OPEC to meet July 1 and 2 after several postponements
OPEC holds meetings twice a year in Vienna to decide on production levels, which influence world oil prices
VIENNA:Â Major oil-producing countries will...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions face privacy concerns, political backlash
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK:Â Facebook Inc has announced ambitious plans to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand...
Stocks stay flat in range-bound trading
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a dull trading session on Wednesday, as the indices traded within a narrow range...
Activists urge Google to break up before regulators force it to
SAN FRANCISCO: Shareholder activists want Google parent Alphabet Inc to break itself up before regulators force the world's biggest internet ad seller...
Trump says US, Chinese teams to restart trade talks ahead of G20
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the two leaders' teams...
Pakistan, Iran agree to enhance trade ties, remove bottlenecks
ISLAMABAD:Â A delegation of the Iranian parliamentarians, led by Iran-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, called on Adviser to Prime Minister...
Bearish sentiment continues as KSE-100 sheds another 487 points
KARACHI:Â Continuing with the recent declining trend, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the session on Tuesday in the red. Indices drove in...
Pakistani products take centre stage at China’s commodity expo
Pakistani products have attracted a large number of local and international entrepreneurs at the ongoing South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and...
Tobacco growers condemn imposition of Rs300 tax on farmers
Govt urged to reverse the decision, as it will bring economic death to the working class
ISLAMABAD:Â Tobacco growers and industrial workers on...
Qatar to invest $22bn in Pakistan: report
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Pakistan on June 23 (Sunday), a private media house reported on Monday.
According to...
CCoP seeks privatisation proposals for Pakistan Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD:Â The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Monday discussed Pakistan Steel Mills' (PSM) privatisation and directed the Ministry of Industries and Production...
Oil prices fall 1pc as economic worries outweigh tanker tensions
LONDON: Oil prices slipped more than 1pc on Monday as signs of an economic slowdown amid international trade disputes began to outweigh...
Stock market sheds 404 points amid lacklustre trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange, much like the national cricket team, performed poorly on Monday, as the indices kept moving in the downward...
Saudi seeks oil supply protection as US and Iran face off
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies, after the United States blamed Iran for attacks on two...
Pakistan to get $3.4bn in budgetary aid from ADB
'$2.2bn will be released in the first quarter of FY20'
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan will receive $3.4 billion in budgetary support from the Asian Development...