Pakistan, Iran eye early FTA amid $10bn trade target
Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday agreed to expedite negotiations on a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade…
China’s “Ice City” fuels summer boom with indoor attractions
Alejandra Palacios found herself moving from summer heat to winter chill in just a matter of minutes. One moment, she was strolling in almost 30-degree-Celsius warmth in summer clothes; the…
Measures rolled out to strengthen Hong Kong-mainland capital market cooperation
The China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday jointly announced a slew of measures to deepen capital…
Pakistan: Inflation falls to 9.2% in July
Food prices at two-year high as wheat, transport costs surge PRICE MOVEMENTS: The price of onions – an essential kitchen item – rose 75% year-on-year, while milk products became nearly…
Pakistan: Cotton production jumps 32 per cent
Phutti (seed-cotton) arrivals at ginning factories rose by more than 32 per cent year-on-year by July 31, driven by a sharp increase in Sindh despite a slight decline in Punjab,…
Pakistan: OMCs sales surge
Pakistan’s Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) recorded sales of 1.5 million tonnes in July, up 23pc year-on-year and 20pc month-on-month, posting the highest YoY growth in the last 15 months. The…