Legislation to Redistribute Surplus Animal License Fees for Cruelty Law Enforcement Advances
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation spearheaded by Senator Troy Singleton has progressed within the Senate Economic Growth Committee. This bill mandates that excess funds from animal license fees and similar charges be redirected…
Euro zone current account surplus shrinks in Nov
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s current account surplus declined in November on lower primary income, which typically includes the flow of profits, wages, interest income and dividends into and out of…
Brazil’s record trade surplus tough to sustain after import slump
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s record 2023 trade surplus may be tough to repeat this year, private economists and government officials agree, as falling interest rates are expected to boost…
India’s current account gap narrows, BoP in surplus in Q2 FY24 – cenbank
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s current account deficit narrowed more than expected in the July-September quarter largely due to a lower merchandise trade deficit while services exports also grew, the central…
Euro zone trade to surplus in October as imports decline
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone turned from trade deficit to surplus in October, non-adjusted data showed on Friday, as imports of energy in particular declined in value from a year earlier.…
Indonesia’s November trade surplus seen narrowing to $3 billion : Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus is likely to narrow in November as exports are seen posting another contraction, while imports are expected to witness a marginal growth, a Reuters poll showed…
Canada’s oil province Alberta forecasts increased C$5.5 billion budget surplus
(Reuters) – Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast an increased surplus of C$5.5 billion ($4.06 billion) for the 2023/24 fiscal year, fuelled by strong bitumen royalties and higher income tax…
Dwindling copper supply from Panama and Peru could wipe out global surplus in 2024
By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) – Reduced supply from major copper producers Panama and Peru may flip the global copper market into a deficit from surplus in 2024 or at least tighten…
Euro zone industry output slips, trade surplus continues in Sept
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone industrial production declined broadly in line with expectations in September, wiping out a rise in August as output of consumer goods dropped sharply in the month. The…
Indonesia expected to maintain Oct trade surplus at $3 billion: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus is seen to narrow slightly in October to $3 billion from the previous month, as exports are still expected to weaken, a Reuters poll showed on…
Palladium’s slide accelerates on prospects for surplus next year
By Brijesh Patel and Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Palladium prices have tumbled to five-year lows below $1,000 an ounce this week, hastening a retreat triggered by expectations of surpluses due to the…
Portugal eyes small budget surplus in 2024 despite slowing growth
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal unveiled its draft 2024 budget on Tuesday, projecting a surplus of 0.2% of GDP despite a further economic slowdown to 1.5% from this year’s expected…
WMATA Employee Charged with Extortion and Bribery Connected to Surplus Property Sales
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A WMATA employee, Tyrone Hunter, 52, of Seat Pleasant, MD, has been charged with two counts each of extortion and bribery related to federal programs. The indictment alleges that…
Ireland trims 2023 budget surplus, corporate tax forecasts
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is set to collect 0.6% less tax than expected this year following a recent fall in corporate receipts and deliver a lower than forecast budget surplus that Tuesday’s…
Harpers Ferry Man Charged with Theft of Surplus Government Firearms
MARTINSBURG, WV – Todd Matthew Raymond of Harpers Ferry faces charges linked to theft of government property and firearms-related offenses. Court documents reveal that Raymond worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
Portugal PM sees budget surplus in 2023, its second in almost 50 years
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The Portuguese government will end the year with a budget surplus, its second in almost five decades, compared with a deficit equivalent to 0.4% of gross…
Brazil September trade surplus hits record but misses expectations
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s trade surplus reached a historic high for September, but fell slightly short of market estimates, according to government data released on Monday. The trade surplus for the month…
Euro zone swings to trade surplus y/y in July
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone swung to an unadjusted 6.5 billion euro trade surplus in July from a 36.3 billion euro deficit a year earlier as costs of energy imports plunged…
Indonesia’s August trade surplus seen widening to $1.55 billion – Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus in August likely widened slightly from a month earlier amid falling imports, even as exports were expected to remain weak, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.…
Brazil records trade surplus of nearly $9.8 billion in August
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted a trade balance of of $9.767 billion in August, government data showed on Friday, above market estimates for a balance of $9.75 billion. The month’s performance was…
Qatar records $2.74 billion budget surplus in Q2, spending up sharply
By Rachna Uppal (Reuters) – Qatar recorded a budget surplus of 10 billion riyals ($2.74 billion) in the second quarter of 2023, the finance ministry said on Thursday, despite lower hydrocarbon revenue…
Euro zone current account surplus surges in June
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s current account surplus surged in June on higher goods exports and lower imports, European Central Bank data showed on Tuesday. Based on adjusted data, the 20-nation…
Euro zone swings into trade surplus in June as Russia imports plummet
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone swung back into a large trade surplus in June from a similar size deficit 12 months earlier, as imports from both Russia and China fell sharply,…
Indonesia’s July trade surplus narrows more than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus shrank more than expected in July to $1.31 billion, as imports contracted less than predicted, data from the statistics bureau…
Indonesia’s July trade surplus seen narrowing to $2.5 billion: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s exports and imports likely continued a decline on a yearly basis in July amid weakening global trade, with its trade surplus seen shrinking, according to a new Reuters…
Turkey’s current account seen to record rare surplus in June – Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s current account is expected to record a rare surplus of $426 million in June due partly to tourism and lower energy bills, a Reuters poll showed on Monday,…
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