PM reaffirms govt’s commitment to facilitate foreign investors
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Tuesday said that the government is committed to providing an enabling environment to all the investors...
Trade deficit declines 0.3% YoY to $2.78 billion in November
On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, trade deficit recorded a decline of 5.3% to $2.78 billion from $2.94 billion in October 2018
China, US discuss road map for next stage of trade talks
BEIJING:Â China and the United States discussed a roadmap for the next stage of their trade talks on Tuesday, during a telephone call...
Asian shares mixed on concerns over trade, economic outlook
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4 percent to 21,127.00 and South Korea’s Kospi added less than 0.1 percent to 2,055.07
Japanese businessmen invited to explore trade opportunities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Trade Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday underscored the importance of furthering trade and...
‘Gas load shedding hampering Karachi’s export industry’
The owners of export-oriented businesses are facing adversity as they are unable to deliver their export orders due to gas load shedding...
LCCI calls for removal of trade impediments, facilitation of startups
LAHORE:Â The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to build a business-friendly environment so that Pakistan's ranking in...
CDA vows to remove impediments hampering trade
ISLAMABAD:Â Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CDA Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan said that the business community was playing an important role in...
China to increase its imports from Pakistan: officials
BEIJING:Â China is confident that its imports from Pakistan will show a reasonable increase in the coming year, following the outcome of Prime...
China’s November export, import growth shrinks; surplus with U.S. record high
China’s trade surplus with the United States was $35.55 billion in November, a record high and compared with $31.78 billion in the preceding month
Uzbekistan targets $1 billion bilateral trade with Pakistan in next five-six years
The ambassador said Uzbekistan was desirous of signing a free trade agreement with Pakistan that could boost trade up to the real potential of both countries
Asia oil and LNG markets are both swamped, so why are prices poles apart?
Oil markets moved from backwardation in October into contango from November due to an emerging glut & LNG markets are also clotted, with several tankers storing the fuel sitting off the region’s energy trading hub of Singapore
Dollar struggles on Fed pause talk ahead of jobs data
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major peers, was virtually flat at 96.802
Asian shares rise on Wall Street gains amid trade friction
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.1 percent to 21,524.02, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5 percent to 5,685.50 in early trading
Oil drops as OPEC makes supply cut dependent on Russian support
Oil producers have been hit by a 30 percent plunge in crude prices since October as supply surges just as the demand outlook weakens amid a global economic slowdown