RIYADH: Kuwait’s trade surplus with Japan surged 53.4 percent year-on-year in February to $652 million, driven by energy products, as exports outpaced imports significantly.  

BEIJING: The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday called on China to implement “a comprehensive package of pro-market reforms” to boost a sluggish economy beset by a housing market crisis, low domestic demand and persistently high youth unemployment.

Retail sales dropped by 0.3% in January from a healthy 0.9% jump in December which was led by holiday season sales, Statistics Canada said

By 1240 GMT, the rouble was 0.6% weaker against the dollar at 92.65 and had lost 0.1% to trade at 100.22 versus the euro

NEW YORK/LONDON – The dollar headed toward a second week of gains on Friday, after a slight rate hike in Japan gave the yen a slight reprieve and a surprise cut in Switzerland highlighted the gap in interest rate policy between the Federal Reserve and other central banks.

The indicator reflects the growth in various sections such as “Mining and quarrying” 82.46%, “Manufacturing” 15.85%, “Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply” 1.16%, and “Water supply” 0.53%