Business & Economy

PESHAWAR, Nov 11 (APP):A three-member delegation of World Bank called on Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Shahab Ali Shah to discuss matters of mutual interest here on Friday. The World Bank comprising South Asian Regional Director for infrastructure, Guanzhe, Transport Specialist, Muhammad Bilal Paracha and Sr. […]

London, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):Britain’s economy shrank in the third quarter as inflation soars, official data showed on Friday, likely confirming it is already in a recession, dealing a fresh blow to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Bank of England has said the UK economy […]

ISLAMABAD – November 10 (ONLINE) Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs ON Thursday was briefed Port Qasim and Gwadar Port Authority. According to details, a meeting of committee was held Thursday. Committee was informed of the main business model of Port Qasim and that it […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP):Sports goods exports during the first three months of fiscal year of 2022-23 grew up by 31.18 percent as compared to the exports of the commodity during the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July 22 to Sep 22, […]

Washington, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):US consumer prices cooled in October but remained at decades-high levels, according to government data released Thursday, keeping the pressure on President Joe Biden as his Democratic party struggles to retain control of Congress. The closely-watched report showed more evidence of rising […]

Islamabad, November 11 (PNI) Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to further expand their partnership for trade facilitation through the integration of cross-border business processes of DRAP. The integration of DRAP systems […]

Islamabad, Nov 9 (Online): Atadjan Movlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan and Dean of Diplomatic Corps said that Turkmenistan and Pakistan have huge potential of bilateral trade that can be enhanced through people-to-people contacts. He said that Turkmenistan is rich in energy and can meet […]

London, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Made.com, the British online furniture store, collapsed Wednesday after it was hammered by supply-chain disruptions and a slump in consumer spending as inflation soared. UK clothing-to-furniture giant Next is to buy the failed group’s brand, websites and intellectual property. More than half […]

New York, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. He said the cuts represented 13 percent of the social media titan’s workforce […]

Paris, Nov 8 (AFP/APP):France’s competition authority Tuesday slapped Lensmaker Essilor International and its parent company with 81.1 million euros ($81.6 million) in fines for a decade of discriminatory trade practices against online spectacles vendors. The authority said it was handing down the fine for practices […]