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Bahrain real GDP grows 3.9pc in 2012Bahrain's real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have expanded 3.9 per cent last year from the 1.9 per cent growth seen in 2011, according to a new report. Even as the oil sector shrank by around 8.5 per cent in 201 More… |
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Kuwait trade surplus hits record $75bn in 2012Kuwait’s trade surplus reached an all-time high of KD25.9 billion ($74.5 billion) in 2012, surpassing the previously set record level of KD21.2 billion in 2011, a report said. The surplus, estimated at around 53 per cent of More… |
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Kuwait Q2 trade surplus narrows on oil pricesAfter soaring to a record-high of KD7.3 billion ($25.8 billion) in the first quarter of the year, Kuwait’s trade surplus narrowed to KD 6.6 billion in the second quarter on lower oil export receipts and a rising imports bill, a report said More… |
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Qatar trade surplus narrows to $26bn in Q2Qatar foreign trade surplus narrowed to QR94.4 billion ($25.9 billion) in the second quarter of 2012 from QR102.1 billion in the previous three months, according to preliminary data from the Qatar Statistics Authority. The exports More… |
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GCC trade surplus 'to hit $493bn in 2012-13The GCC’s trade surplus will average around $493 billion in 2012-13 as the oil prices remain high, offset by import growth at around 3.5 per cent, said a report. This is slightly below the trade surplus levels of 2011 which is estimated at More… |
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China’s Jan trade surplus soars as imports fallCustoms data on Friday showed China's imports sank 15.3 per cent in January versus January 2011 -- the lowest since August 2009 -- while exports fell 0.5 per cent over the same period, the worst showing since November 2009. It left Ch More… |
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China trade surplus narrows in 2011China's 2011 trade surplus shrank slightly to $160 billion last year, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Thursday, giving grist to Beijing's vows to boost imports and balance the nation's trade. The country had a tr More… |
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EU trade surplus hits $1.4bn as exports riseThe euro zone had a slightly higher than expected trade surplus in October, non-adjusted data showed on Friday, but the bloc's performance was substantially weaker than a year ago. European Union statistics office Eurostat said the sur More… |
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China trade momentum softens in face of global woesChina's trade surplus narrowed for a second straight month in September, as both imports and exports were lower than expected, reflecting global economic weakness and domestic cooling. The trade data on Thursday prompted the deputy chief o More… |
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China trade surplus shrinks to $18bnChina's trade surplus fell sharply in August to $17.8 billion from $31.5 billion in July as exports pulled back from a record high and imports jumped, indicating that the Asian giant was feeling the pinch from weaker global growth. More… |
