OCA: Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 to go ahead as scheduled
HAIKOU, China, March. 10, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ — The 6th Asian Beach Games, due to take place from November 28 to December 6 in Sanya, China, will be held as scheduled,…
FPCCI Women Entrepreneur Committee celebrated Women Day
Mrs. Nazli Abid Convener FPCCI Standing Committee on Women Entrepreneur and member of the committee organized Women Day celebration at Golf club to appreciate the role of women in the…
ToTok remains eager to cooperate with Apple and Google to get back in their app stores
Karachi: “Led by a group of international entrepreneurs and engineers working in the UAE, ToTok is an independent commercial entity that remains fully committed to protecting our user privacy and…
Shell Pakistan and VISA announce grand prize winner
Karachi: Ms. Romana Sohail was announced the grand prize winner of Go Home with Luxury contest by Shell Pakistan Limited (‘Shell Pakistan’) and Visa. A special celebration was held at…
Coronavirus contingency planning for general meetings of shareholders
ISLAMABAD: In light of the threat posed by the evolving COVID-19 situation (CoronaVirus) and to protect the wellbeing of shareholders, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) advised all…
OICCI members meet Prime Minister to assure Foreign Investors interest in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, held an interactive session on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 with the Managing Committee members of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Transit Trade Directorate requests FBR to take up issue with Afghan authorities Temporary Stoppage of Frozen Chicken/Meat by Afghanistan
KARACHI: The Director of Transit Trade has requested the FBR to take up the issue of temporary ban placed by authorities of Afghanistan on refrigerated containers of Chicken/Meat resulting in…
Pakistan to Cut Import Duty to Make Exports More Competitive
Pakistan plans to remove duties on many raw materials used by exporters, aiming to make them more regionally competitive and help the economy escape a recurring boom-bust cycle. Duties on…
Walmart Creates Emergency Leave Policy for Workers Amid Virus
Walmart Inc. started an emergency leave policy to help allay employee concerns about the escalating coronavirus outbreak after an associate tested positive for the illness. Effective immediately, Walmart will allow…
TDAP begins consultations with exporters, as UK seeks proposals for the new GSP
KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has started consultations with the stakeholders as UK Government has sought inputs from Pakistan for designing of the new UK trade preferences regime…
SRB to collect Rs135bn this fiscal
KARACHI: Chairman Sindh Board of Revenue (SRB) Khalid Mehmood said achieving the target of Rs145 billion was not possible given the economic slowdown. “SRB would collect approximately Rs135 billion this…
Stocks fall as U.S. virus response disappoints investors
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as growing scepticism about Washington’s stimulus package to fight the coronavirus outbreak knocked the steam out of an…
European markets look to higher open as coronavirus remains in focus
European markets are expected to open higher Wednesday as investors continue to watch the spread of the coronavirus, oil prices and geopolitics. London’s FTSE index is seen 27 points higher…