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Russia, Iran to discuss oil-for-goods contract
Russia and Iran have agreed to discuss next month a contract for Tehran to export two per cent of its…
“Pakistan delaying PTA signing” says Turkey
Ankara is ready to sign the much-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Islamabad as “nothing is pending from the Turkish…
Acumen’s Pakistan Fellows Programme
Acumen Pakistan in collaboration with JS Bank, Mahvash and Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation is seeking…
Bears trampling stocks at KSE as market loses another 293 points
Bears were on rampage at the stock market yesterday with the KSE-100 index sinking by 293.44 points or 1pc to…
Investors prefer short-term treasury bills due to falling inflation
Investors have once again preferred short-term investment in government papers, anticipating a cut in interest rate in the near future…
UN’s ESCAP Asia-Pacific Tax Forum proposed
The United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has proposed to the regional countries creation…
Sub Saharan economies surge ahead
No longer are the nations of sub-Saharan Africa, long a symbol of war, famine and corruption, an economic basket case.…
India, defends decision to torpedo WTO deal
India defended yesterday its scuttling of a landmark worldwide trade deal, saying it needed to take a tough stand at…
OGDCL earns record Rs124bn in FY14
Fuelled by currency appreciation and robust international oil prices, the state-run Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) yesterday posted…