Business & Economy

Barneveld, Netherlands, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): Dutch farmers’ rowdy protests against government climate plans have caused a stir at home and abroad, with populists worldwide jumping on the bandwagon and even former US president Donald Trump backing them. “We take all the support that we can […]

BEIJING, Aug 3 (APP): Pakistan’s exports to China have registered 11% increase in the first half of this year and with this momentum it is likely to reach $4 billion by the end of this year. Pakistan’s export to China crossed $1.918 billion in the […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (APP): The imports of agriculture machinery and implements into the country during financial year ended on June 30,2022 witnessed about 18.32 percent increase as against the imports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-June 2021-22, agriculture machinery […]

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua/APP):– Cambodia imported oil products worth 1.91 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2022, up 25 percent from 1.52 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. […]

SIALKOT, Aug 02 (APP): Sialkot city is a pride of Pakistan as it is an important economic hub and the only export-oriented city of the country. This was stated by Senior Vice President (SVP) Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Sheikh Zohaib Rafique Sethi […]

LONDON – August 1 (ONLINE) Rishi Sunak, trailing in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, has vowed to slash the basic rate of income tax by 20% by 2029 in a potentially make-or-break throw of the dice by the former finance minister. Sunak, […]

London, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): The OPEC+ group of oil exporters meets Wednesday to discuss another output increase, weeks after US President Joe Biden sought to persuade Saudi Arabia to boost production during a controversial visit to the country. The White House has been pressing the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (XINHUA/APP): Malaysia’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 50.6 in July from 50.4 in June, showing improvement in the manufacturing sector’s conditions, S&P Global said on Monday. The latest reading pointed to a marginal improvement in the health of the […]

BEIJING, Aug 1 (XINHUA/APP): China’s central bank Monday conducted 2 billion yuan (about 296.44 million U.S. dollars) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2.1 percent, according to the People’s Bank […]

JAKARTA, Aug 1 (XINHUA/APP): Indonesia’s inflation in July reached 4.94 percent, the highest in seven years and exceeding the central bank’s target range, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday. “This is the highest inflation since October 2015 which reached 6.25 percent year-on-year,” BPS head […]