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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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...
Gold imports drop 38.5pc in 11 months
ISLAMABAD:Â The import of gold into the country dipped by 38.56pc during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year (2018-19) as...
KSE-100 shrugs off early losses to close in green
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed volatility on Friday, as the indices that started the day in the red zone made a...
Dollar drops to Rs160 in interbank market
The dollar on Thursday dropped Rs4.05 in the interbank market and closed the session at Rs160.
The drop comes a day after the...
Cement exports surge 25pc in 11 months
ISLAMABAD:Â The exports of cement from the country witnessed an increase of 25.97pc during the first eleven months of the ongoing fiscal year,...
Chinese envoy calls for ‘subsidising polices’ to attract investors at SEZs
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Deputy Chief of Missions Zhao Lijian on Thursday called for introducing "subsidising policies" to attract the investors at special economic...
PKR plunges to Rs164.06 against US dollar
Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continued with its declining trend on Thursday, as it depreciated by another Rs1.9 against the US Dollar (USD) in...
Exports surge 22.9pc to Rs2.86tr in 11 months
ISLAMABAD:Â Exports from Pakistan, in terms of rupees, increased by 22.92 per cent during July-May 2018-2019, compared with the corresponding period of last...