Foreigners visiting India on medical visa grew by 16 pct: tourism minister2018-12-18
Foreigners visiting India on medical visa registered a growth of nearly 16 percent during the year 2017 as compared to the previous year, said Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons.

Floating bridge put into use on China-Russia border2018-12-14
A floating bridge has been put into use on the border in northeast China with Russia for personnel transport in winter between the two countries.

S. Africa's debt-ridden electricity utility gets French funding to enhance power transmission2018-12-14
South Africa's electricity utility Eskom said on Thursday that it has secured a loan worth 1.5 billion rand (about 107 million U.S. dollars) from French Development Agency (AFD) to enhance power transmission.

S. Africa's electricity utility refutes criticism over load shedding2018-12-12
South Africa's electricity utility Eskom on Tuesday refuted criticism over frequent load shedding that has gripped the country for more than one month.

Yamal LNG project reaches full production capacity2018-12-12
Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Arctic Russia officially commissioned the third or last production line here Tuesday and thus reached its full capacity.

Brazil's financial market lowers 2018 growth forecast2018-12-11
Brazil's financial market has lowered its growth forecast for 2018 to 1.3 percent, the central bank said on Monday.

S. Africa's electricity utility urged to provide clariity over worsening power shortage2018-12-10
Calls emerged on Sunday for electricity utility Eskom to provide clarity over the re-implementation of power cuts that have gripped the country for more than one month.

Russian inflation rises to 3.8 pct in November2018-12-07
Russia's annual inflation rate rose to 3.8 percent in November, from 3.5 percent in October and 3.4 percent in September, the Russian Federal Statistics Service said Thursday.

India's exports to China steadily rising for 3 years, says federation chief2018-12-07
India's exports to China have been increasing over the past three years, said president of Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) Ganesh Kumar Gupta on Thursday.

S. Africa launches special economic zone outside Cape Town2018-12-07
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) outside Cape Town.

Petition launched in S. Africa to break monopoly on electricity generation2018-12-06
A nationwide petition was launched on Wednesday in South Africa with the aim of breaking monopoly on electricity generation amid worsening blackouts.

Foreign investors retain trust in Russia's sovereign debt despite sanctions: finance ministry2018-12-05
The Russian Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it had closed the sale of 1 billion euros (about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars) of Eurobonds, which showed that foreign investors have retained trust in Russia's sovereign debt despite sanctions.

India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent2018-12-05
India's central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent.

S. African president calls for BRICS efforts to improve economic growth2018-12-05
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday called on the BRICS countries to work to improve economic growth and better the lives of people.