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UAE nixes deal with US to buy F-35 fighter planes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The US faced a major blow as UAE suspended talks to buy the 50 Lockheed F-35 US fighter jets worth USD 23 billion. This is a major setback for the US both economically and diplomatically. China seems to be an emerging winner in the ongoing tussle between U
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Hyundai Engineering completes construction of world's 6th GTL plant in Uzb
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 29 (ANI/Global Economic): Hyundai Engineering announced on the 28th that it has completed construction of GTL (Gas-to-Liquid) plant worth $2.62 billion (about 3.1 trillion won) in Uzbekistan.
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Pakistan's draft finance bill approval a challenging task: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 28 (ANI): Approval of the draft finance bill envisaging not only the withdrawal of sales tax exemptions amounting to 330 billion rupees and granting autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) from the Cabinet and then the Parliament is going to be a challengi
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Pakistan: NTDC bans whistleblowing against its own mismanagement
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 28 (ANI): Pakistan's National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has imposed a ban on whistleblowing against its own corruption amounting to billions of rupees, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Biden signs USD 768 billion defence bill with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed the USD 768 billion defence spending bill for 2022 which includes some USD 7.1 billion for operations in the Indo-Pacific region and calls for developing a "grand strategy" with respect to China.
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Rising trade deficit in Pakistan causes concern
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 28 (ANI): Pakistan's trade deficit has risen significantly causing concern, and in November 2021 the figure exceeded USD 5 billion, 29 per cent higher than that reported in October 2021, reported local media.
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With the Component 1 - PLI approval, Foods and Inns Ltd. has the opportuni
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): Foods & Inns Limited, one of the largest Mango processors in India has received approval for production-linked incentives (PLI) as part of the government's efforts to boost local manufacturing as well as exports and to make manu
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Pakistan: Import data widens to historic high of USD 1 billion
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): The gap between import data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) alarmingly grew to a historic high of USD 1.5 billion in November, the biggest sum in a single month since 2008 when reconciliation issue fir
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Yearender 2021: World can learn from India's climate commitments
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): India introduced multi-faceted initiatives to mitigate climate change - from the world's largest railway carrier becoming Net-Zero by 2030 to saving 40 billion tonnes of emission through LEDs it announced at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
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Tencent giving away USD 16 billion of its stakes in JD.com to stay on righ
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 25 (ANI): China's second-largest e-commerce company, Tencent on Thursday announced that it is giving away USD 16 billion of its stake in JD.com to stay on the right side of Beijing.
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UN planning USD 8 Billion aid to restart Afghanistan's economy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is planning to aid Afghanistan's economy with USD 8 billion to rebuild governing systems and social services.
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General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations (UN) of about 3.122 billion US dollars.
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