INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Populist doles could lead to fiscal slippages Continuing to voice concerns over populist measures, the Reserve Bank Wednesday warned that income support schemes and farm loan waivers will lead to fiscal slippages for the …
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ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Bailout talks with IMF hit a new deadlock In a last minute hitch, talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a deadlock due to change in goalpost by the fund and the …
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WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Americas MR tankers see short-haul freight up 20pc on tight tonnage, fixing spree The Americas Medium Range tanker market saw freight increase around 17-25 percent, to rates not seen since early April on some US Gulf Coast-loading …
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PAKISTAN NEWS: Telenor velocity is uplifting pakistani agri sector through technological intervention: Given its status as the economic backbone of Pakistan, the potential of the agriculture sector has been the subject of discussions on a multitude of platforms for decades. …
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WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices mostly steady Oil prices were mostly steady on Friday, ending the week slightly lower as trade tensions stoked by a US move to hike tariffs on Chinese goods overshadowed tightened global supplies and expectations …
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GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Emaar malls records 7pc growth in q1 Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, recorded an increase in net profit by 7 per cent to Dh584 million during the first …
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INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Trump says it slaps ‘big tariffs’ on American products US President Donald Trump has criticised India’s “big tariffs” on American paper products and the iconic Harley-Davidson bikes, saying the US has been losing billions of …
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ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN IDB expresses interest in funding hydroelectric energy projects The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has expressed keen interest in financing hydroelectric power projects in Pakistan as the country needs cheap and affordable electricity for all. The IDB …
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WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Fujairah stockpiles climb to record on 11pc jump in light distillates Oil product inventories in the Fujairah trading hub rose 2 percent week on week to a record 25.749 million barrels, led by an 11 percent jump …
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PAKISTAN NEWS: PTA partners with telco franchises for easier mobile registration with DIRBS: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched the Device Identification Registration and Blocking Service (DIRBS) recently, making it mandatory for everyone to have an officially registered phone. For those …
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