Pakistan, UAE working on new economic roadmap
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE are working on a new economic roadmap to boost bilateral trade volume and establish joint ventures between the two...
HBL, Dolmen Group partner to expand accessibility of premium real estate
KARACHI: HBL Islamic Banking and Dolmen Group had entered into a strategic partnership last month, as per which, they are to provide access to...
Govt orders probe into automotive firms’ failure in production
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has asked the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) to probe the failure of automotive firms in increasing production capacity...
Petrol price likely to go up by Rs2.96/litre
ISLAMABAD: Fuel prices in the country are likely to be raised by over Rs3 per litre with the start of 2021.
According to sources, the...
Oil prices up as dollar, US oil inventories fall
LONDON: Oil gained ground on Wednesday on the back of a weaker dollar, a decline in U.S. crude oil inventories and as Britain approved...
Britain and EU look to new chapter as final obstacles to Brexit clear
LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged parliament to back his post-Brexit deal with the European Union and open a new relationship as a...
‘Boris the betrayer’ has swindled us over Brexit, England’s fishermen say
NEWLYN: For England’s fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued access to...
Honda to stop auto sales in Russia in 2022
MOSCOW: The Russian subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in...
Bitcoin jumps to record $28,600 as 2020 rally reaches new heights
LONDON: Bitcoin on Wednesday jumped to a record $28,599.99, after the digital currency almost quadrupled in value this year amid heightened interest from bigger...
30 Pakistani companies win Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks Awards 2020
ISLAMABAD: A total of 30 renowned Pakistani companies and financial organisations including banks and microfinance institutions have won the prestigious Global Diversity and Inclusion...
FBR to keep track of property dealing transactions worth Rs2m, above
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that every cash transaction worth Rs2 million or above for the purpose of sale or purchase...
Punjab govt to engage local IT companies for software development
LAHORE: Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Azfar Manzoor on Wednesday initiated the 'Partners in Development' programme, aimed at supporting the local software industry...
SAPM Babar rejects Sindh CM’s claim of gas shortage
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum Nadeem Babar has said the Sindh government is trying to give political colour to...
CDWP refers K-IV project to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has referred the Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme (K-IV) worth Rs25.5 billion to the Executive Committee of...
Pakistani digital lending Fintech Finja closes $9m in $10m Series A1 round
LAHORE: Finja, Pakistan’s leading digital lending platform, announced today that it has closed $9 Million of a $10 Million Series A1 financing round.
This latest...