An apex body of garment exporters today called for a hike in duty drawback rates, research and development assistance of 6 per cent and income tax exemption for five years to offset the huge losses piling up due to current global economic slowdown.
Luxury retailers may suffer the industry's biggest reversal of fortune during the holidays as the global financial crisis dents the wealth of the richest Americans.
* Chinese steel prices up 2.5 percent week on week * Construction steel cheaper as low winter season begins BEIJING, Nov 26 - Chinese steel prices continued to rise this week, with demand still robust...
TAIPEI, Nov 26 - Taiwan's economy grew at an annualised rate of 8.25 percent in the third quarter, seasonally adjusted, the statistics agency said on Thursday. On an unadjusted basis, gross domestic product (GDP) shrank...
TAIPEI, Nov 26 - Taiwan's economy grew at an annualised rate of 8.25 percent in the third quarter, seasonally adjusted, the statistics agency said on Thursday. On an unadjusted basis, gross domestic product (GDP) shrank...
* Weekly crude inventories up from a near multi-decade low * Run rate up over 75 pct, but 1.9 pct points lower y/y * Heating fuel stocks stay below seasonal norms for November TOKYO, Nov...
SYDNEY, Nov 26 - Australian private new capital expenditure fell 3.9 percent in the third quarter in seasonally adjusted real terms, compared with the previous quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. A...
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 - The U.S. central bank is going to the Big Screen to counsel consumers about how to use their credit cards wisely during the holiday shopping season. The Federal Reserve announced on...
SYDNEY, Nov 25 - The value of construction work done in Australia in the third quarter in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. Value of work done...
BANGKOK, Nov 24 - The 2009/10 sugar crushing season has started in Thailand and at least 7 million tonnes is likely to be produced, traders and industry officials said on Tuesday. "A few millers in...