$595k of drugs seized in 4-day op
SINGAPORE: It was around 3am on Thursday, "ladies' night" at a nightclub - but the music had stopped and the...
Wildlife smuggling syndicates busted in raid
KUALA LUMPUR: Two animal smuggling syndicates were crippled by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) which saw the arrests...
South Africa records trade balance surplus in Dec
CAPE TOWN: South Africa recorded a bigger-than-expected trade balance in December from the previous month, but a sharp decline in...
Value of Singapore stocks down 6.4% in Jan
SINGAPORE: Singapore's stock market lost a hefty 6.4 per cent of its value in January amid market turmoil caused by...
South African white corn increase
CAPE TOWN: South African white corn increased by its extended daily limit in Johannesburg on concern the nation still requires...
Proposal for import-export warehouse to curb smuggling
WANG KELIAN: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Shahidan Kassim has suggested the building of a special import-export warehouse at...
Hong Kong banks’ profits slide the most since 2008 financial crisis
HONG KONG: Hong Kong banks on average saw their pre-tax profit decrease by 2.8 per cent last year due to...
Kuwait sees a record budget deficit on falling oil income
KUWAIT: OPEC member Kuwait projected a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the sliding price...
Big-spending Philippines posts strong Q4 growth
MANILA: Growth in the Philippine economy picked up late in 2015 as strong domestic demand and government spending cushioned the...
Qatar’s Commercial Bank profit falls by 24.9% to QR1.45bn in 2015
DOHA: The Commercial Bank delivered a net profit of QR1.45bn for 2015, a 24.9 percent decrease in profitability compared to...
Consumer prices ease in January
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer prices in January rose 0.9 percent from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month’s 2.8...
Freeport’s export permit suspended
JAKARTA: Copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia will see its exports halted starting Friday after failing to realize its commitment...
Annual GDP grows less than 1%
TAIPEI: The economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 0.85 percent last year, dragged down by persistent sluggish foreign and domestic demand,...
FBR Member Rehmatullah says tax system being simplified
SIALKOT: Federal Board of Revenue Inland Revenue-Policy Member Rehmatullah Wazir said that best policies are being developed, besides simplifying the...
Summary regarding upgradation of DCA post to DPA sent to FBR, Ministry of Finance
KARACHI: The summary regarding the upgradation of the post of Data Controlling Assistants (DCAs) to the Data Processing Assistants (DPAs)...
Norwegian Ambassador sees great potential for enhancing trade ties
KARACHI: Norwegian Ambassador to Pakistan Tore Nedrebo has said that Pakistan and Norway have potential to increased trade level adding...
FCCI head says business community fully supports CPEC project
FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal will visit Faisalabad during the month of March to have detailed...
Sialkot exporters should explore trade opportunities in Bulgaria
SIALKOT: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Balgaria Baber Hashim has urged the Sialkot exporters to divert their business activities to Balgaria for...
Excise Punjab to hire legal consultants on permanent basis
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department has decided to hire legal consultants as hundreds of cases are lying pending with...
ECNEC approves emergency plan for polio eradication, other projects
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) here on...
