Israel-Pakistan ties: any chance of normalisation? The food items allegedly sent to Israel from Pakistan must have been by now fully digested, and Israelis must have... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:36am
Business & Finance ‘Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in talks to sell $3.7bn of bad loans’ DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) is in talks with funds to sell 13.5 billion dirham ($3.68 billion) of... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
Print KSA commits financial support to help secure IMF deal: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Thursday said Saudi Arabia has made the commitment to... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 08:51am
Markets 'IMF indicates it has Saudi assurance of $2bn inflow to Pakistan' Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha says Saudi Arabia has assured IMF it will provide Pakistan with a $2bn loan Says IMF agreement still depends on similar commitment from UAE Updated 06 Apr, 2023 07:56pm
Markets UAE non-oil activity rebounds DUBAI: Non-oil business activity growth in the United Arab Emirates bounced back to the fastest pace in five months... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Opinion US-Pakistan ties: A price one has to pay According to media reports, finance minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to leave for Washington soon to attend Annual... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Print Renewable energy sector: PM urges UAE firm to make investment Assures that the government would extend all possible facilitation in this regard Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:51am
World UAE revokes Russian bank’s licence after US sanctions DUBAI: A Russian bank hit by US sanctions will be forced to cease operations in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates’... Published 31 Mar, 2023 07:39pm
World UAE president names son Abu Dhabi crown prince DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed his son Sheikh Khaled as... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Print UAE, Saudi Arabia: Dar says IMF seeking $3bn ‘guarantees’ Pakistan did not delay a single day in repayments, adds the finance minister Updated 31 Mar, 2023 12:16pm
Markets China completes first yuan-settled LNG trade BEIJING: Chinese national oil company CNOOC and France’s TotalEnergies have completed China’s first yuan-settled... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Print IMF’s ingenious approach the only hurdle to bailout Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus-Pasha says the fund wants to independently verify commitments from friendly countries Updated 30 Mar, 2023 09:27am
Business & Finance UAE envoy, Dar discuss economic, financial ties ISLAMABAD: Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Al-Zaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates called on the Federal Minister... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance Israel, UAE sign free trade pact into effect OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday signed a free trade pact into effect, reducing or... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Print Policy efforts, 9th review’s success: Timely external aid will be critical: IMF ISLAMABAD: Timely financial assistance from external partners will be critical to support the Pakistani authorities’... Updated 25 Mar, 2023 06:05pm
Business & Finance Trade between Pakistan and UAE: Khor Fakkan port to be more efficient, says official Khor Fakkan Container Terminal (KCT) is the only fully-fledged operational container terminal within the United Arab... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
Print India rejects UAE request for more air traffic rights NEW DELHI: India is not looking at increasing air traffic rights for the United Arab Emirates, Civil Aviation... Published 22 Mar, 2023 07:14am
World Assad arrives in UAE DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit since... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
World Syria’s Assad arrives in UAE in official visit DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit,... Published 19 Mar, 2023 04:28pm
Print Pakistan among states ‘engaged’ with Iran: US slaps sanctions on 39 entities ISLAMABAD: The United States of America has imposed sanctions on 39 entities located in countries including... Updated 18 Mar, 2023 04:23pm
World Top UAE and Iran security officials meet after Riyadh-Tehran deal DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ national security adviser held talks Thursday in Abu Dhabi with his Iranian... Published 16 Mar, 2023 07:23pm
World UAE pledges $3mn to rebuild Palestinian town raided by settlers DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has pledged $3 million to support the reconstruction of a Palestinian town in the... Published 16 Mar, 2023 05:56pm
World UAE withdraws bid for 2026 World Bank-IMF meetings in favour of Qatar DOHA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary... Published 12 Mar, 2023 08:24pm
World Saudi-Iran agreement to restore relations 'important step towards stability in region': UAE foreign minister CAIRO: United Arab Emirates foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed welcomed on Saturday an agreement between... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 06:46pm
World German, UAE, Egypt consortium sign $34bn deal for hydrogen project in Mauritania BERLIN: An international consortium with German participation signed an agreement with the Mauritanian government... Published 08 Mar, 2023 07:03pm
Business & Finance UAE’s GDP grew 7.6pc in 2022, official says ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates’ economy expanded 7.6% last year, a senior official said on Thursday, about... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:40am
Business & Finance ‘Int’l Property Show’ in Dubai: RUDA signs seven MoUs LAHORE: Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) has signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during the... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am
World Turkey, United Arab Emirates sign trade agreement ABU DHABI/ISTANBUL: The United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday which aims to... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:13pm
Markets UAE’s ADNOC prices gas business IPO near top of range ABU DHABI: State oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) on Friday set the final price for its initial public... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 12:10pm
Markets Iraq signs oil and gas deals with UAE’s Crescent Petroleum, two Chinese firms BAGHDAD: Iraq signed deals with UAE firm Crescent Petroleum and two Chinese companies on Tuesday for the development... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn