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INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Japan takes India to WTO over mobile phone import duties Japan has complained at…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN PKR touches new all-time low at 147.87 in inter-bank The rupee once again dropped around 1percent…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Asian refiners may lift some middle east crude in smaller vessels post sabotage Various Asian buyers of…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTCL targets aggressive expansion as it returns to profitability: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is back on the…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices rise as Middle East conflict persists Oil futures were up more than 1% on Thursday…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Dubai DED issues 2,805 new licenses in April 2019 The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL)…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Populist doles could lead to fiscal slippages Continuing to voice concerns over populist measures,…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Bailout talks with IMF hit a new deadlock In a last minute hitch, talks between Pakistan…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Americas MR tankers see short-haul freight up 20pc on tight tonnage, fixing spree The Americas Medium Range…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Telenor velocity is uplifting pakistani agri sector through technological intervention: Given its status as the economic backbone of…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices mostly steady Oil prices were mostly steady on Friday, ending the week slightly lower…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Emaar malls records 7pc growth in q1 Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Trump says it slaps ‘big tariffs’ on American products US President Donald Trump has criticised…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN IDB expresses interest in funding hydroelectric energy projects The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has expressed keen…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Fujairah stockpiles climb to record on 11pc jump in light distillates Oil product inventories in the Fujairah…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTA partners with telco franchises for easier mobile registration with DIRBS: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched the Device…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices end week on lower note Oil prices inched up on Friday as strong US…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Revealed: top 10 companies in UAE. do you work for one? Emirates airline is the…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT ‘Rich and powerful can’t run this court’, says supreme court on conspiracy against CJI…
PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC TIMES Prime minister presents proposals for expansion of China’s belt and road initiative Prime Minister Imran Khan has…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Global ship orders fall to lowest level in 15 years Ship orders world-wide have shrunk to the…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Supreme Court reinstates taxes on mobile phone cards: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reinstated all the previous…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil tumbles 3pc Oil prices fell 3% on Friday after US President Donald Trump again pressured…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE president amends provisions in Abu Dhabi real estate law In his capacity as Ruler…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Jet Airways shares fall 10 percent Shares of Jet Airways plunged 10 percent in…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Asad’s exit may delay IMF bailout The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided to consult the…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY US west coast gasoline imports from Europe set for record April Gasoline imports into the US West…
PAKISTAN NEWS: 3G/4G users cross the 66 million mark in March 2019, Jazz tops complaint charts: The number of 3G…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices move up Oil futures edged up on Thursday as a drop in crude exports…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE-based airline offers free stopover to passengers Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is offering free stopover…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT After ADB and RBI, now IMF cuts India’s growth forecast The International Monetary Fund…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN PKR weakness behind high inflation’ In a rare admission, the adviser to prime minister on commerce…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY South Korea ranks second in global ship orders in q1 South Korean shipbuilders came in second worldwide…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt to implement Cyber Crime Act and DIRBS on AJ&K, Gilgit Baltistan: The government is all set to…
COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices surge amid tightening crude market Oil prices rose 1 percent on Friday as involuntary supply cuts…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Emirates NBD spurs further revival on Dubai bourse Emirates NBD shares jumped more than 6…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6 percent, 2nd in 2-month The…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN CPEC business council kicks off 1st meeting The scope of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Shipowners, refiners at odds over imo fuel quality Fuel quality is the great unknown for the shipping…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Facebook launches Innovation Lab Platform in Pakistan: Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology along with the National…
World oil prices up 1.5pc on strong US data Oil prices gained 1.5 percent on Friday as strong US employment…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Uber set to acquire Dubai-based Careem for $3.1 billion US ride-hailing giant Uber is set…
