ISLAMABAD: The leave period of Afnan Khan, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-18, to pursue studies under Chevening Scholarship...

KIEV: Ukraine in the 2015/16 agricultural year (July-June) could export 38 million tonnes of grain, Agricultural Policy and Food Minister...

TOKYO: Japanese exports fell for a seventh straight month in April, reflecting the impact of moderating global growth and a...

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports have posted a 2.1-percent increase so far this month from a year earlier, raising hopes of...

KARACHI: Pakistani rupee Monday weakened against the US dollar in interbank and remained firm in open market. According to the...

BANGKOK: Thai gem and jewellery exports are expected to grow by 10 per cent to US$7.89 billion (Bt278 billion) this...

BEIJING: Development Bank of China, one of the country’s main policy lenders, plans to lend 3 trillion yuan (US$458.3 billion)...

BAGHDAD: Iraq has exported a 20,000 cubic metre shipment of gas condensates, its third since March, from southern ports, the...

WASHINGTON: The company that produces Budweiser is facing a US$150,000 fine and a three-day suspension after an investigation showed it...

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco and Indonesia’s state oil company Pertamina have awarded the first contract in their US$5 billion joint venture...

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to crack down on tax avoidance — notorious in India, especially...

CARACAS: The price Venezuela receives for its mix of medium and heavy oil rose for a sixth consecutive week as...

COPENHAGEN: A technical inspection of landing gear parts on Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft flown by SAS subsidiary Cimber air has temporarily...

NEW DELHI: Exports of mangoes from India are under severe threat due higher pesticide residues than the prescribed limit by...

BRUSSELS: Cheap wheat supplies in the European Union are attracting brisk export demand at the end of the 2015/16 season,...

BANGKOK: Thailand April exports grew 0.9 pct, post eight consecutive years of decline. However, the surge was partly restricted due...

OSLO: Norway awarded Arctic drilling licences to 13 oil companies on Wednesday, including in a hitherto unexplored part of the...

LAHORE: The Punjab government will give Rs 20 billion subsidy on fertilizers to the farmers, while Rs 25 billion subsidy...

MANILA: Philippine banks booked a double-digit growth in total resources in the first quarter amid external challenges arising from the...

ATHENS: Greece’s European creditors are preparing to disburse 11 billion euros from the third bailout program once the current review...