Sri Lanka to close Colombo airport from January 2017 to April 2017

ISLAMABAD: The ministry of housing and works has planned to launch a mega housing project under which 1,200 flats would...

Punjab govt to provide 5m smart phones to farmers

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide smart phones to five million small farmers to educate them on the...

Incentives for oversees Pakistanis can drop Remittances register decline :APBF

LAHORE: As the remittances have registered a decline of more than 36 percent, the All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has...

Turkish Businessmen keen to set up partnerships in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A business delegation of Busra Province of Turkey visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Turgay Yel,...

Govt should take steps to enhance exports: Syed Zia Alamdar Hussain

FAISALABAD: Government must revisit its economic policies in addition to exploring nontraditional markets and diversifying its exports, said Syed Zia...

British economy escapes Brexit blow, for now

LONDON: Britain’s high streets are heaving with shoppers despite June’s shock vote to leave the European Union, big companies have...

Kuwait oil price down 17 percents, stands at $43.69 pb

KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down Thursday by 17 cents to settle at $43.69 per barrel as opposed...

Taiwanese convenience store growth at six-year low; average spending up

TAIPEI: The pace of growth in the number of convenience stores in Taiwan last year fell to its lowest in...

Fiat chief rejects complaints over US sales reports

WASHINGTON: Allegations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) NV falsified US sales data are meritless and the company’s financial reports are...

One in 4 euros unpaid in first income tax installments

ATHENS: Around one in four euros of the first INSTALLMENT of income tax has not been paid due to the...

Competition pushes cost of auto insurance down 40 pct

ATHENS: Greek Car Insurance rates have been nosediving in the past few years, dropping 40 percent from 2010 to the...

July bank deposits drop by 160 mln euros

ATHENS: Greek bank deposits fell again in July after rising for the previous two months according to data released by...

Hong Kong bans all poultry imports from bird flu hit Togo

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has announced a total ban on the importation of poultry meat...

Finance ministry rethinks tax-free car imports by overseas Vietnamese

HANOI: The Finance Ministry has proposed ending a long-running policy that grants import tariff and value-added tax exemptions to cars...

PIAF lauds govt’s decision to refund Rs50b

LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front has appreciated the decision of the government to disburse one-fourth of the total...

NHA spent over Rs 30.544b on maintenance of highways, motorways in 3 yrs

ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) spent Rs 30,544.657 million (over Rs 30.544 billion) on maintenance of national highways and motorways...

9.5m bales target: Record cotton production expected in Punjab

MULTAN: Record cotton production is expected this year in Punjab as the current crop situation is very good. The Agriculture...

Dar expresses satisfaction over divestment process of PSX

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has expressed satisfaction over the divestment process being facilitated by the Securities and...

Dar reviews ongoing projects of FWO