Iraq’s cabinet has approved a series measures aimed at diversifying the country’s crude export routes and boosting production, including reviving plans to build a new pipeline to Syria through the Mediterranean Sea In a flurry of oil and gas sector decisions announced late on Saturday, the cabinet has approved signing of a memorandum of understanding...Read More

By Raman Paudel/Indira Aryal, Kathmandu, July 26: A farmer named Nabaraj Giri in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality, Dhading district, spent more than one million rupees to buy timber-made materials such as a sofa, sleeping bed, and table for his new house this year. He has hundreds of trees in a forest in his private land...Read More

About 45% of India’s exports to the U.S. remains outside the purview of the new 10% tariff that Washington has levied on imports, the government said on Saturday. The government also said that it remained engaged with the U.S. regarding a quota-based system regarding India’s textile exports to the U.S.  The office of the U.S....Read More

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), has issued Notification No. 66/2026-Customs (N.T.), dated July 20, 2026, amending the long-standing Notification No. 62/1994-Customs (N.T.). As per the latest amendment, Udangudi in Tamil Nadu has been officially designated as a customs port for the unloading of...Read More

Peru’s main export gateways handled strong growth in the first five months of 2026, as regional shipments continued to gain weight in the country’s foreign trade performance. According to Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, known as Mincetur, exports moved mainly through the Port of Callao, Jorge Chávez International Airport and the Port of...Read More

New Delhi: India has imported 25.08 lakh tonnes of urea and 7.11 lakh tonnes of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) during April-June this fiscal to meet domestic demand, according to the government data. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda informed that the total fertiliser production stood at 115.72 lakh...Read More

New Delhi: Govt has amended the foreign direct investment rules to lift restrictions on inventory-based model of e-commerce in case of exports of domestically-manufactured goods.It will, however, continue to restrict FDI in Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce and inventory-based model where inventory of goods and services is owned by the e-commerce entity and is sold...Read More

The 10-Methoxy Iminostilbene market in the United States remained firm during the first half of July as higher freight rates and stronger export quotations from Asia increased import costs and supported supplier pricing. Demand from pharmaceutical manufacturers producing antiepileptic medicines remained steady, with formulation companies, contract manufacturers, and healthcare distributors maintaining routine procurement to support...Read More

On Thursday at its national conference, the ALP will vote to change its platform to include a pledge to deliver a fair return on Australia’s natural resources. The proposal is that the platform includes the lines: “Labor will ensure that the Australian people receive a fairer return from their natural resources including through appropriate taxation...Read More

Officials say the revamping plan comes as the sector has suffered from years of weak planning and growing dependence on imported fuels. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmood disclosed the plans while addressing a policy conclave titled ‘Energy Security & Transformation of Bangladesh’ organised by Bonik Barta at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon...Read More