Nepal inflation hits 7-year high of 12.1%
KATHMANDU: As a result of Tarai strikes and disruption of trade routes, inflation rate reached nearly seven year high of...
VPT to provide transit facilities to Nepal-bound cargo
KATHMANDU: Following the recent visit by Nepalese prime minister KP Shamra Oli's visit to India, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT)...
Sinopec plant resumes diesel export after 5-mth gap
LONDON: A Sinopec Corp -operated refinery in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin resumed exporting diesel this month after a...
9,090MW by 2017: Nawaz for timely completion of power projects
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, chairing meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy, Monday directed timely completion of different ongoing...
Kingspan reports 47% increase in 2015 revenues
WASHINGTON: Building materials group Kingspan has reported a 72% jump in its trading profit for 2015, on the back of...
Pak Post being made profitable thru public-private partnership
ISLAMABAD: The government is making Pakistan Post a profit-oriented organisation through reformed agenda and public-private partnership. They are endeavouring to...
Int’l conference on halal foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics kicks off
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain Monday inaugurated an international conference on halal foods, pharmaceuticals and...
Australia’s Tasmanian fruit exports to Asian markets
CANBERRA: Australia's Tasmanian fruit exports to Asian markets could be under threat if climate change brings the fruit fly into...
Oman’s Port of Duqm starts mineral exports
MUSCAT: Port of Duqm has successfully started the loading of its first shipment of dolomite from the port’s commercial quay....
Bangladesh’s plastic exports fall 14% in July-Jan
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s exports earnings from the plastic sector dropped 14% to $51.73m in the first seven months of this fiscal...
Cement sale increases by 15.57%, export declines by 25%
LAHORE: The cement’s domestic sales increased in double digits during the last four months, however, the exports continued to decline....
CAA rejects rumours of closing flight ops at Peshawar Airport
ISLAMABAD: Civil Aviation Authority has refuted the rumours of closing Peshawar Airport for flight operations. The spokesperson of the Authority...
SECP registers Pakistan Airways as subsidiary of PIA
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered Pakistan Airways as subsidiary of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)....
Local autos’ sale surged to 179,953 units in 2015
ISLAMABAD: The auto sale of manufactured and assembled in Pakistan has surged to 179,953 units in 2015 from 136,888 units...
India’s crude oil import bill for current fiscal may fall 45%
NEW DELHI: India's crude oil import bill for the current fiscal is likely to be $62 billion, nearly half of...
Port Metro Vancouver numbers point to steady trade
OTTAWA: New trade statistics from Vancouver’s busy Pacific port show the continued resilience and diversity of Canada’s economy, despite stagnant...
Shipping intelligence report of Karachi Port
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on...
Swatch profit tumbles on strong Swiss franc
GENEVA: Swatch posted a 21-percent-drop in its annual net profit here the other day, as the world's biggest watch group...
France raises tax rebate to lure more int’l productions
PARIS: The land of iconic locations such as Versailles and the Eiffel Tower … the country of Bond-pic car chases...
Sialkot RTO arranges seminars, meetings to make VTCS successful
SIALKOT: The Regional Tax Office has arranged seminars and several meetings with the local business community and various stakeholders to...
