Chinese authorities are considering a weaker yuan as Trump trade risks loom, sources say China’s top leaders and policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to weaken in 2025 as they brace for higher... Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:32pm
Editorials 100 percent tariffs for BRICS EDITORIAL: US President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that if BRICS countries... Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:46am
Opinion Implications of the US-China trade war Six years after their imposition, the Section 301 tariffs under the US Trade Act of 1974 continue to significantly... Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:39am
World Trump’s tariffs could cost carmakers up to 17% of combined core profits, S&P says European and American carmakers are set to lose up to 17% of their combined annual core profits if the U.S. imposes... Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:34pm
Markets Asia likely to benefit from cheaper Canadian, Mexican oil if Trump imposes tariffs SINGAPORE/LONDON: Oil producers in Canada and Mexico will likely be forced to reduce prices and divert supply to... Published 28 Nov, 2024 04:51pm
World China state media warn Trump against mutually destructive tariff war BEIJING: China’s state media warned US President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese... Updated 27 Nov, 2024 05:56pm
World Donald Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada, 10% tariffs on China WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he intends to impose a 25 percent tariff on goods from... Updated 26 Nov, 2024 10:45pm
Business & Finance IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth CEBU (Philippines): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that “tit-for-tat” tariffs could... Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Editorials Trump tariffs and trade wars EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s return to the White House could not have come at a worse time for the Eurozone, just ... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:32am
World How Trump’s second administration affects business: Musk, tariffs and more Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American... Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:47pm
Print July FCA: KE allowed Rs3/unit tariff hike ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased KE’s tariff by Rs 3 per unit under... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:39am
Opinion Net metering: Balancing the scales—V To achieve a win-win solution for all stakeholders—solar users, non-solar consumers, utility companies, and the... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:26am
BR Research Solar gains, grid pains The standard for policymaking is to establish clearly defined short, medium, and long-term goals. Unfortunately,... Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:49am
Business & Finance US firms brace for more tariffs as election approaches WASHINGTON: From holding back investments to considering moving abroad, businesses in the United States are bracing... Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am
Editorials Disarray in the energy sector EDITORIAL: In yet another indicator of the mess that is the country’s energy sector, power regulator Nepra has... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:16am
Opinion The power struggle: navigating Pakistan’s energy crisis Energy crisis, rising tariffs, IPPs, capacity payments! These words appear in Pakistani newspapers daily,... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:01am
World China appeals WTO ruling over its retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: China has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling faulting it over tariffs it has imposed on billions... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:37pm
World WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: World Trade Organization experts ruled Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions worth of US... Published 16 Aug, 2023 08:59pm
Print Nepra hints at revising cold storages’ tariff ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday hinted at revising tariff of cold... Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:54am
Print New solar power plants: Tariffs to be indexed annually: ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided that tariff of new solar power... Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:33am
BR Research Power FPA – no waiver The August Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) relief now turns out to be a deferment and not a waiver. This comes less than... Published 12 Sep, 2022 08:27am
Opinion Big businesses must rise to the occasion Pakistan has two primary and permanent bases of power, no matter which political party may control the reigns. Power... Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am
World US looking to reconfigure China tariffs in ‘coming weeks’: Yellen WASHINGTON: The United States is considering lifting some of the punitive Trump-era tariffs imposed on China in an... Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:06pm
World US suspending solar panel tariffs on four Asian nations, not China WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday will suspend tariffs for two years on solar panel imports from Cambodia,... Published 06 Jun, 2022 08:04pm
Business & Finance Raw materials, finished goods’ tariffs: FBR to remove anomalies from federal tax laws ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will remove anomalies from the federal tax laws, specifically... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Business & Finance Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space and... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Markets US temporarily suspends tariffs on Ukraine steel imports WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday suspended for one year the tariffs imposed on Ukrainian steel imports in a... Published 09 May, 2022 09:59pm
World US reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods set to end in July WASHINGTON: American tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports are due to expire in July, but... Updated 04 May, 2022 10:24am
Print FCA for Feb 2022: CPPA-G, KE seek tariff rise ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) and K-Electric (KE) have sought increase of Rs 5 per... Updated 21 Mar, 2022 09:42am
Business & Finance US eases Trump-era tariffs on Japanese steel WASHINGTON: The United States will ease tariffs on steel imported from Japan, officials announced Monday, in the... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
‘Fake’ purchase of coal by cement makers: Abrupt transfer of officers halts probe into Rs11bn tax fraud
Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed arraigned on charges of ‘engaging in political activities’ among others, says ISPR