South Africa’s Astral weighs job cuts as drought, imports hurt poultry producers

HONG KONG: Customs officials discovered liquid cocaine filled in the hollow centers of 98 dragon fruits that were a part...

Port of Antwerp signs collaboration agreement with port of Bandar Abbas in Iran

WASHINGTON: Bandar Abbas accounts for 90% of the in- and outgoing containers of Iran and for nearly half of the...

Adani Ports to complete terminal expansion at Mundra next year

NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and SEZ aims to complete expansion of Adani International Container Terminal (AICTPL) at Mundra portBSE 0.20...

LCCI urges FBR to withdraw amendment in SRO

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Wednesday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to withdraw amendment...

U.S. ports see slower beginning to shipping season

WASHINGTON: While U.S. ports have been busy, overall the beginning of the shipping season has been slower than anticipated, The...

China’s Soybean Imports Seen Dropping for First Time in 15 Years

BEIJING: China’s soybean imports may fall for the first time in 15 years next season as the government sells from...

19 Mar 2007, Gwadar, Pakistan --- A ship is seen anchored at Pakistan's Gwadar deep-sea port on the Arabian Sea. Pakistan tightened security around a coastal town in Baluchistan province before the opening of a port authorities hope will bring prosperity to the remote and troubled region. --- Image by © Reuters/Corbis

Balochistan to give 3,000 acre land for expansion of Gwadar Industrial Zone

QUETTA: The Balochistan government would provide 3,000 acre of land for expansion of Gwadar Industrial Zone in order to make...

Banking deposits of retailers, wholesalers fall by 7% to Rs 99.15b in 2015-16

KARACHI: Bank deposits by retailers and wholesalers decreased by seven percent in the last fiscal year as the withholding tax...

FY 2015-16: Import of used cars increases by 67% to 53,600 units

KARACHI: The import of used cars into the country increased by 67 per cent to 53,600 units worth around Rs75...

RCCI announces election schedule

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has announced the election schedule for 2016-2017, details of which have...

Nigeria’s inflation rate climbs to 16.5%

WASHINGTON: The National bureau of statistics has released its consumer price index which indicates that the Nigeria’s inflation rate now...

Brazil inflation likely eased slightly in mid-July

WASHINGTON: Brazil's annual inflation rate likely dropped slightly in mid-July as a stronger local currency eased the price of imports...

Revenue collection increases by 60% in three years: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that revenue collection increased by 60 per cent to Rs 3.112...

Czech inflation pressures remain muted

WASHINGTON: The regional currencies saw rather a calm session yesterday despite the fact that Turkish assets were again under strong...

Unemployment rate goes up

LONDON: More people in the Oshawa area are out of work, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. In June,...

Posti posts negative results in Q2

HELSINKI: The national postal corporation Posti has announced a 0.9 million euro operating loss after adjustments for the April-June quarter....

South Africa June inflation quickens first time in four months

CAPE TOWN: South African inflation quickened for the first time in four months in June, complicating the task of the...

FBR transfers jurisdiction of cases to LTU-II Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has transferred the jurisdiction of 190 cases from Chief Commissioner-IR (RTO I, II, II) to...

Oman forecasts annual power demand growth at 8% until 2022