Business & Economy

LAGOS, May 21 (Xinhua/APP): The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has approved 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to help African countries avert a looming food crisis. In a statement made available to Xinhua on Friday, the bank said Africa now faces a shortage of at […]

YANGON, May 21 (Xinhua/APP): Myanmar exported more than 144,034 metric tons of rice and over 106,912 metric tons of broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Saturday. The country exported those rice to 22 countries including Cameroon, China, Angola, the […]

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP):Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Shahid Khaqan Abbassi on Friday suggested the government to take hard decisions to revive economy and overcome inflation. We are seeking support of heads of the national institutions to stand by the government of Pakistan […]

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Pakistan earned US $419.059 million by exporting different travel services in various countries during the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2021-22. This shows the growth of 9.14 percent as compared to the US $383.960 million same services were […]

  ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan declined to US$1.455 billion in July-April (2021-22) compared to the FDI inflows of $1.48 billion recorded during same period, a year ago, showing a negative growth of 1.6 percent.   On year-on-year basis, the […]

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said here on Friday that talks were underway with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expressed the hope that there would be a turnaround in country’s economic situation very soon. In a tweet, the […]

Tokyo, May 20 (AFP/APP): Tokyo stocks ended higher on Friday, reversing overnight falls on Wall Street as bargain-hunting purchases offset risk-off sentiment among investors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged 1.27 percent, or 336.19 points, at 26,739.03, while the broader Topix index added 0.93 percent, […]

KARACHI, May 20 (APP): Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Friday issued the following exchange rates. CURRENCY SYMBOL TT Selling TT Buying U.S DOLLAR USD 200.45 199.95 EURO EUR 212.20 211.67 JAPANESE YEN JPY 1.5708 1.5669 BRITISH POUND GBP 249.47 248.85 […]

COLOMBO – May 18 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of coupons on two of its sovereign bonds, while the energy minister said the country had run out of money to pay for […]

Islamabad, May 18, 2022 (Online): Fertilzer Review Committee (FRC) met under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary of Ministry of Industries and Production today. The representatives of fertilisers manufacturing industry, dealers, and Secretaries of Provincial agriculture departments attended the meeting via video link. The forum discussed […]