Pak rupee further weakens against dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday remained under pressure and lost value against the US dollar both in open market and...
Taiwan export drops by 4.2% to $40.76bn in Nov
TAIPEI: The nation’s export orders declined at a faster-than-expected rate last month, due mainly to weak international notebook computer demand...
Ghana’s timber export up by 7% in Q3 of 2015
ACCRA: Ghana's cumulative volume of timber exported during the first three quarters of the year was 267,379 cubic metres, up...
Toshiba sells factory in Indonesia for $24m
TOKYO: Toshiba has sold one of its factories in Indonesia to Hong Kong-based company Skyworth for ¥ 3 billion (US$24...
Taiwan jujube exports to China commenced
TAIPEI: The first India jujube crops from Taiwan have recently arrived at Xiamen Port. The Taiwan jujube season runs from...
SapuraKencana revenue rises by 19.9% to RM2.89bil in 3Q
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil and gas exploration heavyweight SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd’s earnings fell 62.7% to RM129.85mil in the third quarter ended...
TDAP should enhance incentives for women entrepreneurs: Shaista Pervez Malik
LAHORE: Women participation in economic activities is must to achieve the targets set for progress and prosperity particularly in South...
Kuwait authorities nab two smugglers with marijuana
KUWAIT: The information technology department of criminal detectives discovered what they described as the largest quantity of marijuana in Kuwait,...
Azerbaijan’s oil exports down 1% in Jan-Nov
BAKU: Azerbaijan's oil exports edged down by 1 percent in January-November compared with the same year-ago period, driven by a...
Qatar’s QNB acquires NBG’s Finansbank for 2.7bn euros
DOHA: Qatar National Bank SAQ , the Gulf region’s largest bank, reached an agreement with National Bank of Greece to...
Sri Lanka inflation rises to 4.8% in Nov
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation for the month of November as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) stood at...
Swiss sees exports drop 28% in Nov
BERN: Swiss watch exports dropped in November, led by a 28 percent decline in shipments to Hong Kong, the industry’s...
Govt sets export growth target of 5% in next year
WASHINGTON: The government has set an export growth target of 5% next year, banking on a global recovery, state stimulus...
Malaysia’s Axiata acquires 80% stake in Nepal’s Ncell for RM5.907bil
KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd, the mobile telecommunications company with a presence in eight countries, is expanding into Nepal by...
Spanish goods exports rise 3.8% in first 10 months of 2015
MADRID: Spanish goods exports rose by 3.8% in the first ten months of 2015 (1.7 points above that of the...
Russian Ministry of Energy expects 5% growth of natural gas exports
MOSCOW: The Russian Ministry of Energy expects a 5% growth of natural gas exports upon the results of 2015, Energy...
Uganda goods exports fall 4.6%
KAMPALA: The monetary policy report by Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed that in the first four months of 2015/16,...
Govt to add another 10,000 MW to national grid in current tenure: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that about another 10,000 MW of electricity will be added to the...
Russia increases exports of chickpeas to India
MOSCOW: Russia has stepped up exports of chickpeas to India. According to Russian customs data, chickpea exports rose 17% during...
Chinese company to invest $1.5b in Punjab Technology Park
LAHORE: A Chinese company has announced to invest $1.5 billion in establishment of Science and Technology Park, which will create...
