HAVANA, (ST)- The Syrian delegation participating in the 37th Havana International Fair last night held meetings with Cuban economic officials with the purpose of boosting economic ties between the two countries.

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YOKOHAMA: Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday slashed its full-year sales and profit forecast as it struggles with weak demand in Japan, the US and Europe, as well as the arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn.
Nissan downgraded its net profit forecast to 110 billion yen ($1 billion) for the fiscal year to March 2020, compared with an earlier estimate of 170 billion yen.
Full-year sales are now estimated at 10.6 trillion yen, down from 11.3 trillion yen previously forecast.
Incoming chief financial officer Stephen Ma said: “Sales in China outpaced the market but sales in other key regions including the US, Europe"...

SHANGHAI: Chinese shoppers snapped up food supplements, facial masks and baby milk powder at the world’s largest shopping festival, with brands such as L’Oreal and Nestle among the biggest winners, Alibaba data showed.
The Chinese e-commerce giant’s annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz on Monday brought in a record 268.4 billion yuan ($38.38 billion) in sales, more than six times the amount of online sales made in the United States on Black Friday last year.
It kicked off this year’s 24-hour shopping bonanza with a live performance by US pop star Taylor Swift followed by the live-streamed marketing of"...

NEW YORK: United States President Donald Trump is scheduled to discuss the country’s trade policy at the Economic Club of New York, and the markets are likely to hang on every word.
Trump’s lunchtime address at the club, which has hosted US presidents including Woodrow Wilson and John F Kennedy, as well as foreign leaders like former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese premier Li Keqiang, will be closely watched by investors anxious for any positive news about his administration’s long-running trade war with China.
“You can expect the president to highlight how his policies of lower taxes, deregulation,"...

Damascus, SANA – Prime Minister Imad Khamis approved the allocation of SYP 10 billion to city councils and administrative units in provinces for establishing small and medium-sized development projects.

This came during a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by governors.
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Khamis also approved the formation of a work group to follow up on the implementation of those projects in a manner that takes into account the priorities and unique characteristics of each province, and that leads to developing local resources and creating job opportunities.

SeaLead Shipping, a leading multi-national, privately-owned shipping company, which is specialised in Red Sea, Gulf, India Sub-Continent, and South East Asia connections, has announced a digital transformation partnership at SAP Select in Berlin, Germany.

SeaLead will deploy SAP S/4HANA and SAP Transportation Management solutions for driving more efficient trade across 18 countries in the Middle East and Asia, said a statement.

On the implementation of these solutions, SeaLead will be able to enhance its service levels to its clients to the highest level by having real-time visibility and control over its end-to-end"...