Vietnam’s CPI up 2.44 pct in 6 months

HANOI, Jun 29 (XINHUA/APP):Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.44 percent year on year in the first six months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Wednesday. In the first half of 2022, items posting the most significant price hikes included […]

S.Korea’s import value logs double-digit growth in May

SEOUL, Jun 29 (XINHUA/APP): South Korea’s import value logged a double-digit growth last month due to expensive crude oil, central bank data showed Wednesday. The import value index stood at 176.50 in May, up 32.0 percent from a year earlier, according to the Bank of […]

Finance Minister vows to resolve issues being faced by CNG sector

Islamabad, June 28 (Online): A delegation of All Pakistan CNG Association called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail in Islamabad today (Tuesday). The meeting discussed proposal for use of CNG as fuel for motor vehicles to reduce import bill and minimize Carbon Emission. […]

South Africa escalates power cuts to acute levels

Johannesburg, June 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa, a country plagued by power shortages, on Tuesday imposed the toughest electricity rationing in two and a half years after labour disputes disrupted production at several plants. Highly unpopular power rationing to consumers was ramped up to so-called Stage 6 […]

Yet another POL price hike coming our ways

ISLAMABAD – June 28 (ONLINE) Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has hinted at yet another hike in prices of petroleum products, Online has learnt. Talking to a private news channel, Miftah said government is planning another price hike for petroleum products by July 1. He said, […]

Govt reduces 10 to 15 pc of non-energy import bill: Miftah

ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail said that the government has reduced 10 to 15 percent of non-energy import bill to strengthen the rupee value. Talking to a private news channel, he said the staff level agreement would be signed with IMF […]

Cambodia organizes consultation workshop on economic diplomacy in new normal

PHNOM PENH,June 27 (Xinhua/APP):– Cambodia on Monday organized a national consultation workshop on economic diplomacy in the new normal, aiming at promoting the effective implementation of the strategy in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Supported by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund, the hybrid workshop was […]