Ghana-India trade hits $2 bln
NEW DELHI: Ghana’s trade with India has for the first time touched $2 billion in favour of Ghana, the Indian...
India’s growth potential much higher than 7%
NEW DELHI: India’s growth potential is much higher than seven per cent and can be eight to nine per cent,...
HK customs officers seizes 48kg of cocaine hidden in container from Panama
VICTORIA: Four suspected drug traffickers were arrested after Hong Kong customs officers seized about 48kg of suspected cocaine among a...
Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 6.32% in Dec
WASHINGTON: Retail inflation for industrial workers fell to 6.32 per cent in December as certain food items became cheaper. The...
Polish police detains 58 Ukrainians
WARSAW: Police working with border guards and customs officers found over 5 million cigarettes at the site, said police spokeswoman...
Cooking gas stock enough to half-fill 1.2 mln cylinders
KATHMANDU: Many consumers still cannot get cooking gas even though adequate stocks exist to satisfy all the customers by distributing...
Australia’s Qube raises stakes in pursuit of terminal operator Patrick
CANBERRA: Australia’s Qube Holdings has upped the ante in its quest for full control of Patrick, Oceania’s largest stevedore and...
Costa Rica’s industrial metals exports decline in Dec
WASHINGTON: Costa Rica's industrial metals exports declined in December, with steel and aluminum leading the drop. Industrial metals exports were...
Iraq inks $328 mln deal with GE to boost power production
BAGHDAD: Iraq has signed a $328 million deal with U.S. company General Electric that will boost power output during peak...
Govt reduces prices of all petroleum products by Rs 5/litre
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday reduced prices of all the petroleum products by Rs 5 per litre for the month...
Positive economic indicators being acknowledged by world: Nawaz
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday said the world appreciated the economic gains, achieved by his government in the shortest...
SPI inflation increases by 0.06%
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 28 for the combined...
Saudi Fund for Development deposits $60 mln for Palestinian Authority
RIYADH: Saudi Fund for Development has deposited an amount of $ 60 million in the Palestinian Finance Ministry's account. In...
Timelines for energy projects should be strictly followed: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Finance, Ishaq Dar chaired a high level meeting to review progress on development projects in the power...
Bangladeshi export earnings rise to $3.2 bln last Dec
DHAKA: Bangladeshi export earnings rose to $3.2bn last December, thereby setting a new record for the South Asian country. This...
84,000 blocked BISP members can get new cards: Marvi
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon Saturday said that 84,000 beneficiaries of the programme whose cards have...
Tevta institutions to remain closed from Feb1-6
LAHORE: The Technical Education and Vocational Authority (Tevta) has announced to close its institutions across the province for one week...
S. Korea plans to export rice to China for first time in Feb
SEOUL: South Korea plans to export rice to China for the first time in February after both sides agreed on...
Google deal prompts call for corporate sales tax in UK
LONDON: The corporate tax system should be radically overhauled in the wake of the row over how much Google should...
CPEC will be guarantee of economic stability in region: Ukrainian envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ukrainian Ambassador to Pakistan Volodymyr Lakomov has said that a large number of investors from his country want to...
