UK Port to receive multi-million boost
LONDON: In a bid to expand the Port of Dundee, Forth Ports, which are the company that own the port,...
SCCI to develop own B2B E-Commerce website to facilitate traders
SIALKOT: Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in continuation of its legacy of imparting innovative practices and initiatives for the...
Efforts underway to bring down street crimes soon: Mushtaq Maher
KARACHI: Additional Inspector General of Karachi Police Mushtaq Ahmed Maher has said that controlling street crimes was a serious challenge...
WB country director calls on Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Country Director, Patchamuthu Illangovan called on Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar here. Illangovan expressed his gratitude for...
ECC approves continuation of reduced rate of 0.3% WHT on non-filers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC)...
Cellular company generates Rs 26.8b during Q4, 2015
ISLAMABAD: A mobile phone operator, cellular company has generated Rs 26.8 billion during Q4, 2015, up from Rs 25.5 billion...
Pakistan offers immense opportunities for Australians in mining, other expertise: Ayaz Sadiq
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that Pakistan and Australia enjoyed cordial relations based on common interest and...
Pakistan becoming safe haven for foreign investors
ISLAMABAD: D-8 conference held in Islamabad has sent a soft and positive message to the world that Pakistan is a...
Vietnam’s Jan coffee exports increase 11.5%
HANOI: Vietnam, the world's largest robusta producer, exported 170,000 tonnes (2.83 million 60-kg bags) of coffee in January, up 11.5...
Rail shipments of coal slump at start of 2016
WASHINGTON: US shipments of coal by rail have started the year significantly lower than the same period in 2015, according...
Ivory Coast consumer inflation rate falls to 0.3% in Jan
LONDON: Consumer price inflation in Ivory Coast fell to 0.3 percent year-on-year in January, down from 1.3 percent in December,...
S. Africa’s inflation rises to 6.2% in Jan
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's inflation rose 6.2 percent in January compared with the same period a year ago as food prices...
Media streamer shipments to reach 60m in 2019
WASHINGTON: The global market for media streaming devices and over-the-top (OTT) boxes is expected to approach 60 million shipments in...
New Indian rule puts BD’s rubber export in jeopardy
DHAKA: A new Indian step has put Bangladesh's rubber export in peril, reducing the price of the item by one-fourth...
Iraq follows Iran by avoiding commitment to oil freeze
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Thursday stopped short of saying it would curb production of oil to prop up sagging prices, saying...
Customs duty rises on sale of power from SEZ
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday raised the customs duty on sale of power from plants located in special economic...
Portugal car sales continue to improve
LISBON: The number of new cars leaving showroom floors in Portugal has carried over growth from last year into 2016....
National Gas terminates chief executive officer
MUSCAT: National Gas Company said that the company’s board has decided to terminate the services of its chief executive officer...
Elenia raises power transfer fee from April
HELSINKI: The power company Elenia will increase its electricity transfer fee from April. The impact of the increase on the...
Trade ministry defends Saudi sheep farm
RIYADH: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is defending a controversial sheep farm in Saudi Arabia, saying that the...
