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Greece voters reject bailout offer: Greece debt crisis
ATHENS: With two-thirds of ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international...
Greece Finance Minister Varoufakis Quits
ATHENS: In a surprise move, Greece Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Monday that he is resigning despite the Greek people...
Spain exports 10,657,756 barrels, Top Export Destinations for Nigeria’s Oil
MADRID: There are strong indications that India, Spain, South Africa, Netherland and Brazil may have become the top export destinations...
Denmark’s Shipowners propose maritime growth plan
COPENHAGEN: The Danish Shipowners Association believes that the new government should launch a new maritime growth plan, which can boost...
Danish Clipper sells its 29.95% interest of ferry business to focus on dry cargo
COPENHAGEN: Danish group Clipper has sold its 29.95% interest (4,243,277 shares) in ferry operator Mols-Linien to private equity group Polaris...
Govt scraps plan for French anchoring tax
LONDON: Controversial plans to introduce an anchoring tax to much of the French coastline have been scrapped by the government....
New Zealand negotiators eye free trade deal with European Union
BRUSSELS: With the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement still a work in progress, New Zealand negotiators have their eye on...
Koch Industries spends €0.5m for lobbying EU on environmental protection
ANKARA: A notorious funder of climate sceptics in the US has spent at least €550,000 (£390,908) lobbying the EU on...
Norway company shares of statoil ASA drops by 4.77%
OSLO: Statoil ASA has lost 4.77% during the past week and dropped 3.46% in the last 4 weeks. The shares...
North’s business must compete globally to sustain recovery
DUBLIN: Business in Northern Ireland need help to make it on the global stage and contribute to sustained economic recovery,...
Wasa installs 72 generators, forms 26 mobile teams for monsoon season
LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), Lahore has constituted 26 mobile teams to deal with any emergencies during the...
PEW flayed for not providing power supply to consumers
KARACHI: Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has criticised K-Electric, a private power distribution company in Karachi, over its failure to provide...
MCB unveils wholesale banking branch in Dubai
KARACHI: With the aim to customise business products, the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) has opened its first wholesale banking branch...
Google expands presence in Korea’s mobile transactions market
SEOUL: Google is expanding its presence in Korea's mobile transactions market after the government eased regulations allowing payment gateway (PG)...
Chief Commissioner-IR Shad retires
ISLAMABAD: Manzoor Hussain Shad, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-21, presently posted as Chief Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Sialkot,...
Asif Hussain promoted as Assist Commissioner
ISLAMABAD: Asif Hussain Jafri, an Inland Revenue Service officer, Regional Tax Office, Karachi, has been promoted to the post of...
Mortgage growth hits interest rates 5-year high in Korea
SEOUL: The monthly increase of outstanding mortgages rose to its fastest pace in five years last month amid record-low interest...
LWMC to set up plant to produce 40MW electricity thru solid waste
LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) will set up a plant to generate 40MW electricity through recycling of solid...
Loadshedding, energy crisis to be wiped out by 2018, claims Mujtaba
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has claimed that the issue of power outages and energy crisis...
SBP launches SMS service for issuance of new currency notes
KARACHI: In a rare practice, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has joined hands with the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA)...
