BEIJING: Construction, real estate, finance and consumer services will become the last four sectors to switch from business tax to...

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Mines and Minerals Ch Sher Ali Khan has inaugurated a three-day 5th International Renewable Energy and...

ISLAMABAD: The circular debt of power sector has surged to Rs337.7 billion whereas the total receivables amount has increased to...

BEIJING: China's State-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw profit declines accelerate in the first two months of 2016 as they are hit...

BEIJING: China's social security fund manager on Friday said its investment return for 2015 was 15.1 percent, up from 11.4...

PARIS: France's consumer confidence index about the economic and financial situation decreased by one point in March from a month...

DUBLIN: Gardaí netted an estimated €120,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis and arrested three people during searches in Dublin on...

SINGAPORE: Five people have been arrested and more than 2kg of drugs worth an estimated $156,000 were seized in a...

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Shariah compliant banking has tremendous growth potential and the government is determined...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday, achieving their first gain in three sessions, on the back of...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that the payment of annual licensing fees will be...

GENEVA: Swiss watch exports fell for an eighth consecutive month as shipments to Hong Kong extended a one-year rut caused...

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), through a notification, has empowered the Inland Revenue department to probe into the suspected...

SIALKOT: Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Mansur Ahmed has said that the SCCI will continue its tradition...

SIALKOT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) nabbed 184 accused during first three months of year 2016 and recovered Rs 6...

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has suggested increase in taxes on tobacco products in the upcoming budget (2016-17). The recommendations...

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce, Muhammad Ali Malkani, while welcoming Karachi Chamber’s effort to promote positive image of...

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to chairman FBR, collector of customs, and deputy attorney general Pakistan to file...

WARSAW: Poland's Finance Ministry could lower to 1 billion zlotys ($262.2 million) the mining tax paid almost solely by state-controlled...

WASHINGTON: Ghana’s producer price inflation (PPI) fell to 14.5 percent year-on-year in February from a revised figure of 16.9 percent...