SIALKOT: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) is still creating hurdles for tax returners. Sources told...

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review and finalize arrangements for the visit of Dr....

CANBERRA: Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-biggest iron ore exporter, said second-quarter shipments rose 3.8%, beating analyst estimates, as costs...

WASHINGTON: The demise of the tablet seems inevitable, as shipments percentage dropped in double digits for the first time ever....

MANILA: Lower food and utility prices after the holiday season likely dampened inflation in January, the chief economist of the...

BERLIN: Inflation is gradually creeping higher in Germany but is still a long way off the European Central Bank’s target...

KATHMANDU: With international oil prices slumping to 12-year low, the government may look at reimposing 5 per cent customs duty...

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex exported just 1.008 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in December,...

DHAKA: The government is planning to give the pharmaceutical industry a boost with cash incentives for exports. “I can assure...

NEW DELHI: Dabur India Ltd on Thursday reported a 12.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended 31 December,...

CHILE: Claudia Carbonell, director of the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (PASO) reported that beef exports in 2015 were...

RIYADH: A Saudi man was arrested for attempting to smuggle 14 bottles of liquor in his underwear into the Kingdom,...

AMMAN: Coverage of third generation (3G) mobile services in Jordan stands at 98 per cent, while 98 per cent of...

HANOI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Viet Nam rose impressively by 101.2 per cent to more than US$1.33 billion in...

HCM CITY: Standard Chartered Bank expects Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 6.9 per cent, higher than...

HANOI: Viet Nam's shrimp exports to the US are expected to rise in 2016, the Viet Nam Association of Seafood...

HANOI: The Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company announced net revenue of nearly VND1.7 trillion (US$76 million) and after-tax profits...

MUSCAT: BankDhofar posted a net profit growth of 15.62 per cent in 2015 at OMR46.77 million as against OMR40.45 million...

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) has seized Rs 5.66 billion worth of 2.31 tons drugs, including 2,273kg hashish, 31.7kg heroin...

MUSCAT: Oman government on Thursday signed an oil concession agreement with Hydrocarbon Finder to take over an existing block on...