Urbanisation giving Pakistan potential to boost economy: WB
ISLAMABAD: A new World Bank report has said that urbanisation is giving Pakistan potential to transform its economy to join ...
Year: 2015
FBR directed to obtain proof of payment for non-LC imports
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to take necessary measures to curb illegal ...
SAARC countries need to promote inter-economic cooperation: Arjun Bahadur
LAHORE: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Arjun Bahadur Thapa has underscored the need for promotion of ...
Court extends judicial remand of suspect involved in cloth smuggling of Rs 8m
LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has extended judicial remand of a suspect who was arrested by ...
Dar hails MPCL’s plans to add 200 MMSCF gas to the system
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met a delegation of Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) led by its Managing ...
Tonga’s inflation rate decreases by 2.1%
NUKUʻALOFA: Tonga's inflation rate has decreased by 2.1 percent as a result of lower prices for both imported and domestic ...
Ecuador’s inflation rate falls to 3.40% in Nov
QUITO: Ecuador's inflation rate fell to 3.40 percent in the 12 months to the end of November, the government's statistics ...
Inflation soars to 1.1% in Nov 2015
MANILA: Inflation kicked up to 1.1 percent in November from a record low of 0.4 percent in October due to ...
Japan to reduce plan issuance of Govt bonds for fiscal 2015
TOKYO: Japan will reduce its planned issuance of government bonds for fiscal 2015 by about 450 billion yen ($3.63 billion) ...
Japan stainless steel scrap imports surge in Oct 2015
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of stainless steel scrap increased ...
Jamaica Customs Agency sets to handle increase in shipments
LONDON: The Jamaica Customs Agency says it is in a full state of readiness to handle the expected increase in ...
IDC expects growth for smartphone shipments in 2015
WASHINGTON: According to new figures by the International Data Corporation (IDC), a market analysis and research firm, 2015 will be ...
IBM targets $1b in revenues in 2016
WASHINGTON: International Business Machines Corporation IBM is targeting $1 billion in revenues in 2016 from its cloud infrastructure business, SoftLayer, ...
Indiana beats Nov revenue target by $21.3m
NEW DELHI: Indiana beat its November revenue target by $21.3 million, or 2.1 percent, as Hoosiers last month earned more ...
Ministry to promote flow of FDI into agricultural sector
HANOI: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was drafting policies to promote the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) ...
Ministry of Construction expected total social housing space develop in 2015
HANOI: The Ministry of Construction expected the total social housing space developed this year to cross 1 million square metres, ...
Emaar, Bitexco to construct $1.34b urban area in Vietnam
HCM CITY: The Dubai-based Emaar Properties PJSC and local property developer Bitexco have been assigned the task of developing a ...
Domestic real estate market continues recovery in Nov
HANOI: The domestic real estate market continued its recovery in November, and conditions are expected to last into the new ...
Vietnam database of real estate market to develop
HANOI: A national database of the real estate market will be developed in an effort to provide basic market indicators ...
Woodstock Chamber sells building, plans to move to city hall
NEW YORK: The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce has sold its building and will be moving into City Hall at the ...
