Investors dumping China load up on other emerging markets

Global investors are increasingly choosing to bypass China's markets in favour of other emerging countries that are either gaining from the geopolitical...

Pakistani authorities seek “Plan B” amid uncertainty over IMF program

ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, the United States inquired with Pakistan about its backup plan in case the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program concludes...

Global rating downgrades deter foreign Investors from investing in Pakistani market

Writing for Express Tribune, author Faraz Ahmed explains that Pakistan's stock market has been facing a range of challenges for several years,...

SBP likely to yield to IMF demands, raising interest rates again

KARACHI: According to analysts, the central bank of Pakistan is likely to raise its key interest rate again in response to persistently...

Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars

Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced Wednesday, a measure that aims to...

Smuggled/Counterfeit Drugs: Products of the collapsing pharmaceutical industry

The consequential unavailability of medicines can inevitably trigger a national health emergency

US loss of AAA badge a reminder of ‘regime shift’ for govt debt

Financial markets barely flinched when Fitch stripped the United States of its top credit rating, but it served as a reminder of...

China’s exports tumble in May as global demand falters

China's exports shrank much faster than expected in May and imports fell, albeit at a slower pace, as manufacturers struggled to find...
Medicines

Exclusive: Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup – sources

The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than...

Cement Despatches witness impressive growth of 57.4% in July 2023

ISLAMABAD: The cement industry in Pakistan experienced a significant boost in July 2023, with total cement despatches reaching 3.212 million tons, marking...

Biden sounds hopeful on debt ceiling, Treasury warns of June 5 default

Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the U.S. government's...

Chinese tech entrepreneurs keen to ‘de-China’ as tensions with US soar

For the ambitious Chinese tech entrepreneur, expanding into the U.S. just keeps getting harder. Before 2019, there were few major impediments to having...

Sugarcane pricing unsettling farming community

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Food Security and Research has been told that the full price of sugarcane is not being paid...
Exports-Japan

Govt’s negligence leading to lower exports: FPCCI

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed grave concern over the declining trend in exports, which...

US companies hoarding workers even as economy cools

When storms hammered California's farms last winter, Kevin Kelly knew his small factory outside San Francisco would soon see demand wilt for...