State-run Container Corporation of India Ltd. (Concor) reported an 8.89% year-on-year increase in container volumes for the quarter ended June, driven by growth in both export-import (EXIM) and domestic cargo. The company handled 14.05 lakh twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the June quarter, up from 12.90 lakh TEUs a year earlier, according to its provisional...Read More

Vietnam is transitioning from being a source of labour exports to an economy that imports unskilled foreign workers. This is becoming a long-term trend. A recent social media post has attracted considerable attention in Vietnam: “More and more young Bangladeshis are coming to Southeast Vietnam to work as labourers”. Accompanying photographs showed hundreds of Bangladeshi...Read More

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jul 12 – Australia and India have signed a landmark agreement allowing the export of Australian uranium to support India’s growing nuclear energy sector, marking a significant step in the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries. The agreement was announced following talks between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister...Read More

180,000 MT imported despite initial 75,000 MT target for 2025  Sri Lanka imported 180,000 MT of rice in 2025, more than double the quantity initially planned, after the Government determined that the original import target would be insufficient to stabilise domestic supplies, as learnt by The Sunday Morning.   Speaking to The Sunday Morning, Deputy Minister...Read More

The India UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement coming into effect on July 15 has put export oriented Indian stocks firmly in the spotlight. With the prospect of smoother access to UK buyers for everything from garments and textiles to processed foods and automobiles, investors are asking which companies might be positioned to benefit if...Read More

Lahore [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan is facing mounting concerns over its wheat supply after officials, industry representatives and provincial authorities warned of a significant production shortfall, prompting renewed calls for large-scale imports to prevent a food security crisis, as reported by The Express Tribune. According to The Express Tribune, a meeting of the Wheat...Read More

The United States on Friday announced a major easing of export restrictions on the United Arab Emirates, removing barriers to sales of advanced AI chips and military items to the Gulf ally. The Commerce Department said it would upgrade the UAE’s status under US export rules, a move that reflects the country’s designation as a...Read More

Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2026, with surplus diesel output from Pertamina’s Balikpapan refinery set to supply the new facility. Indonesia plans to begin construction of its first domestic aviation fuel (avtur) plant by the end of 2026 as part of a strategy to eliminate jet fuel imports by 2027, Energy...Read More

Israel Natural Gas Lines has completed construction of a subsea pipeline connecting Ashdod and Ashkelon, paving the way for the partners in the Leviathan natural gas reservoir, Chevron, NewMed Energy and Ratio, to increase exports to Egypt’s Blue Ocean Energy. The expansion is part of a natural gas export agreement signed last summer, valued at...Read More

Fresh off their championship-winning run, the Sydney Kings are keeping their superstar core together as they chase back-to-back titles. With attention now turning to their final import spot, ESPN’s Olgun Uluc believes it may not be the position many are expecting. “I’m not quite sure they’re looking for a center,” he said on NBL Marketplace,...Read More