Textile exports declined by 5.6% in Jul-Sep: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that textile exporters are losing their share in the US market...
HK Customs foils attempt to smuggle smartphones worth HK$7m
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs foiled a smuggling case at an immigration control point with the arrest of a motorist...
US wooden furniture imports increase 11%
WASHINGTON: The value of US wooden furniture imports in October 2015 was almost unchanged from the previous month at $1.40...
PHA stats construction work of Shahbaz Sharif Park
RAWALPINDI: The construction work of Shahbaz Sharif Sports Complex and Family Park has started. The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA)...
Pakistan to discuss free trade agreement with Iran: Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Pakistan is mulling to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with...
Indian Govt raises tariff value on gold, silver imports
MUMBAI: The Indian Government today announced hike in import tariff value for gold and silver. The import tariff value of...
Ahsan directs authorities to speed up work on development projects
ISLAMABAD: Cluster-based development of agriculture, industrial and mining sectors should be carried out by keeping in view their future growth...
Huge gas reserves discovered in KP
PESHAWAR: Huge gas reserves have been discovered in district Hangu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. MOL Pakistan found the gas-condensate reserves at...
Central Bank of Iran starts moving $32 bln of Iran’s assets
TEHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday that it has started the procedures to retrieve billions of its dollars that have been...
Saudi Arabia’s imports fall 14.4% in Nov
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's imports in November fell 14.4 percent compared with a year earlier, while non-oil exports declined 12.6 per...
Russia increases wheat flour exports in current season
MOSCOW: Russia significantly increased wheat flour exports in the current season. Flour export shipments from Russia amounted to 107.8 KMT...
Russia sets Ukraine gas bill at $32 bln after flows stop
MOSCOW: Russia’s Gazprom PJSC resumed billing Ukraine for failing to take delivery of natural gas in the third quarter, taking...
India to receive first imports of US shale gas in 2017
NEW DELHI: India is to receive its first imports of US shale gas in 2017, a person familiar with the...
Israel restarts to US beef imports
WASHINGTON: This week’s audio report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) discusses Israel’s recent decision to reopen to US...
India’s smartphone shipments expected to grow 37% in 2016
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone shipments are expected to grow 37% on year, higher than the 32% average growth for the...
Latvia’s small port handles 1.37 mln tons of cargo in 2015
WASHINGTON: Latvia’s small ports handled 1.37 million tons of cargo in 2015, which is 12.6% less than in 2014, when...
Adani Ports, Special Economic Zone shares surges over 6%
NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone shares surged over 6% on Tuesday after the company said the order...
Rio Tinto annual iron ore shipments jump 11%
SYDNEY: Rio Tinto PLC RIO shipped record volumes of iron ore again in 2015 as the world's No. 2 exporter...
TV panel shipments near 270 mln units worldwide in 2015
WASHINGTON: A total of 22.73 million units of LCD TV panels were shipped in December 2015, down 0.02% from November...
UK inflation edges up to 11-month high in Dec
LONDON: British inflation edged up to an 11-month high in December after a spike in airfares, but prices for 2015...
