Dollar-denominated govt bonds firm after UAE cash pledge LONDON: Pakistan’s dollar-denominated government bonds rose by more than 2 cents to highest level in a month on... Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:54am
Markets Pakistan to receive $300mn from ICBC today: Dar This will bring total funds received from ICBC to $1.3 billion Updated 14 Apr, 2023 06:30pm
Markets IMF chief hopeful of ‘successful’ completion of programme with Pakistan International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said she is optimistic that the current... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 06:48pm
Markets UAE confirms to IMF its $1bn bilateral support to Pakistan, says Dar Finance minister says SBP now engaged with authorities over the required documentation Updated 14 Apr, 2023 04:19pm
Opinion Saudi reset and the new Arab order Arab and Persian chieftains have been playing war and peace around the Persian Gulf since the great army of the... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:13am
Business & Finance DIB inaugurates its branch at EMAAR Karachi KARACHI: Dubai Islamic Bank inaugurates its state of the art branch in EMAAR Karachi to facilitate the residents of... Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am
Technology UAE’s e& to acquire majority stake in Careem’s Super App for $400mn Investment comes as Emirates Telecommunications Group Company looks at scaling up consumer digital offerings Published 10 Apr, 2023 11:30am
Opinion 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