China’s power battery output surges 176 pct in first 7 months

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua/APP): China’s output of power batteries surged 175.6 percent year on year to 253.7 GWh in the first seven months of the year, according to industry data. In the January-July period, 153.8 GWh of lithium iron phosphate batteries were produced, up 227.1 […]

S&P, Fitch cut Ukraine’s credit rating

Washington, Aug 13 (AFP/APP): Rating agencies S&P and Fitch again lowered Ukraine’s credit rating Friday, deeming that the war-torn country’s debt restructuring agreement placed it one notch from default. S&P cut Ukraine’s rating to “SD” for selective default from “CC/C,” noting that a majority of […]

NEPRA jacks up power tariff by 9.90 per unit

ISLAMABAD – August 12 (ONLINE) The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday increased in electricity tariff by Rs9.90 per unit on account of the monthly fuel adjustment (MFA) for June 2022. According to the notification issued by the Nepra, CPPA had requested an […]

US provides $1 million Disaster Assistance for Sindh Farmers

Islamabad, August 12 (ONLINE):: The U.S. government today announced a new $1 million grant in support of Pakistan’s ability to address natural disasters, such as the ongoing flooding. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this humanitarian assistance will build the resilience of […]

FBR clarifies its position on China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement

ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP):Federation Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically rebutted a news item appearing for the last couple of days in some newspapers with reference to the revision of SRO.1640(I)/2019 relating to China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA). The subject news item gave an impression […]

UK economy closes in on recession

London, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): Britain’s economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as the country heads towards recession under a new prime minister. UK gross domestic product dropped 0.1 percent in the April-June period after a rise of 0.8 percent in the […]

Huawei revenue down more than 6 percent in first half of 2022

Beijing, Aug 12 (AFP/APP):Revenue at Chinese telecom giant Huawei dipped by more than six percent in the first half of 2022, company figures showed Friday, as the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China trade rivalry hit sales. The company brought in 301.6 billion yuan ($44.8 billion), according […]