Trade surplus with Afghanistan jumps 44pc in Jan

ISLAMABAD: The country's trade surplus with Afghanistan jumped 44pc in January 2019 as the value of surplus rose to $127.819 million in...

China vows ‘fundamental change’ for foreign investors

The requirement for foreign firms to transfer proprietary technology to Chinese joint-venture partners will be eliminated BEIJING: China's legislature will vote next...

Cement exports to India suspended after 200pc hike in import duty

Indian buyers are asking Pakistani exporters to recall their containers and shipments LAHORE: The export of cement to India has been suspended...

Canada finds sufficient evidence for extradition hearing against Huawei CFO

Canada said it will set a date for the extradition hearing of Chinese tech giant Huawei's CFO Meng Wangzhou, who faces charges...

Trump asks China to lift tariffs on US farm products

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on US agricultural products because trade talks were progressing...

CPI-based inflation increases by 8.21pc in February

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 8.21pc in February 2019 as compared to the same month of last year. On...

Envoy proposes Pak-German Joint Chamber to promote bilateral trade

Ambassador Kobler appreciates the steps taken by govt to restore investor confidence in Pakistan BOI chief says govt is planning to launch...

KCCI invited to participate in US investment summit

KARACHI: Mark Russel, the Senior Commercial Officer at Consulate General of the United States of America, has invited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce...

Singaporean investors keen to become part of CPEC

'Business community of Singapore can take advantage of Pakistan's geographic location as a center point to the South Asian, Central Asian,...

Stock market turns bullish, gains 484 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to end the last session of the week in green amid positive sentiments. Indices traded positive...

Iran eager to import meat, livestock from Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Iran has shown interest in importing meat and livestock products from Pakistan as it has huge potential in this particular sector. Iranian Ambassador...

Uber in advanced talks to buy Middle East rival Careem

Uber Technologies Inc is in advanced discussions to buy its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar...

Amazon ups its anti-counterfeit game

WASHINGTON: Amazon on Thursday announced a new initiative to crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods on its platform which could...

‘US working on detailed trade pact with China’

WASHINGTON: The United States is working to hammer out a detailed trade agreement with China that will include specific structural commitments, U.S....

Govt urged to create level playing field for tile manufacturers

'Local industry is suffering at the hands of smuggled Iranian tiles and high manufacturing cost' ISLAMABAD: With proper facilitation from the government, local...