Pakistan in no haste to retaliate Indian trade restrictions

--Ministry of Commerce awaits MoFA’s final decision to reciprocate New Delhi’s actions --Finance minister says Indian govt’s immaturity will inflict damages to its...

EFTA shows interest to sign Free Trade Agreement with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – a trade organisation consisting of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – has shown its interest...

Pakistan, Hungary agree to enhance bilateral trade

Envoy says meeting of Pak-Hungary Joint Economic Commission will be held in Sept this year in Budapest ISLAMABAD: Hungarian Ambassador István Szabó called...

Indonesia formally grants immediate market access for 20 Pakistani products

ISLAMABAD: Indonesia has issued a formal notification for the correction of Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IP-PTA) by offering immediate market access for 20...

Saudi Arabia, China sign economic accords worth $28bn

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and China signed economic cooperation agreements worth a total of $28 billion at a joint investment forum during a...

BMW, Daimler to invest $1.1bn in joint carsharing scheme

BERLIN: German auto giants BMW and Daimler said Friday they would invest one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in combining and extending their carsharing...

Stock market ends lower amid lacklustre trading

KARACHI: The investors of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another bumpy session on Friday, as the indices kept oscillating in both directions before...

Footwear exports surge 16.4pc in seven months FY19

The footwear exports from the country surged by 16.45pc during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY19) to $69.248...

Asian shares mostly lower as investors watch trade talks

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.5 percent to 21,368.54 in morning trading and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5 percent to 6,170.30

Oil prices fall as U.S. crude output hits record 12 million bpd

International Brent crude futures were at $66.87 per barrel at 0326 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close

France eager to enhance trade with Pakistan: Ambassador

Ahmed Hassan Moughal, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that Pak-France bilateral trade in 2017 was around €1.4 billion, which was not encouraging

Commerce ministry’s ‘Look Africa Plan’ a mere eyewash

The plan was approved in August 2017 with an aim to increase trade activities with African countries ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce's claim...

Pakistan won’t be affected by India’s ‘irrational’ trade approach: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Thursday that Pakistan would not be affected by India's irrational and unwise decision to halt trade...

Pakistan, Belgium sign MoU for cooperation in business, investment

This is for the first time that all the three regions of Belgium have jointly signed an MoU with any other...

Eurozone industry slips into contraction

BRUSSELS: Eurozone manufacturing slipped into contraction in February, as an industrial slump in Germany continued to weigh down on the European economy, a...