Britain and EU look to new chapter as final obstacles to Brexit clear
LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged parliament to back his post-Brexit deal with the European Union and open a new relationship...
‘Boris the betrayer’ has swindled us over Brexit, England’s fishermen say
NEWLYN: For England’s fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued...
Honda to stop auto sales in Russia in 2022
MOSCOW: The Russian subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in...
Bitcoin jumps to record $28,600 as 2020 rally reaches new heights
LONDON: Bitcoin on Wednesday jumped to a record $28,599.99, after the digital currency almost quadrupled in value this year amid heightened interest...
30 Pakistani companies win Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks Awards 2020
ISLAMABAD: A total of 30 renowned Pakistani companies and financial organisations including banks and microfinance institutions have won the prestigious Global Diversity...
FBR to keep track of property dealing transactions worth Rs2m, above
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that every cash transaction worth Rs2 million or above for the purpose of sale...
Punjab govt to engage local IT companies for software development
LAHORE: Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Azfar Manzoor on Wednesday initiated the 'Partners in Development' programme, aimed at supporting the local...
SAPM Babar rejects Sindh CM’s claim of gas shortage
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum Nadeem Babar has said the Sindh government is trying to give political...
CDWP refers K-IV project to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has referred the Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme (K-IV) worth Rs25.5 billion to the Executive...
Pakistani digital lending Fintech Finja closes $9m in $10m Series A1 round
LAHORE: Finja, Pakistan’s leading digital lending platform, announced today that it has closed $9 Million of a $10 Million Series A1 financing...
‘LNG spot cargoes purchased at $6.84’
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division on Tuesday said that all spot cargoes purchased by Pakistan averaged $6.84 delivered ex ship (DES), while the...
Govt mulling extension of construction amnesty scheme
The government is considering giving a three to six months extension in Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s tax amnesty scheme for the...
ECC likely to approve supplementary grant of Rs2.27bn for HEC
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has sought the federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee's (ECC) approval for a supplementary...
Javed Ghani appointed as permanent FBR chairperson
The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved Muhammad Javed Ghani's appointment as the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) permanent chairperson.
The approval came during...
VIS reaffirms corporate governance rating of Allied Bank Ltd. at CGR-9+
KARACHI: VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (VIS) has reaffirmed the corporate governance rating of Allied Bank Limited (ABL) at "CGR-9+".
The rating signifies...