Port of Tacoma CEO nets $30,000 pay bump for double duties running two ports

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Iffat Imran Gardezi has said that during her stay in the Netherlands as Pakistan’s...

Iffat Gardezi for ‘Trade Plan’ to improve Pakistan-Netherlands trade, investment ties

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Iffat Imran Gardezi has said that during her stay in the Netherlands as Pakistan’s...

PIA to launch premier service on Independence Day

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to improve its services, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to launch premier service on...

Transit Trade DG constitutes body to review pending T-1s

KARACHI: Transit Trade Director General Muhammad Javed Ghani has constituted a three-member committee to review the pending T-1s data and...

Swatch profit declines

BIENNE: Swatch Group AG, the maker of Omega and Tissot timepieces, reported its lowest first-half profit in seven years, as...

More than 57,000 people hit by bedroom tax fall behind on rent, Government report reveals

LONDON: More than 57,000 people fell behind on their rent just a year after the bedroom tax was introduced, new...

New York bans ‘tampon tax’ that could save women estimated $10m each year

NEW YORK: In a major relief to women, New York State has banned the "tampon tax" levied on the variety...

Truck, radial tyres imports up 40 per cent during April-June quarter

NEW DELHI: India's imports of radial tyres continued to grow in the fiscal first quarter despite a slowdown in the...

Iraq oil exports set to rise in July, despite leak

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s oil exports are set to rise in July, according to loading data and an industry source, putting supply...

Minnesota June unemployment rate at 3.8%

LONDON: Minnesota employers added 7,300 jobs in June, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of...

Unemployment at 3.92% in June

TAIPEI: Unemployment rose 0.08 percentage points month-on-month to 3.92 percent in June but was unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis...

Mozambique raises key rate to 17.25% on inflation

WASHINGTON: Mozambique’s central bank raised its key rate by 300 basis points to 17.25 percent, the fourth rate increase this...

Alabama’s latest unemployment rate due out Friday

WASHINGTON: The next snapshot of how many Alabamians are working and how many are unemployed is due Friday morning. The...

Morocco annual inflation rises to 2.3% in June

RABAT: Morocco's annual consumer price inflation rose to 2.3 percent in June from 1.9 percent in May, due to higher...

Abu Dhabi inflation rises 2.7% in H1 2016

ABU DHABI: Inflation in consumer prices in Abu Dhabi rose to 2.7 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in the first half...

Canada’s inflation rate in June steady at 1.5%

OTTAWA: Canada's annual inflation rate rang in at 1.5 per cent last month as higher prices for cars, electricity and...

Vodafone India’s quarterly revenues grow 6.4%

NEW DELHI: Vodafone India saw its second-quarter service revenue grow by 6.4 percent year-on-year to GBP 1.5 billion, as voice...

Dubai developer Deyaar announces $30.2m net profit

DUBAI: The Dubai-based Deyaar Development has recorded a AED 111 million ($30.2 million) net profit in the first six months...

Bangladesh likely to review ban on hilsa exports