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KARACHI: Pakistan witnessed a slight increase in remittances during the fiscal year 2018, said a statement by the State Bank of Pakistan. Overseas workers remitted US $19.62 billion during FY18 showing a growth of 1.4 percent compared…

BEIJING: China’s securities regulator has released new guidelines for foreign investment in Chinese security joint ventures in which it eased some restrictions and launched an application process for more foreign ownership. The…

PARIS: The number of foreign investment projects in France reached a 10-year high last year, the latest spot of encouraging news for President Emmanuel Macron as he tries to make the country a more business-friendly destination. The…

DOHA: Qatar National Bank, the Middle East's biggest bank, Monday said it aimed to almost double its foreign ownership limit, nine months into a regional crisis with Doha at its center. "QNB Group intends to recommend to the…

MELBOURNE: Australia is tightening English language requirements for foreign students in what it said on Thursday is a bid to improve standards across the country's Aus$28 billion ($22 billion) international education market. There are…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday directed all administrative heads of divisions, attached departments and autonomous bodies to facilitate domestic and foreign investment; and the setting up of and running businesses in…

KARACHI: Pakistan is wooing foreign car makers like Renault-Nissan with generous import duties, but convincing them to set up factories will be an uphill challenge given fears about the country's long-term political stability and security.

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$20.51 billion on 22January2016.The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under:-

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted a foreign forces convoy in downtown Kabul during morning rush hour on Sunday, officials said, but there was no immediate confirmation of any casualties.