Palm oil imports up by 8.14pc to $1.7b
ISLAMABAD: The imports of palm oil into the country witnessed an increase of 8.14 per cent during the first eleven months of the...
CPEC ‘green’ projects a torch bearer for region
ISLAMABAD: A “green” CPEC is the need of the hour and it can become the torch bearer for China’s promise of a...
China confident about smooth functioning of CPEC
BEIJING: A spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Office Hua Chunying expressed her confidence that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue to...
Pakistan’s debt-to-GDP ratio projected at alarming 74pc, expected to increase further by year end
ISLAMABAD: With an alarming projection, caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar painted a worrying economic picture and said that the total public...
China slams false report, says Islamabad never asked for more loans for CPEC
BEIJING: China on Wednesday rejected as “totally false” a report about Islamabad approaching Beijing for more loans to keep the multi-billion dollar...
U.S. to slap tariffs on extra $200 billion of Chinese imports
Last week, Washington imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports, and Beijing responded immediately with matching tariffs on the same amount of U.S. exports to China
As the ‘heart of Silk Route’, Turkmenistan has great potential to connect nations: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov has said that Turkmenistan can be termed as the heart of the Great Silk Road, with a great...
Business delegation of Italian company, Leonardo, calls on foreign minister
ISLAMABAD: An eight-member delegation of the Italian Company Leonardo, led by its CEO, Alessandro Profuma, called on the Foreign Minister of Pakistan...
Pakistan has great opportunities for Greek investors: FPCCI
LAHORE: Pakistan offers tremendous investment opportunities for Greek business community to invest in the fields of retailing, health, communication, oil refining, electricity...
Finance minister chairs meeting on measures against currency smuggling
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar here Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss measures against cross-border illegal transportation /smuggling of currency.
The minister at the outset...
APTMA laments duty on cotton imports, urges govt to help increase exports
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Senior Vice Chairman, Zahid Mazhar, while commenting on the issuance of SRO 847(I)/2018 dated...
Thorough plan underway to take Pakistan out of FATF grey list
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has prepared a comprehensive plan to exclude the country from the grey list of the Financial Action Task...
China to keep on path of reform, opening markets: Li
China will open its door wider to foreign products as free trade needs to be firmly upheld to ensure sustained global economic growth, Li told a summit of eastern European leaders in Sofia
OGDCL awards $2m worth pre-qualification contracts to offshore company
ISLAMABAD: Though the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is in full swing against offshore companies, an offshore company has been found attempting to...
Asia’s oil refiners rush to deal with U.S.-China trade war, looming Iran sanctions
As part of a wave of retaliation for Friday’s U.S. tariffs, China has threatened a 25 percent duty on imports of U.S. crude. Meanwhile, Washington’s new sanctions against Tehran are due to kick in from November