World oil prices up 1.5pc on strong US data Oil prices gained 1.5 percent on Friday as strong US employment data tempered fears about weakening global crude oil demand, and on expectations that an escalating conflict in Libya could tighten …
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GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Uber set to acquire Dubai-based Careem for $3.1 billion US ride-hailing giant Uber is set to announce $3.1 billion acquisition of its Dubai-based rival Careem in a cash and stock deal as early as this …
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Attention taxpayers! from April 1 Think twice before you flaunt your lavish lifestyle on social media. The taxman will be keeping an eye come April 1. The Income Tax department is all set to implement its brainchild – Project Insight …
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ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Rupee declines as country prepares for IMF deal The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let the rupee depreciate by Rs0.49 to a new all-time low at Rs140.78 to the US dollar in the inter-bank market …
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INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Trafigura ships more Asian gasoline to Americas on new tanker Commodity trader Trafigura is shipping this month a second newly built crude tanker with Asian gasoline onboard to South America amid strong demand in the West, four …
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PAKISTAN NEWS: Startup for plastic waste disposal wins Rs0.5m at Dasani Discovery Challenge: Umer Abid and his team have won a prize of Rs. 0.5 million for proposing an idea using plastic waste as a road-building material in the Dasani …
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WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices post biggest quarterly rise in a decade Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday, posting their biggest quarterly rise in a decade, as US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela as well as OPEC-led supply …
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A wheelchair user demonstrates how the specially designed robots will work Published in BBC, on Mar 20th, 2019, Sporting events rely on having an army of volunteers to help them run smoothly but Tokyo 2020 will be a little different …
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GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE is the fastest growing region: Zoho Zoho, a global provider of cloud-based business software, today announced its plans for expanding and reinforcing its presence in the UAE and GCC region. The announcement was made …
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INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Indigo airlines continues to recruit expat and ‘out-of-job’ pilots At a time when Jet Airways is facing financial difficulties, India’s budget carrier IndiGo has said that it continues to engage in recruiting expat as …
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