ISLAMABAD- Negotiations between Trump Administration and Congress have failed to agree on another stimulus package for the coronavirus-ravaged economy. Democrats and Republicans are still at odds over unemployment benefits. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, held a meeting with Treasury ...

          ISLAMABAD- Hong Kong,Asian markets were mixed Thursday following a two-day rally, with nervous investors keeping an eye on stuttering stimulus talks in Washington, while China-US tensions continued to weigh on ...

KARACHI, (APP):Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Saturday said the present government has introduced a Green stimulus and Green recovery process to revive the country's economy to ensure that economic activities in the post-COVID-19 scenario should not harm ...

*ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan approved ‘Green Stimulus’ package as part of government’s efforts to extend green cover in the country and to create job opportunities for the youth of the country especially in the wake of COVID-19 crisis.* Speaking on the occasion, the prime ...

ISLAMABAD -:Economic Coordination Committee has approved the fiscal stimulus package of 1.2 trillion rupees. Meeting of the ECC was held in Islamabad on Monday with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the chair. ECC approved Supplementary Grant of 100 billion ...

*ISLAMABAD: *The federal government, as part of its rescue-cum-economic stimulus package, would soon announce an income support programme as well as relief in energy prices for both domestic consumers and big businesses. “The multi-pronged package will be applicable across the country ...

*LAHORE - Punjab government* has promulgated the Punjab Public-Private Partnership Ordinance 2019. According to the ordinance, a PPP policy and monitoring board would be established to promote, facilitate, coordinate, direct and oversee these projects. The board would be headed by the Punjab ...

TOKYO: Japan’s households spent more than expected in November while consumer inflation ticked up and the jobless rate hit a fresh 24-year low, offering the central bank some hope an economic recovery will drive up inflation to its 2 percent target.But the increase in prices was due mostly to a ...

TOKYO: Prolonged ultra-easy monetary policy is weighing heavily on Japanese bank profits but financial institutions should not expect business conditions to brighten dramatically even after the central bank raises interest rates, a senior Bank of Japan official said.Many regional banks could suffer ...

FUKUSHIMA: Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada said on Thursday the central bank had no reason to wind back its ultra-easy monetary policy as inflation remained well below its 2 percent target.A vocal advocate of aggressive monetary easing, Harada defended the BOJ’s massive stimulus program, ...