KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange rallied over 500 points to reach an intra-day high of 37360.88 points on Friday, hours...

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) are close to signing a joint venture (JV)...

MUSCAT: Filling stations reported a staggering 50 per cent rise in sales on Tuesday as thousands of frustrated motorists battled...

ISLAMABAD: Tax exemptions dropped 4.22 per cent to Rs394.6 billion in the outgoing fiscal year from Rs412bn in the last...

WARSAW: The Law and Justice (PiS) government is working on a "Home+" programme to provide Poles more cheap housing for...

LISBON: Portugal has been overtaken by Spain and Malta in the latest IMD World Competitiveness rankings. The economy’s poorer showing...

DUBAI: Amplifying its expanding footprint in West Africa, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Ghana office recently hosted a...

HANOI: Multidisciplinary conglomerate Vingroup signed co-operation contracts with nearly 250 local firms in 7 industries yesterday under its programme to...

SYDNEY: Sales of new vehicles in Australia rose 3.6 per cent in May compared with the same month a year...

WELLINGTON: A local agri-technology company is on a high after raising $4.5 million for product development and research and being...

RIYADH: Uber has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the U.S. ride-hailing service said on Wednesday, gaining...

ANKARA: Turkey’s annual core inflation registered the biggest fall in over a year, giving more encouragement to monetary policy makers...

SEOUL: South Korea's exports of commercial vehicles shrank significantly from a year earlier while imports surged to record levels in...

KIEV: For the 2015/16 season, Ukrainian AJC (apple juice concentrate) exports have fallen to a 4-year low. The export volumes...

KIEV: Since the beginning of current season until April Ukrainian wheat bran production had increased by 10% to 214.05 KMT...

NEW DELHI: Diesel, one of the worst performing fuels in the refining complex for years, has seen its fortunes turn...

LONDON: Employees stop working to pay taxes and start earning cash to splash on themselves today, according to research by...

BRASÍLIA: The steep devaluation of the Brazilian currency because of the country's economic weakness has boosted exports, particularly beef shipments,...

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports of fruit and vegetables have grown 22.9 per cent from US$248m in 2011 to US$304m in...

NEW DELHI: Pune-based device vendor Swipe Technologies aims to reach USD 100 million in revenues over the next two years...