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Govt to seek fresh expressions of interest for PIA

Govt to seek fresh expressions of interest for PIA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government will seek expressions of interest (EoIs) next week for the sale of Pakistan International Airlines, the...

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IMF sees global growth hurt by trade tensions

WASHINGTON: Rising trade tensions and sweeping shifts in the global trading system will trigger downward revisions of the International Monetary...

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Kuwait extends oil credit facility for two years

Kuwait extends oil credit facility for two years

KARACHI: Kuwait extended an oil credit facility to Pakistan for an additional two years, Pakistan’s petroleum ministry said on Wednesday, which will...

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White House says China faces up to 245pc tariffs due to its retaliatory actions

White House says China faces up to 245pc tariffs due to its retaliatory actions

The United States announced that China now faces a new tariff of up to 245 per cent due to its retaliatory measures, according to a statement by the...

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Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating to ‘B-’ on improving deficits, reforms

Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating to ‘B-’ on improving deficits, reforms

Global ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan’s foreign currency credit rating to ‘B-’ from ‘CCC ’, citing increased confidence...

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India and China discuss resuming flights, no date set

India and China discuss resuming flights, no date set

India and China have held one round of talks on resuming direct passenger air services, but no dates have been fixed yet, New Delhi said on Monday, as...

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US stocks down as trade war with China escalates; EU pauses countermeasures

US stocks down as trade war with China escalates; EU pauses countermeasures

American stocks sank on Thursday, giving back some of the huge gains that followed United States President Donald Trump’s decision the day before to...

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World Bank investment arm commits $300m loan to Reko Diq mining project

World Bank investment arm commits $300m loan to Reko Diq mining project

The World Bank’s private investment arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC), will provide $300 million in debt financing for the Reko Diq...

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EU halts counter-tariffs but no pause in US-China trade war

EU halts counter-tariffs but no pause in US-China trade war

American stocks sank on Thursday, giving back some of the huge gains that followed United States President Donald Trump’s decision the day before to...

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OGDCL to begin output in ADNOC’s block by 2027

OGDCL to begin output in ADNOC’s block by 2027

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd expects to start production in Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block-5 by 2027, while also increasing domestic...

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Dollar bonds resume sell-off, Pakistan’s drops 6 cents

Dollar bonds resume sell-off, Pakistan’s drops 6 cents

JOHANNESBURG: International bonds issued by smaller, riskier, emerging economies suffered another sharp selloff on Wednesday after President Donald...

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Trump declares 90-day reciprocal tariff pause, increases China levies to 125pc

Trump declares 90-day reciprocal tariff pause, increases China levies to 125pc

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pause many of his new tariffs for 90 days, even as he raised them further on imports from China....

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Trade war escalates as China, EU slap US with retaliatory tariffs

Trade war escalates as China, EU slap US with retaliatory tariffs

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pause many of his new tariffs for 90 days, even as he raised them further on imports from China....

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Trade war escalates as China slaps US with 84pc in retaliatory tariffs

Trade war escalates as China slaps US with 84pc in retaliatory tariffs

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pause many of his new tariffs for 90 days, even as he raised them further on imports from China....

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PSX recovers by 600 points after day of losses

The Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday began to recover as shares gained 622 points, a day after the index experienced losses. The benchmark KSE-100...

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PSX recovers 1.5pc after day of losses

The Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday began to recover as shares gained 622 points, a day after the index experienced losses. The benchmark KSE-100...

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India sees no hit to projected growth from US tariffs; economists remain sceptical

India sees no hit to projected growth from US tariffs; economists remain sceptical

India may still meet its 6.3 per cent to 6.8pc growth projection for the 2025/26 fiscal year that started on April 1 despite global disruptions from...

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US starts collecting Trump’s new 10pc tariff on imports

WASHINGTON: US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 per cent tariff on all imports from many countries on...

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Opec+ panel urges compliance after surprise output hike

Opec+ panel urges compliance after surprise output hike

LONDON: Top Opec ministers stressed the need for full compliance with oil output targets and plans to compensate for pumping too much, after the...

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‘Reign of tariff’ takes oil to pandemic-level low

LONDON: Oil prices plunged on Friday to the lowest level since 2021 and commodities including natural gas and soybeans also dived as China retaliated...

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Fed chair warning, Chinese ‘counter tariffs’ drive Wall Street rout

Fed chair warning, Chinese ‘counter tariffs’ drive Wall Street rout

NEW YORK: Wall Street fell sharply again on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq toward a bear market, after China responded heavy-handedly to the Trump...

