Ecnec okays Rs 85.2billion worth of six projects
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), under the chair of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has approved...
Japanese iron ore imports fall in Jan
TOKYO: The trade statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) for the month of January this year indicates...
Atlanta Braves eye North Port for training facility
NORTH PORT: The Atlanta Braves are on the hunt for a new Spring Training facility. The move follows other Major...
Port sets new record in containerised cargo handling
WASHINGTON: V.O. Chidambaranar Port here has achieved a momentous landmark in container handling by surpassing the previous financial year’s container...
Tax revenue records 46% growth in Punjab: Ghous Pasha
LAHORE: The tax revenue in Punjab has registered a growth of over 46 percent following the incentives introduced by the...
Govt relaxes cabotage rules to boost transshipment
WASHINGTON: To promote transhipment at Indian ports, the Union shipping ministry has allowed some relaxations in cabotage rules. Cabotage is...
Ruakura inland port gets crucial resource consents
LONDON: Tainui Group Holdings, the property arm of Waikato-Tainui, says work should begin within a year on its huge Ruakura...
FBR collects Rs 1,836b till 7th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 1,836 billion revenue from the start of ongoing fiscal year up...
Transnet National Ports Authority allocates R7bn to build new port facilities
WASHINGTON: Transnet National Ports Authority has allocated R7bn to build new port facilities to grow South Africa’s ocean economy.Two hundred...
Role of business community is crucial for economic uplift of country, says Dastgir
LAHORE: Role of business community is crucial for economic uplift of the country which is highest priority of the present...
Sialkot FIA apprehends 7 human traffickers
SIALKOT: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team has nabbed 7 human traffickers from Gujranwala, Sialkot during different raids. Reportedly, FIA deputy...
ICCI launches ‘Women Business Growth Centre’ to promote women entrepreneurs
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has launched “Women Business Growth Centre” (WBGC) to focus on promotion...
Qaim to give due consideration to KCCI proposals for Sindh Budget 2016-17
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, while assuring to give due consideration to Karachi Chamber’s Proposals for Sindh...
Overall TV shipments decline in 2015
WASHINGTON: The abrupt weakening of global demand for TV sets, combined with continued LCD capacity expansion, caused an oversupply in...
Chile’s inflation rate fall for first time in 3 months in Feb
LONDON: Chile’s inflation rate fell for the first time in three months in February after the economy expanded at the...
Taiwan’s inflation rises for 6th straight month
TAIPEI: Taiwan's consumer prices rose for the sixth straight month in February from a year earlier, as a sharp jump...
BPPL to get NOC nod to sell petrol
KATHMANDU: At a time when the situation is gradually normalising along with increased supply from Indian Oil Corporation, Nepal Oil...
Tanzania inflation at 5.6% in year to Feb
LONDON: Tanzanian inflation eased in February as food prices rose more slowly, the statistics office said on Tuesday. The National Bureau...
Japan’s MOF considers cut inflation linked bond sales
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Finance is considering reducing its issuance of inflation-linked Japanese government bonds in the next fiscal year,...
Poland unemployment stood at 10.3% in Feb
WARSAW: Unemployment in Poland stood at 10.3 percent in February, the same as in January but 1.6 percentage points lower...
