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Pakistan, Azerbaijan for enhancing trade, energy, cultural ties

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Azerbaijan have reiterated their commitment to enhancing collaboration in the areas of trade, energy, air connectivity, and people-to-people contacts. This was discussed during a meeting...

Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with...

Economists Express Confidence on Foreign Banks Operating in Ethiopia Would Boost Int’l Competitiveness

Addis Ababa - Experts have expressed confidence that allowing foreign banks to enter Ethiopia's financial sector can significantly enhance international competitiveness and facilitate technology transfer in the sphere.

China’s ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy

BANGKOK — China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to...

Ethiopia, Pakistan Forging Cooperation for Holding Single Country Exhibition in Addis Ababa

Islamabad : The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Friday decided to expand the bilateral cooperation for holding a successful Single Country Exhibition in Addis...

Webuild reports no hiccup on NEOM activities after mega project CEO’s departure

LONDON : Italy’s construction group Webuild told Reuters on Tuesday its activities connected to Saudi Arabia’s NEOM are continuing in line with the plan, after the infrastructure mega project’s long-time CEO left...

Multilateral Meeting For Explore Opportunities for Developing Oman’s Financial Sector

Muscat - As part of enhancing the strategic partnership between the National Program for Fiscal Sustainability and Financial Sector Development “Estidamah” and State Street Corporation (SSC), a multilateral meeting was held...

ADB invests in Kazakhstan’s road safety and regional connectivity

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide National Company “KazAvtoZhol” JSC with a loan of $291.49 million for the reconstruction of 208 km of highways in the central part of the country.

36th plenary meeting of Foreign Investors’ Council kicks off in Astana

The 36th plenary meeting of the Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) under the President of Kazakhstan kicked off at the Palace of Independence in the Kazakh capital of Astana. Last...

Russian companies ready to participate in development of Pakistan’s gas sector — Russian Prime...

Mikhail Mishustin noted that Pakistan also boasts huge transit potential and its use will expand the geography of cargo transportation over the North-South corridor ISLAMABAD - Russian companies are...