ISLAMABAD: The performance allowance of Asif Ali Mian, Pakistan Custom officer, which was discontinued due to his deputation with FIA...

JAKARTA: Indonesia registered a slight increase in its foreign reserves, from US$107.5 billion in March to 107.7 billion last month,...

CANBERRA: It has been widely reported that Australia has relaxed its embargo on air cargo coming in directly from Bangladesh....

HELSINKI: Nokia's net sales dropped more than expected but operating profits (non-International Financial Reporting Standards) increased in the first quarter...

BRUSSELS: Qatar-Belgium bilateral trade volume has hit nearly €1.3bn in 2015, and both the countries are working very closely to...

HELSINKI: Output of total industries adjusted for working days was 1.7 per cent lower in March 2016 than twelve months...

DOHA: Doha Bank yesterday got shareholders approval to raise up to $5bn through Certificate of Deposits (CDs) and Commercial Papers...

MUSCAT: Proving its constant upward performance, Bank Nizwa announced its highest ever profit returns to depositors availing of its Mudaraba...

KUWAIT: Agility yesterday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016, reporting a net profit of KD 13.1...

TOKYO: Japan Post Bank Co Ltd plans to allocate "a few hundred billion yen" toward alternative assets such as private...

PARIS: Global integrated oil and gas company TOTAL S.A. TOT announced that it will acquire Saft Group following an agreement...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Ceylon Tobacco Company's profit after tax (PAT) stood at Rs. 3.06 billion for the three months ended...

HANOI: Ten domestic commercial banks have been piloting Basel II, a set of banking regulations put forth by the Basel...

TOKYO: Kobe city in Japan has started recruiting over 1000 ICT engineers from Rwanda under a deal that could help...

HONG KONG: In Q1 2016, total investment turnover in Asia Pacific declined by 36% q-o-q as investors generally turned more...

BANGKOK: A leading researcher has urged authorities to evaluate Thailand’s rapidly growing fresh produce export trade into Vietnam, following the...

SEOUL: The soundness of Korean banks is significantly lower than those of the US, Canada and North Europe. Risk management...

OSLO: Norway's white-collar crimes police unit on Tuesday established a telephone hotline for people seeking to confess to tax evasion...

SINGAPORE: Singapore firms inked agreements on Wednesday for 16 projects spanning hi-tech manufacturing and modern services in Liaoning, China. Almost...

DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland has lost a £27m (€34.2m) tax avoidance case in the UK after an attempt to exploit...