Tag: Trade

Wall Street ends flat as ‘fiscal cliff’ focus lingers

Trading has been choppy in the last two weeks as investors react to statements from policymakers on the state of discussions on how to...

PM for intense trade relations with Oman

Riyadh Yousuf Ahmed Al-Raisi, Ambassador of Oman, called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Prime Minister's House on Thursday. The prime minister said...

India not serious in trade with Pakistan: Ibrahim Mughal

Chairman Agri Forum Ibrahim Mughal has said India was not serious in trade relations with Pakistan, which is evident from its move of imposing...

ICCI President urges preferential trade agreements among D8

D-8 Secretary General, Prof. Dr. Widi A. Pratikto visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry on the invitation of Mr.Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI to...

Asian markets mostly up in quiet trade

Asian markets were mostly up Friday following a rally in the previous session, while dealers await another meeting on Greece’s bailout and the resumption...

Pakistan, Indonesia bilateral trade at $15b

Trade volume between Indonesia and Pakistan would reach $15 billion by 2015. Indonesian Minister for Industries M.S. Hidayat and Minister for Agriculture Suswono said that...

Argentine envoy stresses for enhanced Pak-Argentine trade relations

Argentine Ambassador to Pakistan and Dean of Diplomatic Corps Rodolfo J Martin Saravia, while addressing the business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &...

Illegal arms trade running unhindered in slums

Intelligence agencies revealed that illegal arms trade is being run through Afghan slums of the metropolitan. They prepared a report on directions of the...

Argentina envoy stresses for enhanced Pak-Argentine trade relations

Tremendous amount of economic, commercial and political activities between Argentina and Pakistan should be taking place for enhancing bilateral trade relation between the business...

Hina calls for preferential trade among D8 countries

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has called for early operationalization of preferential trade‚ visa and customs agreements to bolster economic cooperation among the member...

Indian fair to open new vistas for Pakistani businessmen: Bashir

The participation in the International Trade Fair 2012 will open new vistas of opportunities for Pakistan's business community in India, said Pakistan High Commissioner...

CIA boosts Afghan heroin trade: report

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has bolstered heroine trade in Afghanistan, the American media said, adding that the number of heroin addicts in the...

US House approves Russia trade bill with human rights slap

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to "name and shame" Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to...

US, Russia reach draft deal on hot-rolled steel trade

The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday said it had reached a draft agreement with the Russian government to revise a 13-year-old deal governing imports...

Chinese minister warns of grim trade situation

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming on Saturday warned of lingering pressure on the country’s foreign trade from weak global demand, rising domestic costs...

ADB, OFID sign risk-sharing agreement

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) signed a risk distribution agreement to support trade in emerging Asian countries,...

India dependent on Pakistan for Central Asia trade : Ashraf

India’s need for energy and trade with central Asian countries is largely dependent on Pakistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Wednesday. Ashraf was...