94,704-tonne cargos on 2,525 TEUs arrive at Port Qasim
KARACHI: Three ships carrying containers and edible oil were berthed at Qasim International containers terminals and liquid cargo terminal respectively....
Samsung to uncover concept TVs at CES 2016 Booth
LAHORE: The IT giant Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd is going to unveils concept TVs at its CES 2016 Booth, for the...
Pak rupee gains value in cash-free market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday again gained some value against the US dollar in cash-free market. According to the local...
Pakistan public debt increased by Rs 762b in Q1 to Rs18 trillion
ISLAMABAD: The country’s public debt surged by Rs 762 billion during first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year 2015-16 to...
Govt urged to establish pharma council to increase exports to $5b
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has been asked to establish Pharma Export Council to increase the annual exports to $5 billion...
Redesign Nishtarabad project, Khattak directs authorities
PESHAWAR: With the aim to facilitate the locals, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the authorities concerned to redesign the...
World’s Halal food industry to be worth $3.7 trillion by 2019
LONDON: The Global Islamic Economy Report has predicted that the world’s Halal food industry would become $3.7 trillion worth of...
Vietnam to cut tariffs on Laos imports
HANOI: Many goods imported from Laos will enjoy a reduction of 50 per cent of tariffs between February 14, 2016,...
Germany soothes Polish gas pipeline fears
BERLIN: German vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel here the other day sought to allay Poland's concerns over plans to build a...
Norway, Kenya to cooperate in Oil for development
OSLO: Kenya has requested assistance from Norway in developing its petroleum sector. Through the programme Oil for Development, Norway will...
Danske Bank ends up with a solid 2015
COPENHAGEN: Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark with 5 million consumer customers in northern Europe, ended 2015 with a...
Record tourism brings boost to Spain’s economic recovery
MADRID: Spain's economy rose 3.2 percent in 2015, official figures showed here the other day, its second year of growth...
Canadian auto sales jump almost 10% in January
OTTAWA: Canadian auto sales soared 9.6 per cent in January, with 11 different brands reporting double-digit growth. Continuing the trend...
EU backs easing of Ireland’s budget targets by €1.5bn
DUBLIN: The European Commission has backed moves to grant Ireland up to €1.5 billion in additional “fiscal space” for new...
Philippines Customs seizes smuggled rice worth P118-million
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized over a hundred containers of illegally imported rice from Thailand — the biggest...
Hungary exports of machinery, transport equipment to hit 4.742 billion euros in Nov
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s automotive and food industries continued to support the country’s trade surplus in November, a second reading of data...
$1.8b project: PM reviews progress on 1,320MW Sahiwal coal power plant
SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reviewed the progress on $1.8 billion Sahiwal Coal Power Project that would add 1320...
UBS shares slide despite soaring profits for 2015
GENEVA: Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday posted a 79-percent higher net profit for 2015, beating analyst expectations, with tax...
French economy sees fastest growth in four years
PARIS: France’s struggling economy recorded its biggest annual growth for four years in 2015 at 1.1 percent, according to provisional...
Dr Arslan Subuctageen takes charge as Islamabad Collector
ISLAMABAD: Dr Arslan Subuctageen, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20 has assumed the charge of the post of Collector,...
