Muzaffar Ali assumes charge as Commissioner-IR (OPS) in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Muzaffar Ali Soomro, a BS-19 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Commissioner-IR ...
Year: 2015
Tourist arrivals in Kenya drop 24% in 2 months
NAIROBI: The number of visitors arriving in the country through the main airports dropped by 16 per cent in August ...
KSE crosses psychological barrier of 33,000 level, gains 229pts
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange Wednesday remained in bullish mood and crossed the psychological barrier of 33,000 level as KSE-100 ...
Pak rupee continues to strengthen, reaches 103.40 in interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday further gained value against the US currency both in open market and interbank. According to ...
Kenya to suffers US Fed hikes rates in next week
NAIROBI: Kenya is likely to take a hit economically from the United States' Federal Reserve rate hike expected next week, ...
Australian stocks plunge at close, S&P 200 sheds 28.1pts
PERTH: The Australian sharemarket has closed weaker as banks dragged the bourse lower after a volatile day of trade with ...
Sun capable of producing a superflare
CANADA: Astronomers have spotted a star producing a superflare in our galaxy. The star is quite similar to our Sun ...
More than 1,900 exoplanets or alien planets present around other stars
PARIS: More than 1,900 exoplanets or alien planets are present around other stars. Now, a new research has claimed that ...
Japan stocks end weaker, Nikkei declines 1pc
TOKYO: Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday as sliding oil prices continued to cut risk appetites and offset Japan's better-than-expected machinery ...
Scientists develop camera that captures objects around blind corners
LONDON: Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed a camera that can locate objects around blind corners and detect ...
Universe is not a hologram, researchers
HARROW: It sounds like something drunk physicists might consider after a long night at the university pub: What if the ...
Tokyo stocks flat at end, Nikkei 225 down 191.53pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as investors ditched riskier assets following overnight declines in European and U.S. equity markets on ...
Singapore stocks fall at close, STI down 14.84pts
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday as another month of lower producer prices in China sparked a regional pullback, sending ...
US pork, beef exports show improvement in Oct 2015
WASHINGTON: U.S. pork and beef exports in October edged higher than the previous month, but were still down from a ...
Mamnoon wants improved economic ties with Azerbaijan
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has called for multi-dimensional cooperation between Pakistan and Azerbaijan in all fields including politics, economy, culture, ...
Germany’s trade declines in Oct 2015
FRANKFURT: Germany's trade with the rest of the world weakened in October, as exports and imports declined from September, in ...
Hong Kong stocks retreat by midday, Hang Seng plummets 0.25pc
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks fell Wednesday morning, tracking losses on Wall Street as oil prices sit around seven-year lows, ...
Tokyo stocks sink at lunch time, Nikkei 225 descends 1.08pc
TOKYO: Tokyo shares sank Wednesday morning as a plunge in oil prices hit commodity firms, while a stronger yen also ...
Kenya offers 37% cut in digital signal fees for TV broadcasters
NAIROBI: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has granted Kenya a one-year extension of safeguards against cheap ...
South Korean stocks slip at noon
SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded nearly flat late Wednesday morning as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of a rate-setting ...
