Govt urged to sensitise business community on taxation measures

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to address the concerns of the business community...

Plastic imports drop 4pc in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The imports of plastic materials into the country decreased by 4.15pc during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2018-19,...

Pakistani mango festival to commence in Dubai from 11th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000 metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign exchange. The country's...

PSX gains 310 points amid improved market sentiment

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to end the session on Tuesday with decent gains, as the indices traded in the...

PSX ends in green amid range-bound trading

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a slow start to the trading week, as the indices remained range-bound while volumes remained thin. Foreign...

Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal

HANOI: The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing...

Qatar buys Lebanese bonds as part of $500 million investment in economy

BEIRUT: Qatar has bought some Lebanese government bonds as part of a planned $500 million investment to support Lebanon’s struggling economy, a...

Cement exports down by 18pc in May

LAHORE: The exports of cement, after showing a positive growth for the last several months, declined 18 per cent Year on Year...

China warns of long road ahead for deal with US after ice-breaking talks

BEIJING: China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war,...

Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street

SAN FRANCISCO: Technology stocks are Wall Street’s top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and...

G20 stops short of denouncing protectionism, warns of global slowdown

OSAKA: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies warned on Saturday of growing risks to the global economy but stopped short of...

China and US agree to restart trade talks

Trump says while he would not lift existing import tariffs, he would refrain from slapping new levies on an additional $300bn...

US-China trade talks: where they are and what’s at stake

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Saturday at the Group of 20 (G20) summit...

Fish exports drop 4.11pc to $406m

ISLAMABAD: The exports of fish and its preparations decreased by 4.11pc during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2018-19 as compared...

Business community calls for durable trade ties with Afghanistan

'Smuggling is obstructing legal trade between the two countries; this should be tackled through rationalisation of tariff barriers' LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan...