Marvi highlights govt’s performance citing economic figures
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon Wednesday said that due to prudent policies of the government, the...
German auto sales increased by 8% to 247,300 units in Dec
FRANKFURT: The auto sector in Germany witnessed 8 per cent increase in December, marking a strong year as a whole...
Saudi Arabia likely to save $7b after hike in energy price
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is likely to save $7 billion a year mainly due to hike in energy price in a...
Japan’s aluminium premiums shipments set at $110 per ton
TOKYO: Japan's aluminium premiums for January-March shipments were set at $110 per ton, up 22 percent from the previous quarter,...
Governor warns against delay in Fata development projects
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakthunkhkwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Wednesday warned the authorities concerned against the delay in development projects in...
Japan’s Cosmo oil increases Iranian crude import
TOKYO: Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil is looking at the possibility of buying more crude from Iran once sanctions on the...
Vietnam’s wood industry expects to climb this year
HANOI: Viet Nam's wood industry is expected to gain a total export value of wood and wooden products of US$7.7...
Vietnam beverage industry contributes $1.3b budget in last year
HANOI: The beverage industry contributed VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to the State budget last year, according to the Viet Nam...
Shipping intel report of Karachi Port Trust
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on...
KPT shipping movement report
KARACHI: Following were the movements of ships at Karachi Port during the last 24 hours, ending at 0700 hours on...
Vinacomin expects turnover of $4.8 bln in 2016
HANOI: The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) anticipates a turnover of VND110 trillion (US$4.8 billion) this...
Minor penalty imposed on Customs Dy Chemical Examiner Shams
ISLAMABAD: The minor penalty of ‘withholding of increment for two years’ has been imposed on Shams-uz-Zaman, Deputy Chemical Examiner (BS-18),...
Assistant Collector Dr Tahir punished
ISLAMABAD: Dr Tahir Iqbal Khattak, Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-17, has been punished after a departmental inquiry. The minor...
Vietnam trade deficit with China rises in last year
HANOI: The whopping rise in trade deficit that Viet Nam ran up with China last year has reiterated its alarming...
Vietnam PMI improves in Dec
HANOI: The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in Viet Nam, an indicator of manufacturing performance, increased from 49.4 in November to...
Thailand shipper sees 2015 exports drop 5.5%
WASHINGTON: Exporters estimated Thailand in 2015 will shipments contract 5.5% year-on-year, as fourth-quarter exports shrank more than expected. Nopporn Thepsithar,...
US auto sales hit record high of 17.47 million in 2015
WASHINGTON: Americans are buying more new cars than ever before as automakers reported December and full-year sales Tuesday. U.S. auto...
Global stocks fall due to N.Korea, China
NEW YORK: News of a possible nuclear test in North Korea and lingering concerns over China kept investors cautious Wednesday,...
Pak rupee gains value against US dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday gained value against the US dollar both in interbank and open market. According to the...
Three projects of Irrigation Dept worth over Rs9.5b approved
LAHORE: The Punjab government has okayed Rs9,519.201 million (over Rs9.5 billion) worth of three development projects of Irrigation Department. The...
