NIIT Tech net profit increases 54% in Q3
NEW DELHI: IT firm NIIT Technologies said its net profit has increased 53.9% to Rs 74.2 crore for the December...
Pakistan, Sri Lanka eye $1bn trade
COLOMBO: Pakistan and Sri Lanka are striving to boost the bilateral trade to $1 billion from the current $325 million....
GMO Click registers 24% jump in revenues
WASHINGTON: GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), the parent company of Japanese online trading giant GMO Click Securities, today posted its...
Stillwater Chamber names new CEO
NEW YORK: The Stillwater Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Ted Allison as the new President/CEO of the Stillwater...
ANF seizes 23kg heroin, 68kg charas in 16 countrywide raids
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) seized huge quantity of drugs, including 23kg heroin, 10kg Ice (refined methamphetamine), 68kg charas...
Industrial estates to be established in 7 districts with Rs2b
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government will set up small industrial estates in seven districts of the province. This was stated...
Xi says AIIB to enhance investment in region
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday said that the newly-established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will enhance investment in...
Bestway sees Well pharmacies increase revenues of £583m
LONDON: Bestway, the new owner of the Co-operative Pharmacy, released its financial results for 2015 showing turnover for its new...
Colombo port container handling up 5.7-pct in 2015
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Ports Authority says container operations in the Colombo port has increased by 5.7 percent last year over...
German trade delegation arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN: Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has arrived in Iran leading a trade delegation for a three-day visit to Tehran....
Scottish oil, gas trade delegation to visit Ghana
EDINBURGH: A Scottish Oil & Gas delegation will be visiting Ghana on 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The aim...
SBS Bank cuts three year home loan rate
WELLINGTON: SBS Bank has cut its three year 'special' home loan rate. The new rate is 4.65%, representing a reduction...
Mahbubul Alam elected VP of SAARC Chamber
DHAKA: Mahbubul Alam, president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry and vice-president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce...
Electrical manufacturers urge govt to ban unreliable imported products
SARGODHA: The electrical manufacturers have urged the government to impose a ban on unreliable imported products which is harming...
Brent crude plunges to $US29 per barrel
WASHINGTON: Oil prices have plummeted to $US29 a barrel on the impending resumption of Iranian oil exports into an already...
Exports of garment, hard goods to reach $1b
MANILA: The country’s garments and hard goods manufacturers expect their export earnings to grow by at least five percent this...
Venezuela’s economy fell by 4.5% in 9 months
CARACAS: The Venezuelan economy shrank by 4.5 per cent in the first nine months of 2015. The central bank,...
Iraq’s Kurds to start natural gas exports to Turkey in 2019-2020
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region plans to start exporting 10 billion cubic meters a year of natural gas to Turkey...
SpaceX to launch satellite to study oceans tomorrow
LOS ANGELES: SpaceX has announced to launch Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a $180 million satellite to study the world's...
Australia trade balance improves
CANBERRA: Australia reported a seasonally adjusted deficit of A$2.91 billion in November, compared with a downwardly revised deficit of A$3.25...
