Pakistan’s “King of Fruit” exports set to nosedive amid pandemic
Dwindling harvests, drooping demand and export supply chains hit by the coronavirus are biting into Pakistan's mango industry, with producers of the prized fruit...
40% increase in Tesla stock price is driven by growth in China
Shares of Tesla Inc. charged higher to a fourth-straight record close Monday after even the most bearish analyst on Wall Street analyst lifted his...
Another milestone for JS Bank as deposits reach monumental $2.3 Bn mark
JS Bank, one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in Pakistan, recorded another milestone with its deposit base reaching the Rs 400 billion (approx. USD...
India buys Russian jets worth $2.43b: an attempt to curry favour with Putin?
India's defence ministry Thursday signed off on the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion, amid rising...
Has coronavirus brought about the end of Indian cinema?
A Bollywood actor's face tattooed on his arm, Sandeep Bacche's devotion shocks few in India where stars enjoy semi-divine status. But even here the...
Businesses rally around China in support of new Hong Kong law
China's new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but the city's commercial community has largely embraced it as a...
Made in India: Indian tech seizes the moment after government ban on Chinese apps
Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between...
Further disgrace for PIA as airline outlawed by European Union
Regulators in the European Union (EU) have banned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for six months after the state-run carrier grounded nearly a third of...
Gulf economies to nosedive by 7.6% say IMF estimates
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will see their economies shrink by 7.6% this year, an International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday, revising downwards...
Power dynamics to shift in post-covid world
The new coronavirus represents a new battlefield in international politics that will determine the rise and fall of nations through the shift in power...
India asserts its “dominance” by banning Chinese apps
India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after...
Boris Johnson channels Roosevelt to combat virus depression
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday the coronavirus crisis needed the type of massive economic response US president Franklin D. Roosevelt mobilised to...