Punjab govt to introduce a mega loan project for technical graduates

LAHORE: Punjab Industry and Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal said on Monday that the government is going to introduce a mega loan...

Foreigners sold Asian equities in October on worries over trade, slowing growth

Data from regional stock exchanges showed foreigners sold a net total of $14.54 billion in Taiwan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam equities in the last month

Pakistan urged to increase trade volume with Greece

LAHORE: Greece’s Corfu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President George A Kolytas has said that private sectors of Greece and Pakistan should...

China’s choreographed trade expo more ‘theatre’ than deal clincher

SHANGHAI: German carmaker Volkswagen signed what looked like a meaty deal with one of its China joint ventures this week at a huge...

Envoy urges Pakistanis to benefit from Belgian expertise

Belgian ambassador stresses close liaison between business communities of the two countries to enhance economic cooperation LAHORE: Belgian Ambassador Frederic Verheyden on Wednesday...

China says ready for U.S. talks, sees no winners in trade war

Beijing and Washington have imposed tit-for-tat duties on each other’s goods over recent months, with neither side backing down from an increasingly bitter trade dispute that has jolted financial markets and cast a pall over the global economy

Oil drops on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns

International Brent crude oil futures were down 28 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $72.89 a barrel

Oil market on alert as Iran sanctions hit

LONDON: US sanctions against importers of Iranian oil threaten the crude oil market's precarious balance and risk surging prices, all under Saudi Arabia's...

Pakistan, China agree to trade in rupee, yuan

Pakistan joins China, Russia and Turkey in an effort to curtail the supremacy of the dollar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to hold...

PM reaches Shanghai to attend China International Import Expo

SHANGHAI: After his hectic engagements in Beijing, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached Shanghai to attend the China International Import Expo (CIIE)....

Fresh opportunities to increase exports to China linking Pakistan with open market

Local economists said China's gesture to increase its imports from Pakistan is the real advantage of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for Pakistan and it will help the South Asian country increase its revenue and narrow the predetermined trade volume

Money laundering greatest challenge for developing countries: PM Khan

BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the advent of money laundering was the greatest hindrance to the growth of developing...

Belgian trade delegation to visit Lahore, Karachi for extensive B2B meetings

The Embassy of Belgium in Pakistan’s economic and commercial representation has announced the arrival in Pakistan of a 24-member trade delegation comprising...

Pakistan may seek unilateral concessions, trade balance with Malaysia

Exports to Malaysia remain highly negligible despite an FTA signed in 2008 Pakistan has given 15pc discount in import duty on...

Trump says ‘I think we’ll make a deal with China’ on trade

The United States has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods so far, while China has retaliated with $110 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods