
Philippines trade deficit at $5.84 billion as imports surge
MANILA – The Philippines posted a $5.84 billion trade deficit in June, the widest gap based on data running from January 2020, government figures showed …
China July export growth seen cooling, imports likely to rise: Reuters poll
BEIJING – China’s export growth is expected to have slowed in July, adding to signs of weakening global demand, while imports likely picked up slightly, …
Pakistan imports fall sharply in July, to help rupee stabilise – finance minister
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan imports fell by more than a third in July after a ban on non-essentials, the finance minister said on Sunday, adding the …
Russia-made goods replacing imports on the country’s shelves – Nielsen
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW – Russia-made products accounted for 83% of …
Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage of foreign exchange, its …
China’s June exports rise 17.9% y/y, imports grow 1.0%
BEIJING – China’s exports rose 17.9% in June from a year ago, beating analysts’ expectations as the economy tries to wrestle back lost momentum from …
Russian minister says ‘parallel imports’ scheme is working
MOSCOW – A parallel import mechanism that allows Russia to circumvent some supply restrictions is working, news agencies cited Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov …
Brazil’s fertilizer imports jump as farmers prepare to plant new crop
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazilian fertilizer imports in June jumped 18.6% and totaled 4.15 million tonnes, according to government data …
China extends anti-dumping tariffs on EU, UK steel fasteners imports
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday it would extend anti-dumping tariffs on certain steel fasteners imported from the European Union and United Kingdom …
Biden raises U.S. tariff rate on certain Russian imports to 35%
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday raised the tariff rate on certain Russian imports to 35% as a result of suspending Russia’s “most …
Factbox-Western ban on Russian gold imports is largely symbolic
MOSCOW – A move by Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada to ban new imports of Russian gold is being seen as largely symbolic …
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 …
U.S. steps up heavy crude imports as Biden blasts profiteering
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 …
Taiwan threatens WTO action after China stops grouper fish imports
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 …
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks on record imports
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, …
Nigeria finance minister: low oil output barely enough to cover petrol imports
By Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland – Low crude oil production means Nigeria is barely able to cover the cost of imported petrol from its oil …
Reckitt working with FDA on expediting baby formula imports from Mexico
By Richa Naidu LONDON – Enfamil maker Reckitt Benckiser said on Wednesday that it is working “extremely closely” with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration …
China’s April Saudi oil imports soar 38% on yr, Russian oil up 4%
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 …
Pakistan bans imports of all non-essential luxury goods – minister
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 …
U.S imports of Latam oil soar as refiners replace Russian barrels
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, …
Russia needs significant rise in imports, development bank VEB says
(Reuters) – The Russian economy, hit by unprecedented Western sanctions, is potentially resilient but needs a significant increase in imports and greater freedoms, economists at …
Sri Lanka needs $75 million in next few days for essential imports – PM
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 …
Japan to take time phasing out Russian oil imports, says PM Kishida
TOKYO – Japan will take time to phase out Russian oil imports after agreeing on a ban with other Group of Seven (G7) nations to …
China April coal imports soar, driven by panic orders in early March
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 …
China oil imports rebound in April, but weak fuel demand weighs on refiners
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 …
Russia publishes list of ‘parallel imports’ goods
(Reuters) – Russia published a detailed list of goods from foreign carmakers, technology companies and consumer brands on Friday that the government has included in …
Germany ramps up capacity for LNG imports to replace Russian gas
(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 …
Robust imports push U.S. trade deficit to record high in March
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 …
Total’s German Leuna refinery to continue Russian crude imports in May – sources
(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 …
Europe’s Russian diesel imports drop, but still dominant
By Ron Bousso and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – European diesel imports from Russia are set to fall in April but will still exceed those from …
Explainer-EU’s options to cut Russian oil imports – and their drawbacks
By Francesco Guarascio and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering options to cut imports of Russian oil as part of possible further …
China imports 13% less crude oil from Saudi in March, 14% less from Russia -customs
By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia exported nearly 13% less oil to China in March than a year earlier but retained …
Japan posts trade gap far wider than forecasts as China exports slow, energy imports soar
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 …
U.S. pushes U.N. to cut N.Korea oil imports, ban tobacco, blacklist Lazarus hackers
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 …
Nepal restricts imports to save cash, suspends cenbank governor
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 …
Ukraine bans all imports from Russia
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE – Ukraine has banned all imports from Russia, one of its key trading partners before the war with annual imports valued …