PM Shehbaz vows to boost IT exports to $25b in two to three years

ISLAMABAD July 21 (Online): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has all the ingredients to increase its IT exports to the tune of 25 billion dollars in two to three years. In a tweet on Monday, he said the National Seminar on untapping the […]

Pakistan, US agree to further strengthen economic ties

ISLAMABAD July 18 (Online): Pakistan and the United States have reiterated the desire to further strengthen their bilateral trade and economic ties. The resolve was expressed during meeting of Deputy under Secretary of the US Department of Treasury Brent Neiman and US ambassador to Pakistan […]

FM Bilawal Bhutto lays foundation stone of Dhabeji Special Economic Zone

KARACHI, July 15 (Online): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari laid the foundation stone of Dhabeji Special Economic Zone in Thatta district today. Speaking on the occasion, he said 150,000 employment opportunities will be created from this economic zone for the local people. Bilawal Bhutto said […]

JPMorgan Chase Q2 profits surge, says US economy faces risks

New York, July 14 (AFP/APP): JPMorgan Chase reported a jump in second-quarter profits Friday on surging income tied to higher interest rates as executives described the US economy as “resilient” but facing risks. Profits were $14.5 billion, up 67 percent from the year-ago period, while […]

Tokyo stocks end lower on weak exporter shares, strong yen

TOKYO, July 14 (Xinhua/APP) –: Tokyo stocks were slightly lower after the close on Friday, weighed down by export-related shares with the yen strengthening to a fresh two-month high against the U.S. dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched down 28.07 points, or 0.09 percent, […]

Bangladesh reserves plunge as central bank acts on IMF guidelines

DHAKA, July 14 (Xinhua/APP) –: Bangladesh’s central bank has revealed a drastic drop of over 6 billion U.S. dollars in the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a website post on Thursday said, “The country’s reserves reached 23,567.53 million as of July 12, […]

Pakistan’s total foreign reserves rise above $ 9.83 billion

KARACHI, Jul 13 (APP):The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan rise to US$ 9,838.5 million as of July 07, 2023 while inflows of $ 4.2 billion were received from Saudi Arabia, UAE and IMF to be incorporated in the central bank’s reserves report in the […]