BERLIN: Strong foreign trade and buoyant consumption drove Europe’s largest economy to better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, federal statistics office Destatis said yesterday. GDP grew by 0.4 percent between April and June, adjusted for seasonal, calendar and price effects — twice as fast as analysts surveyed by Factset predicted. However, the final figure, which confirmed a preliminary Destatis reading earlier this month, represented a slowdown from the unexpectedly strong 0.7 percent expansion in the first quarter.
Lahore Appraisement foils bid to smuggle goods, items worth Rs1.36b
LAHORE: The Collector of Customs Appraisement West Zahra Haider has foiled a bid to smuggle goods and articles worth Rs1.36...