Italian diplomat for enlarging scope of trade partnership
KARACHI: Consul General of Italy Gianluca Rubagotti, while stressing the need to further increase cooperation between Italy and Pakistan, said...
Vietnam’s garment industry eyes $30 bln exports
HANOI: Many Vietnamese textile and garment companies have received enough orders to stay busy for at least the first half...
Canadian Solar increases shipment, revenue for 2015
OTTAWA: ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has revised upwards shipments and revenue guidance for the full-year 2015....
UK inflation rises in Jan as fuel price fall eases
LONDON: UK inflation edged up to a 12 month high in January, as a fall in petrol prices eased. Inflation,...
Loss of operating banks in Ukraine comes to UAH 66.6 bln in 2015
KIEV: The loss of Ukrainian banks (excluding insolvent) amounted to UAH 66.6 billion in 2015, whereas in 2014 this figure...
Russian vodka exports fall 40%
MOSCOW: Russian exports of vodka and other alcoholic beverages dropped sharply last year due to the Ukraine conflict and Western...
Dubai-Korea trade in first 9 months of 2015 scored AED 21 bln
DUBAI: H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, the Director of Dubai Customs, has received the Republic of Korea's Consul General in Dubai ...
KY’s tourism industry loses $432 mln in August revenues
NAIROBI: The drop in tourism business in August from July in 2014 cost the Kentucky economy $432 million. The tourism...
Nawaz directs NAB not to harass govt officials on corruption charges
BAHAWALPUR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) not to ‘harassing’ government employees on alleged corruption...
Airbus got 1,190 orders worth $159.9b in 2015
PARIS: Airbus revised upwards its 2015 net aircraft order book on Tuesday after it received orders very late in December....
Govt mulling to fix LNG price at $12 per mmbtu
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is mulling to fix price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at $12 per mmbtu. The Oil...
Smuggling causing Rs 900b annual losses: TCR report
ISLAMABAD: Tax Reforms Commission (TRC), in its investigative report on the smuggled items, has revealed that the country’s economy is...
Asustek sees slight drop in 4Q15 revenues
WASHINGTON: Asustek Computer's fourth-quarter-2015 revenues were NT$123.99 billion (US$3.7 billion), down 2.4% on year while operating profits were NT$5.58 billion,...
Polish GDP growth in 2015 fastest in 4 years
WARSAW: The Polish economy grew by 3.9 percent year on year in the last quarter of 2015, the highest figure...
Retail trade sales increase 1.6% in Dec 2015
HELSINKI: Retail trade sales increased by 1.6 per cent in December 2015 from December 2014, according to Statistics Finland. Growth...
Zulfiqar Younus takes charge as Collector in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: Zulfiqar Younus, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20, has assumed the charge of the post of Collector, Model...
Taiwan’s exports fall 13% YOY to $22.2 bln in Jan
TAIPEI: Taiwan's exports fell 13 percent year-on-year to US$22.2 billion in January, declining for the 12th straight month, according to...
Shazia Abid takes charge as Karachi Commissioner-IR (Zone-IV)
ISLAMABAD: Shazia Abid, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Commissioner-IR (Zone-IV),...
Addl Commissioners-IR Tariq, Mumtaz assume charge
ISLAMABAD: Tariq Hussain Sheikh, a BS-19 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Additional...
Assist Directors Audit, Auditor transferred
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred/posted two Assistant Directors (Audit) and Auditor with immediate effect. According to the...