Attention taxpayers! from April 1 Think twice before you flaunt your lavish lifestyle on social media. The taxman will be…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Rupee declines as country prepares for IMF deal The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Trafigura ships more Asian gasoline to Americas on new tanker Commodity trader Trafigura is shipping this month…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Startup for plastic waste disposal wins Rs0.5m at Dasani Discovery Challenge: Umer Abid and his team have won…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices post biggest quarterly rise in a decade Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday,…
A wheelchair user demonstrates how the specially designed robots will work Published in BBC, on Mar 20th, 2019, Sporting events…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE is the fastest growing region: Zoho Zoho, a global provider of cloud-based business software,…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Indigo airlines continues to recruit expat and ‘out-of-job’ pilots At a time when Jet…
ECONOMICS TIMES OF PAKISTAN CPEC likely to contribute 3.5 percent to Pakistan’s GDP China’s investment of over $60 billion in…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY UK hydrographic office works with Seychelles govt to help tackle piracy in the Indian ocean The UK…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Edotco & Jazz partner to expand telecom coverage in Pakistan: Edotco Group (edotco), the leading end-to-end integrated telecommunications…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices near 2019 highs Oil prices on Friday hovered close to 2019 peaks reached the previous…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE FlyDubai issues travel advisory after grounding 737 max fleet Flydubai has issued a travel…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SC asks Ex-Ranbaxy promoters to apprise it The Supreme Court Thursday asked former Ranbaxy…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN FDI drops 23pc after completion of many CPEC projects Foreign investment in different sectors of Pakistan’s…
New supertankers carrying gasoil west hits record Ship builders in Asia are sending a record number of supertankers west carrying…
US oil eases on soaring production US crude futures eased slightly on Friday after hitting a 2019 high, as worries…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE offers platform to harness skills The UAE is known to set trends and…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT IL&FS board asks SFIO, ED To Probe 14 IFIN Directors With fresh revelations of…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Over 3 mn consumers receive inflated bills Public gas utilities have charged inflated bills from 3.2…
Asian lpg premiums surge on supply tightness, houston shipping delays Asian LPG premiums have ballooned amid supply tightness in the…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan has the 33rd cheapest mobile data in the world: Pakistan is ranked 33rd in the global index…
World oil falls on weaker demand, slow economy Oil prices fell about 1 percent on Friday after disappointing US job…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE Dubai’s private sector continues to foster innovation Companies across Dubai are increasing their efforts to…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SBI has found fraud worth Rs 7,951.3 crore in Apr-Dec: RTI reply The State…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Revenue shortfall widens to pkr 228 bn in Jul-Feb fy19 The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)…
Ships with scrubbers must lock in high sulfur fuel oil needs to avoid supply hassles Shipowners with scrubber-equipped vessels may…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Redmi Note 7 Pro launched with a better chipset: As if the previous Redmi Note phone wasn’t good…
World oil prices settle 2pc lower Oil prices settled down about 2 percent on Friday, ending around 3 percent lower…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE Majid Al Futtaim to launch ‘carrefour business’ Majid Al Futtaim has announced its plans to…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Procter & gamble announces newest commitment to gender equality Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Cabinet shoots down ‘sin tax’ proposal The federal cabinet on Thursday rejected a proposal to impose…
UAEÂ eases Qatar shipping ban The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and…
Pakistani startup makes it to Google’s launchpad accelerator: Google has announced its fifth accelerator batch, and it includes a Pakistan…
World oil prices touch 2019 highs Oil prices touched their highest since mid-November on Friday and posted weekly gains for…
UAE boosting financial inclusion for SMEs Small and medium enterprises represent around 96 per cent of registered firms in the…
Bankers told to back stalled realty projects Giving a fillip to the realty sector, Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on…
Pak, Malaysia expected to finalise lng supply deal Pakistan and Malaysia are likely to finalise a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas…
Trade spats could dampen shipping growth this year An escalation of tariff wars between China and the United States could…
PAKISTAN NEWS: StormFiber and Peshawar Zalmi come together to bring the Yellow Storm to PSL: Peshawar Zalmi has pulled off…
World oil prices rise to this year highs Oil prices rose more than 2 percent to their highest this year…
Etihad, Royal Jordanian ink new codeshare deal Etihad Airways and Royal Jordanian have announced a new codeshare partnership which will…
RBI fines Rs 1 crore on SBI State Bank of India on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India…
Punjab to organize 6-8 new industrial zones The Punjab government is striving to extend maximum facilities to promote local industry…
Global container freight market bearish as lunar new year hits Sentiment in the container freight market has turned largely bearish…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTA & ICANN Hold a Workshop on DNS Abuse and Misuse: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with…
World oil futures move higher Oil futures edged higher on Friday but ended the week with a loss on renewed…