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Pakistan's foreign loans soar to USD 10.4 billion in July-December
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28 (ANI): Pakistan has borrowed USD 10.4 billion in the past six months, which was higher by 78 per cent over the same period of last year, as it struggled to address the growing current account imbalance and keep the debt-financed foreign exchange reserves at c
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India's electronics goods exports surges 49 per cent in April-December 202
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): India's electronics goods exports surged by 49 per cent year-on-year to $11 billion in April-December 2021 period as against $7.4 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year, the government data showed on Thursday.
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UN launches appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations has launched an appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary General's special representative for Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
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TCS brand value raises 12.5 per cent to $16.78 billion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai [India], January 26 (ANI): Brand value of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has risen to $16.78 billion, posting an increase of 12.5 per cent, according to Brand Finance 2022 Global 500 IT Services Ranking report.
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Subsidy withdrawal likely to increase power tariff prices in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 25 (ANI): Pakistan government's decision to increase electricity tariff up to Rs0.95 per following withdrawal of Rs20 billion subsidy has compounded the power-consumers problem.
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Gems and jewellery exports surge 71 per cent to USD 28.9 billion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): India's exports of gems and jewellery surged by 71 per cent to USD 28.9 billion in the first nine months of the current financial year as compared with USD 16.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last fiscal, the government data showed on Tue
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Pakistan: Foreign oil companies extracting billions of rupees, says retire
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 25 (ANI): The Chairman of Pakistan Qaumi Ittehad retired Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the oil refineries of the country are closed down while foreign companies are importing duty-free petrol and extracting billions of rupees.
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Engineering goods exports see 54 pc growth to $81.8 billion in Apr-Dec 202
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Exports of engineering goods surged 54 per cent to $81.8 billion during the April-December 2021 period as compared with $52.9 billion recorded during the same period of the previous year, the government data showed on Monday.
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Pak's current account deficit crosses USD 9 bn mark, analysts warn it may
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): Pakistan's current account deficit surpassed USD 9 billion in the first half of the ongoing fiscal year, accounting for 5.7 per cent of the gross domestic product and analysts have expressed concerns over this with some warning that rising current accoun
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India's forex reserves rise by $2.22 billion to $634.96 billion
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $2.229 billion to $634.965 billion for the week ended January 14, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
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Reliance Industries Q3 profit surges 38 per cent to Rs 20,539 crore
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], January 21 (ANI): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India's largest company based on market capitalisation, on Friday said its consolidated net profit surged by 37.9 per cent to Rs 20,539 crore ($2.8 billion) for the third quarter of the current financial year.
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Pak currency may slip to Rs 200 against UD dollars
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 21 (ANI): Amid soaring inflation in Pakistan and the passing of a mini-budget worth Rs 360 billion, PKR (Pakistan currency) might fall to Rs 200 against US dollars.
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