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Asia stocks edge higher after fed meeting; dollar, US yields sag

News Desk
2017-12-14

TOKYO: Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a much-anticipated interest rate hike but flagged caution...

Oil prices up on lower US crude stocks, but growing output caps gains

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2017-12-14

SINGAPORE: Oil markets rose on Thursday, lifted by a fourth straight weekly fall in US crude inventories, though climbing output...

China-Russia strategic gas pipeline construction gains momentum

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2017-12-14

BEIJING: The China National Petroleum Corporation said Wednesday that it had sped up laying natural gas pipelines connecting China and...

Japanese envoy calls for increasing trade with Pakistan

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2017-12-14

KARACHI: The bilateral trade and Japanese investment in Pakistan will see quantum jump provided there is consistency in thelatter’s economic...

CPEC Projects funds halted: Foreign Office responds to the news

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2017-12-14

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday has responded over the news of the CPEC projects funding being halted...

Peshawar – Jalalabad Railways track: World Bank expresses interest in execution

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2017-12-14

World Bank has shown interest in execution of new rail connectivity between Peshawar and Jalalabad via Loi Shalman Valley. The...

IMF is happy with Pakistan currency devaluation move

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2017-12-14

ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday welcomed Pakistan’s recent devaluation of its currency, calling it important for economic...

Pakistan fastest growing economy: Sartaj

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2017-12-13

Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz says Pakistan’s economy has seen noticeable turnaround in the past four years as a...

Philippine bank accuses Bangladesh for cover-up of stolen 81 million

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2017-12-13

The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank was channeled in February 2016 has accused Dhaka’s...

Political stability prerequisite to growth, prosperity: Ahsan

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2017-12-13

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says political stability and continuation of policies are prerequisite to accelerated growth and...