Singapore’s job vacancies decline in 2015 amid softer economic conditions
SINGAPORE: Singapore's job vacancies declined in 2015 amid softer economic conditions, said the Ministry of Manpower in its "Job Vacancies...
Pfizer sees 2016 revenue, profit below estimates
NEW YORK: US drugmaker Pfizer Inc, which is in the process of buying Botox-maker Allergan Plc for US$160 billion, forecast...
Logistics sees expansion in January
BEIJING: China’s logistics sector continued to expand in January although the upcoming Spring Festival holiday affected business activity, an industry...
Eurozone jobless rate drops for 15th month
BRUSSELS: Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone fell in December for the 15th month running to its lowest level in a...
Xinjiang’s foreign trade grows 40% over 5 years
URUMQI: Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwest China has made 770 billion yuan ($116.8 billion) from foreign trade from 2011...
Two IR officers assume charge as Second Secretaries
ISLAMABAD: Two Inland Revenue Service officers of BS 17-18 have assumed the charge as Second Secretary in Federal Board of...
China’s private sector salaries to rise 5-8% in 2016
BEIJING: Despite the expectation of slower GDP growth this year, niche professionals, especially those associated with digital technologies, are very...
China’s new wind power capacity rises 60% in 2015
BEIJING: China's newly installed wind power capacity reached a record high in 2015 amid increasing efforts from the government to...
US Customs seizes narcotics worth $357,680 in a week
BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted four loads of alleged narcotics over...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $197,000
PHARR: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a Reynosa, Tamaulipas,...
US Customs seizes marijuana worth $300,000
LAREDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of marijuana in a commercial shipment of...
Inflation becomes worst problem for Russians – Poll
MOSCOW: The number of Russians that consider high inflation one of the country's biggest problems increased sharply in January, a...
Russia’s official unemployment figure hits 1 million
MOSCOW: The number of officially registered unemployed people in Russia has grown by 3.4 percent over the past week, and...
BP to axe another 3,000 jobs as oil price condemns it to a record loss
LONDON: BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley warned that this year is also “going to be tough” as he revealed the...
Haroon Akhtar, Dr Irshad open control room at FBR to facilitate traders
ISLAMABAD: Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Tuesday inaugurated a control room-cum-operational room in the FBR...
SRB notices likely to deprive country from foreign exchange, warns Younus Bashir
KARACHI: President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Younus Muhammad Bashir, while appreciating numerous initiatives taken by...
IR, FATE Members ask traders to avail tax amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: Member Inland Revenue Policy Rehmatullah Wazir and Member Facilitation and Tax Education Wing Nadeen Dar Tuesday visited Rawalpindi Chamber...
NAB nabs three ‘suspects’ in Rs 160m HBL scam
MULTAN: The National Accountability Bureau Multan Tuesday arrested three ‘suspects’ for their involvement in Rs 160 million worth of...
11th tranche of $500m loan: Pak, IMF start dialogues on 10th review
ISLAMABAD: The dialogues between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the 10th economic review Tuesday stated in Dubai...
SECP initiates 68 show-cause proceedings
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Tuesday started 68 show-cause proceedings against companies, their auditors and...
