Samsung Electronics forecasts 27.9% jump in operating profits: filing

Seoul, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied supply chain challenges to forecast a near-30-percent jump in operating profits for the third quarter on Friday. The world’s biggest smartphone maker said it expected its operating profits to reach around 15.8 trillion won ($13.3 […]

US Senate green-lights stop-gap deal to avert debt default

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):The US Senate voted Thursday to stave off a credit default that would have sparked a recession and roiled world markets as Democrats and Republicans agreed to a stop-gap fix to raise the nation’s debt limit. The breakthrough — which temporarily defers […]

Chinese central bank boss vows to further fintech crackdown

Beijing, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):China will strengthen supervision of the online payments industry and continue its anti-monopoly crackdown, the governor of the central bank said, indicating Beijing will press ahead with a regulatory crackdown on the country’s technology giants. Authorities have for about a year targeted […]

LAHORE, Oct 07 (APP):Pakistan’s Insurance Industry has great potential in the wake of forthcoming CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) labor projects and Chinese companies are interested to invest in this sector too. Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Mr. Wang Zihai expressed these […]

Pakistan committed to abide by all obligations under GSP-Plus regime: Commerce secy

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP):Commerce Secretary Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to abide by all obligations under the international conventions covered by Generalized System of Preferences (GSP+). The Commerce Secretary reiterated the country’s commitment as he held one-on-one meetings with some of the […]

Putin agrees to “carefully” increase gas supplies amid price hike

MOSCOW, Oct 7 (XINHUA/APP):The current hike in gas prices is not beneficial for Russia, and the country could increase gas supplies on the market in a cautious way, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “We do not need such speculative excitement,” Putin said at a meeting […]

Security cameras installed to eliminate corruption from KPT: Ali Zaidi

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP):Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Wednesday said that security cameras had installed at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to eliminate corruption. Talking to a private television channel, he said there was reports of corruption at KPT and we had closed […]

Tarin to attend IMF yearly summit next week

Islamabad – October 6 (Online): Federal Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin is expected to visit United States coming week to attend International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s yearly summit. According to details, virtual negotiations between Pakistan and the IMF are underway currently for issuance of 100 billion dollars’ […]