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After tariff shock, Trump may weaponise finance against allies

After tariff shock, Trump may weaponise finance against allies

With the ink still fresh on US President Donald Trump’s latest batch of tariffs, some are already bracing for what may come next in his effort to...

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China hits back at Trump tariffs with own taxes, export curbs

China hits back at Trump tariffs with own taxes, export curbs

China on Friday announced a slew of countermeasures against tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, including additional tariffs of 34 per cent on...

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Shares at PSX reach all-time high before reversing gains

Shares at PSX reach all-time high before reversing gains

Bulls continued their stampede on the trade floor on Friday as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged more than 1,800 points in an...

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US tariffs to hit India’s GDP growth, prompt more rate cuts

US tariffs to hit India’s GDP growth, prompt more rate cuts

India’s economic growth could slow by 20-40 basis points in the ongoing financial year due to the latest US tariffs, which would prompt deeper...

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Shares at PSX surge 1,800 points in all-time high in intraday trade

Shares at PSX surge 1,800 points in all-time high in intraday trade

Bulls continued their stampede on the trade floor on Friday as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged more than 1,800 points in an...

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Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU hit back

Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU hit back

US President Donald Trump’s move to slap a 10 per cent tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as much higher levies on dozens...

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29pc tariff imposed on Pakistan as Trump’s sweeping import levies amp up global trade war

29pc tariff imposed on Pakistan as Trump’s sweeping import levies amp up global trade war

US President Donald Trump’s move to slap a 10 per cent tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as much higher levies on dozens...

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Gold nears all-time high

Gold nears all-time high

LONDON: Gold prices rose towards their record high on Wednesday, supported by safe-haven demand as markets braced for US President Donald Trump’s...

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Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners

Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners

US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of...

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Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Working-class car buyers will be the hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles because almost all low-cost...

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PM Shehbaz commends team, nation for unlocking IMF deal, new $1.3bn climate fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund...

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Pakistan’s economy grew 1.73pc in 2nd quarter, says govt

The government said on Wednesday the country’s GDP growth rate was 1.73 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year ending on June...

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Iranian currency plunges past 1m per dollar in record drop

DUBAI: Iran’s currency fell below the psychologically key level of 1,000,000 rial per US dollar on Tuesday, as market participants saw no end in...

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Govt, IMF reach staff-level agreement on 1st review of loan programme, new $1.3bn climate fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund...

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Italy’s talks with Starlink stalled: minister

ROME: Negotiations on a potential contract between Elon Musk’s satellite internet operator Starlink and the Italian government have stalled,...

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India’s $23bn plan to rival Chinese firms set to lapse

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion programme to incentivise domestic manufacturing,...

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Oil rises $1 after new sanctions on Iran

HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered...

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Oil prices ease 1pc

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased about one per cent on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed moves to end the...

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UAE buys world’s largest crypto exchange

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-backed investment group MGX has made a $2 billion cryptocurrency investment in Binance, the companies said on Wednesday, deepening...

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Oil falls on Trump tariff uncertainty

LONDON: Oil prices were down 1pc on Monday as uncertainty about US tariffs and rising output from OPEC producers pressured the market, although...

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China rolls over $2bn loan to Pakistan

China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad told Reuters in a text message on Saturday. The...

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Govt, banks in talks for Rs1.25tr deal to reduce circular debt

KARACHI: The government is negotiating a Rs1.25 trillion ($4.47 billion) loan with commercial banks to reduce its bulging energy sector debt, the...

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Trump says he will go to Saudi Arabia to reach $1tr deal

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he likely will make his first trip abroad to Saudi Arabia to seal an agreement for Riyadh to invest upwards...

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Analysts see seventh rate cut amid low inflation, IMF review

Most analysts predict a seventh consecutive rate cut by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday, amid the first International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

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Aramco expects sharp drop in 2025 dividends as 2024 profit falls

Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Tuesday that it expects to declare total dividends of $85.4 billion in 2025, a near 30 per cent drop from payouts in...

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Pakistan, IMF open talks on 1st review of $7bn programme

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday confirmed that discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan for the first...

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Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on...

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India’s trade minister heads to US for talks as Trump tariffs loom, officials say

India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal started on a trip to the United States on Monday to pursue trade talks, two government officials said, with...

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CK Hutchison plans $1bn port investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited’s ports subsidiary plans to invest $1 billion to upgrade its operations in Pakistan,...

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