Weekly inflation increases 0.74pc Â
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on January 2 increased by 0.74pc as compared to the...
Up to 36 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON: Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for US unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash...
Bears dominate as KSE-100 drops 546 points
KARACHI: After recovering some losses in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell back in the grip of bears as...
Virus-hit China sets no annual growth target, a first in years
China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world’s second-largest economy...
EU trade deal can be done despite talks stalemate: Gove
LONDON: Senior British government minister Michael Gove said on Sunday there was a post-Brexit trade deal to be done with the EU...
SECP initiates public consultation on proposed broker regime
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has initiated public consultation on the proposed new broker regime, which primarily aims...
EU nations struggle to bridge bitter split over ‘coronabonds’
EU finance ministers struggled early Wednesday to bridge differences on how to rebuild their economies after the coronavirus, with Germany refusing Italy's...
Bipartisan deal reached on funding virus-hit US small businesses
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers and the White House have reached bipartisan agreement on a $480 billion emergency package that replenishes a depleted program...
World markets surge amid political changes: sources
LONDON
A general upward trend was seen in stock markets across the globe on Monday.
European stock markets rose on Monday as traders reacted...
ICCI calls for ‘comprehensive strategy’ to plug losses caused by COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Muhammad Ahmed Waheed has stressed the need to evolve a comprehensive strategy so...
NA committee defers five bills to protest finance adviser’s absence
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue had recently deferred five government’s bills to protest the absence of Adviser...
CPEC is in Pakistan’s ‘best interest’, says Qureshi amid US criticism
FM says PTI govt will continue to do 'what is beneficial for Pakistan'
Global economy to grow by 2.4pc this year: WBÂ Â
WASHINGTON: Recovery in a handful of countries will boost global growth slightly this year but the outlook is riddled with potential pitfalls...
China’s economic growth hits 30-year low amid trade war with US
China's economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades.
Official figures show that the world's second-largest economy expanded by...
US jobless claims keep climbing to hit 38.6mln since lockdowns
WASHINGTON: Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus...