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Exclusive: G7 leaders to target Russian energy, trade in new sanctions steps

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations plan to tighten sanctions on Russia at their summit in Japan this week, with...
Pakistan-Turkey

Turkey offers to launch tram service in Karachi

KARACHI: Turkey has offered to launch tram service in the port city on Thursday. Turkish Consul General Tolga Ucak called on Administrator Iftikhar...

India to ban 101 military equipment imports to promote domestic production

NEW DELHI: India's defense ministry has announced that it would ban the import of 101 products of military equipment in an effort...

China says US trade issues are ‘definitely’ resolvable

BEIJING: China said on Thursday that the thorny trade issues plaguing relations with the United States are resolvable after fractious talks between the economic...

Amazon eyes expansion in Pakistan, eager to capture e-commerce market

Amazon officials have also ensured that every effort would be made to make the process of selling on Amazon easy for Pakistani nationals.

U.S., China sketch outlines of deal to end trade war: sources

Lower-level officials held a round of talks in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be joined on Thursday by the top level negotiators, led by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.

Finance Division clarifies news about current account deficit

Clarifying a news item on current account deficit, appeared in a section of press on December 20, it said the news does not reflect the factual position, a Finance Division press release said.

Yen falls, Australian dollar gains as U.S.-China trade angst eases

Worries about Chinese economic growth and the trade row had pushed the offshore yuan to a 22-month trough of 6.9800 midweek.

Global shares rally, dollar eases as Trump report fans U.S.-China trade deal hopes

SHANGHAI/TOKYO: Asian shares rocketed to three-week highs on Friday while the dollar softened on a report that U.S. President Donald Trump is...

IMF’s Lagarde warns trade conflicts dimming global growth outlook

Lagarde, in a speech ahead of the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings next week in Indonesia, said growth was at its highest level since 2011, but had plateaued, with fewer countries participating in the expansion

Asad Umar presents amendments to budget for ongoing fiscal year

Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday announced a “mini-budget” in the National Assembly and said that if the government continues in the present economic trajectory, the country will be doomed.

Asian shares tripped up by new U.S. tariff threat

U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday.

Trump readies tariffs on $200 billion more Chinese goods despite talks: source

Trump, who had already imposed 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods, said a week ago that he would be adding tariffs on another $200 billion in goods

Has CPEC hit a major roadblock?

China’s infrastructure building spree across the nation seems to have been halted due to Pakistan’s inability to pay its loans

Election 2018: Political parties release specific plans for CPEC

ISLAMABAD: With the General Election 2018 around the corner, almost all major political parties have come up with their respective election manifestos...