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Current account deficit contracted by 75 percent to dollars 2.15 billion during the first half of fiscal year 2019-20: Governor

About the external sector, the SBP governor said the current account deficit contracted by 75 percent to dollars 2.15 billion during the first half of fiscal year 2019-20 due to a notable reduction in imports and modest growth in both exports and workers' remittances

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association urges govt to revisit decision on power tariff

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab Chairman Adil Bashir on Tuesday urged the government to review the decision of add-on/surcharges increasing power tariff to 70 per cent retrospectively for the export-oriented industry to avert closure of mills and secure workers jobs

China coastal provinces sees robust growth in trade with B&R countries

Fujian Province on China's eastern coast, which boasts traditional trade ties on the ancient Marine Silk Road, witnessed strong growth in trade with Belt and Road (B&R) countries in 2019

'Low profitability main cause of decline in cotton cultivation'

Low profitability in cotton is a major cause of decline in cultivation area of the crop in the country

Semiconductors again top list of S. Korea's export items in 2019

Semiconductors continued to top the list of South Korea's largest export items last year, data showed Tuesday

Export sector to crumble under the new power pricing regime

The circular debt should not be reduced at the cost of the export sector, which is already facing serious problems amid a global slowdown, a business leader said

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) VC chairs departmental heads meeting

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired a meeting of the heads of academic and administrative departments of the university on Monday and pondered over various steps to further develop the university and livestock sector

Govt determines over reforms of permanent nature: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said reforms process usually takes time with different hurdles, but the government was determined to introduce reforms in the country on permanent basis

DP World expands Rwanda's consumer goods portfolio

Following the inauguration of the Kigali Logistics Platform last October, DP World has expanded the portfolio of Rwanda's imports and exports for fresh produce and various perishable goods through the opening of the country's first full-fledged cold storage.

Pontecorvo opens 3-day 6th Mega Leather Show

Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo said on Monday that Pakistan and Italy had since long been enjoying cordial relations in trade, culture and various other fields, while their bilateral trade swelled to US $ 3 billion

UAE ranks first in Arab world, 21st globally on Global Labour Resilience Index 2020

Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Brisk shipping activity remained active at the Port where five ships, carrying Containers, LNG, Chemical and Coal were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, EETL, SSGC and PIBI respectively on Sunday

Vice-Chancellor chairs departmental heads meeting, ponder over steps to further develop UVAS, livestock sector

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Prof Dr Nasim Ahmadchaired a meeting of the heads of academic and administrative departments of the university on Monday and pondered over various steps on how to further develop the university and the livestock sector

EDB delegation to participate in Engage Africa Conference

A trade delegation from Domestic Engineering Industry is all set to participate in the "1st Africa-Pakistan Trade Development Conference scheduled from January 30 to 31 in Nairobi (Kenya)

Pakistan's economic freedom improves: Report

Pakistan's economic freedom overall score has improved by 0.6 percent with higher scores for judicial effectiveness and property rights outpacing modest performance in monetary freedom and fiscal health