Pak rupee witnesses declining trend

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) would introduce a project - Enhancing IT Exports through Industry Support Programme to boost...

Strategic Trade Policy Framework formulated to boost exports: Khurram

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan has said that his Ministry had formulated the 'Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF)...

Australia ready to cooperate with Pakistan in agriculture, energy sectors: Envoy‏

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was facing some challenges and Australia was ready to cooperate with it in multiple sectors including agriculture,...

Pak-Portugal bilateral trade ties should be enhanced: Envoy

LAHORE: Pakistani entrepreneurs are invited to start joint ventures with their Portuguese counterparts in the sectors of textile, food, rice,...

Imports rebound at southern California ports

WASHINGTON: The two busiest U.S. ports on Thursday reported slight growth in imports, the latest sign that many companies are...

Trade volume at ports declines by 60% in Nigeria

WASHINGTON: Chief Remi Ogungbemi, the Chairman, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) on said trade volume at the nation’s ports...

South Africa R7 bln commits to new port facilities

CAPE TOWN: South Africa President Jacob Zuma has announced that R7 billion has been committed to new port facilities. Delivering...

General aviation airplane shipments fall slightly in 2015

WASHINGTON: General aviation airplane shipments fell slightly last year, from 2,376 aircraft delivered in 2014 to 2,267 in 2015, representing...

Adani ports Q3 profit jump 26% at Rs 645 crore

NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Friday reported a 26 per cent jump in consolidated...

Robot orders, shipments in North America set new records in 2015

LONDON: Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2015, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the...

Iraq oil revenues on just 15% of level 2 years ago

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil revenues have sunk to just 15 percent of their value two years ago, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...

India’s retail inflation marginally hits to 5.69% in Jan

NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation marginally inched up to 5.69% in January, from 5.61% in December. This is the fifth...

Ghana’s inflation quickens to 19% in Jan

ACCRA: Ghana's inflation quickened to 19 percent in January from 17.7 percent recorded the previous month due to increases in...

Bangladesh Petroleum Corp issues first tender to buy oil in 15 years

DHAKA: Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) has issued its first tender to buy oil products in 15 years, in a move...

Congress bans import of forced labor products

WASHINGTON: A bill headed for President Barack Obama this week includes a provision that would ban U.S. imports of fish...

India’s tea exports to Pakistan rises 56%

NEW DELHI: India’s tea exports to Pakistan rose by 56 per cent to Rs. 139.74 crore in the first nine...

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala seeks $2 bln loan refinancing

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi state-owned investment fund Mubadala is talking to banks to raise a loan worth up to $2...

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...

Nepal resumes regular fuel distribution after crisis