NEW DELHI: Stressing that agriculture and the rural economy remain the backbone of India’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said technology adoption, crop diversification and a pivot toward export-oriented production will be key to sustaining growth in the farm sector and strengthening rural incomes. Addressing the third webinar of the Budget Webinar Series...Read More

Serbian Assistant Minister of Mining and Energy for Oil and Gas Saša Koković participated in the 12th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council in Baku. He said that, following discussions with SOCAR, Serbia is considering increasing gas deliveries from Azerbaijan to up to 1.4 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year by the...Read More

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have pipelines designed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, but their limited capacity leaves global oil markets exposed as tanker traffic through the waterway stalls during the Iran war. Ships are avoiding sailing through the narrow water channel amid the regional conflict and threats from the Iranian army. Vessel traffic...Read More

The People’s Consumer Goods Exhibition was held at the Pyongyang Underground Store on June 25, 2024. The exhibition featured over 250,000 products including basic food items and confectionery. (Rodong Sinmun·News1) North Korea is tightening import controls on detergents, soap and stationery as part of a broader push to promote domestic consumer goods, following the ninth...Read More

Jaipur: Exports of mehndi, dimensional stones, handicrafts and garments from Rajasthan to Gulf countries have come to a standstill as the ongoing Iran conflict disrupts shipping operations and delays deliveries.Exporters said buyers in the region began postponing delivery of orders amid uncertainty and logistical disruptions. With shipping lines either suspended or operating irregularly, consignments that...Read More

Image: Eetu-Mikko Pietarinen / Yle Helsinki is set to lift its ban on nuclear weapons, permitting the import, transport, and storage of these weapons on Finnish soil, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen announced on Thursday. Häkkänen told a press conference that the country’s legislative ban on nukes, dating back to 1980, was no longer relevant in the current...Read More

Exports of textiles, garments and wet grinders from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore are facing significant delays as the escalating conflict in West Asia disrupts cargo movement through key international sea routes, affecting trade with Gulf countries and other overseas markets, officials said on Thursday. Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Exports of textiles, garments and wet grinders from...Read More

Home News Import Prices Rose 0.2% in January, Export Prices Rose 0.6% Washington, DC, March 5, 2026–U.S. import prices increased 0.2% in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 0.2% advance in December.  Higher prices for nonfuel imports...Read More

China’s government has instructed the country’s largest oil refiners to halt exports of diesel and petrol as an escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf disrupts the supply of crude from one of the world’s largest producing regions, according to a report by Bloomberg. Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s leading economic...Read More

TOKYO – Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will import two of its U.S.-manufactured models for sale in Japan from the second half of 2026, using a framework under a tariff agreement between the two nations. Under the Japan-U.S. tariff deal, Japan decided to promote the domestic sale of passenger vehicles manufactured and safety-certified in...Read More