BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand will ease foreign-exchange rules to let individuals invest in products linked to foreign exchange and...

WASHINGTON: The overall jobless rate nationwide inched up to 5 percent from 4.9 percent in February, though nonfarm employment increased...

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 650 million rand ($44 million) worth of its 2033, 2046  and 2050 inflation-linked bonds on Friday,...

LAHORE: The Agricultural Department has advised the cotton growers to complete cotton sowing during current month and use certified varieties...

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), through a notification, has allowed import of US dollars against export of permissible...

APATNAM: The Visakhapatnam port has handled 57.5 million tonnes of cargo during 2015-16 financial year, a little less than 58...

LAHORE: The local business community has lauded the agreement signed between Pakistan and Iran to prepare ground for a free...

MOSCOW: Russia's share in trade with the European Union dramatically reduced last year, pushing the country out of the top...

SINGAPORE: Cargo volumes handled at the Port of Singapore in January-February 2016 fell by 3.8%, year-on-year to 92.27 million tonnes,...

WASHINGTON: V.O.Chidambaranar Port here has handled an all time record cargo traffic of 36.85 million tonnes during 2015-16 and surpassed...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs stepped up enforcement actions against infringing activities during Easter from March 22 to 28 with...

BRUSSELS: A closely watched survey shows that economic confidence across the 19-country eurozone fell for a third consecutive month last...

OSLO: Prices have started to gradually fall in the Eurozone, impairing the bloc's economic growth prospects, as cheap oil prevents...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio increased to 89.1% last year, according to Bank Negara....

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon has asked the masses to be vigilant...

MUSCAT: Oman's plans to turn its new Duqm port into an international naval support centre made progress on 30 March,...

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday inked a $2.93 billion contract with three South Korean firms for the construction of the largest Liquefied...

DOHA: Qatar-based banks’ total domestic private sector deposits has dropped about QR21.2bn to QR327bn in February. Total domestic loans and...

ISLAMABAD: The country’s inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 3.94 per cent in the month of March...

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Pakistan’s commitment to minimise the fiscal deficit to 4.3 percent in the...