World economy

01 Aug 2018

31 Jul 2018

31 Jul 2018

31 Jul 2018

The new initiatives covering technology, energy and infrastructure aim at accelerating United States’ private sector involvement in the region and supporting more US export opportunities

30 Jul 2018

30 Jul 2018

30 Jul 2018

Tehran tried to fix the rate at 42,000 rials per dollar in April, and threatened crackdown on black marketers, but trade worries about a prolonged economic downturn continued to hurt the rial

28 Jul 2018

China has instead accused US President Donald Trump of aggressive trade actions that would render several Chinese companies bankrupt

27 Jul 2018

27 Jul 2018

India wants to work with other BRICS nations on the fourth industrial revolution, which fuses technologies and blurs the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres, Modi said, and called for sharing the best practices and policies in the area

26 Jul 2018

President Donald Trump seems to have climbed down from his initial stance, when he said at a Nato summit in Brussels that both the US and EU aim to avert a trade war before the two sides meet for talks in Washington

26 Jul 2018

Migrating to foreign shores is almost a must for Indian small or medium enterprises, as it offers many advantages like fresh markets, ease of doing business, a buffer against domestic shocks, and not least, a better future for one’s kids, says Ajay Sharma, president of visa consultancy Abhinav Outsourcings

26 Jul 2018

The counting process is being carried out behind closed doors and changes are being made to Form-45, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb told reporters

24 Jul 2018

Reports said work on seven CEPC highway portions covering 400-km on the Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan, the Western Route and all sections of the Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM) are hit by the financial crunch

24 Jul 2018

21 Jul 2018

21 Jul 2018

Chinese exports to the US hit $505.5 billion in 2017, against US exports of $129.9 billion to that country, which left the US with a trade deficit of $375.6 billion

19 Jul 2018

18 Jul 2018

While India's official stand is that it  'follows only UN sanctions, and not unilateral sanctions by any country',  the oil ministry has nonetheless asked refiners to drastically reduce or end import of Iranian oil by the US-set deadline of 4 November. A better option might be to revive the credit and rupee-rial payment mechanisms that were used earlier, says  Abhishek Bansal, founder and chairman, ABans Group

18 Jul 2018

Faced with a wave of criticism, both at home and abroad, over his statements at the Helsinki summit, President Trump said he accepts the conclusion of the US agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 US elections

18 Jul 2018

17 Jul 2018

16 Jul 2018

President Donald Trump said he wanted good relations with Russia, and blamed Washington’s own past “foolishness and stupidity” for the countries’ hostile ties

11 Jul 2018

The new list of goods that would face 10 per cent punitive duties includes frozen meats, live and fresh fish and seafood, butter, onions, garlic and other vegetables, fruits, nuts, metals, and a massive list of chemicals, as well as tires, leather, fabrics, wood and papers

09 Jul 2018

Post Brexit, Britain will remain closely aligned to the EU’s single market on agriculture and goods via a “common rule book”  and a “combned customs territory”, but the services sector will be excluded from this FTA